The service is free to academics at UK universities. Support, training and advice is also available via the website and also from dedicated helpdesks. The use of electronic production methods allows results to be presented in ways that are not possible in printed journals. In addition, the RSC is able to achieve extremely rapid publication times for important new work submitted to CrystEngComm. Articles will be published 6 weeks from receipt.
Articles exist in a fully searchable database.
A list of the contents is available but subscribers can create their own personalised contents lists from searching the database. The primary function of the server is to allow rapid access to the data generated. The Common Molecule Pages section has been designed for anyone with an interest in what a molecule looks like to take advantage of some of the graphics. There are mirror sites in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. Users can search the database simply by keyword, or more specifically via author, citation or compound type.