Foreword to the AfCA collection: celebrating work published by African researchers in IUCr journals

Susan A Bourne; Delia A Haynes; Michele Zema

doi:10.1107/S2056989024008272

Foreword to the AfCA collection: celebrating work published by African researchers in IUCr journals

Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2024 Sep 30;80(Pt 10):997-998. doi: 10.1107/S2056989024008272. eCollection 2024 Sep 1.

Authors

Susan A Bourne¹, Delia A Haynes², Michele Zema^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.
² Department of Chemistry & Polymer Science, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.
³ International Union of Crystallography,Chester United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences University of Bari 'Aldo Moro' Bari Italy.

Abstract

This virtual collection is a celebration. It is a celebration of crystallography in Africa, and a celebration of the international crystallography community. It commemorates the founding of the African Crystallographic Association (AfCA), which was accepted as the newest Regional Associate of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in 2023, the year of the 75th anniversary of the first IUCr Congress and General Assembly. The collection contains research articles authored by scientists across the African continent, as well as a selection of articles giving context to crystallography in Africa. These discuss history, collaboration between scientists and between associations, and various educational and outreach initiatives.

Keywords: AfCA; Africa; IUCr; crystallography.

Publication types

Editorial