title: Crystallization reports are the backbone of Acta Cryst. F, but do they have any spine?
abstract: Crystallization of macromolecules is famously difficult. By knowing what has worked for others, researchers can ease the process, both in the case where the protein has already been crystallized and in the situation where more general guidelines are needed. The 264 crystallization communications published in Acta Crystallographica Section F in 2012 have been reviewed, and from this analysis some information about trends in crystallization has been gleaned. More importantly, it was found that there are several ways in which the utility of these communications could be increased: to make each individual paper a more complete crystallization record; and to provide a means for taking a snapshot of what the current `best practices' are in the field.
authors.affiliation: Materials, Science and Engineering Division, CSIRO, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. janet.newman@csiro.au
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Denis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caria
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desbois
authors.forename: Christine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: Vincent J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Fazio
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kvansakul
authors.forename: Bevan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Grant
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Shane A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Seabrook
authors.forename: Mingbo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Peat
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances
keywords: crystallization; crystallization communications