EDITORIAL

• Nicole M. Ernst - Introducing PeerXPress for Powder Diffraction (1)
• Ting C. Huang - Powder Diffraction: Theory and Practice — a new and comprehensive book on the methods and applications of powder diffraction (2)

TECHNICAL ARTICLES

• L. N. Ji, Y. Q. Chen, J. B. Li, J. Luo, J. K. Liang, and G. H. Rao - Crystal structure determination of K₂Zn(PO₃)₄ (4)
• P. Rajiv, R. E. Dinnebier, and M. Jansen - Automatic determination of phase transition points in in situ X-ray powder diffraction experiments (8)
• Jennifer S. Le Blond, Gordon Cressey, Claire J. Horwell, and Ben J. Williamson - A rapid method for quantifying single mineral phases in heterogeneous natural dusts using X-ray diffraction (17)
• Wang Jun, Song Bo, Wang Wen-jun, Wu Rong, Sun Yan-fei, Zheng Yu-feng, and Jian Ji-kang - Synthesis and characterization of zinc sulfide hollow microspheres (24)

NEW DIFFRACTION DATA

• B. Grushko - X-ray powder diffraction data for high-temperature Al4Re(Ni)
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• J. Maixner, J. Rohlíček, B. Kratochvíl, and A Šturc - X-ray powder diffraction data for alaptide, 8(S)-methyl-6,9-diazaspiro/4,5/ decane-7,10-dione or cyclo(L-Alanyl-1-ami-no-1-cyclopentan carbonyl), cyclo(L-Ala-Acp) (32)
• J. Barbier, L. J. M. Davis, G. R. Goward, and L. M. D. Cranswick - Ab initio structure determination of SrBi₂OB₄O₉ by powder X-ray/neutron diffraction and NMR spectroscopy (35)
• Guilherme Oliveira Siqueira, Érica Gonçalves Gravina, Jackson Antônio Lamounier Camargos Resende, and Nelson Gonçalves Fernandes - XRD diffraction data and Rietveld refinement of Na₈[Si₆Al₆O₂₄]Cl₂ (41)
• S. G. Antonio, C. O. Paiva-Santos, P. P. Corbi, A. C. Massabni, and F. C. Andrade - Powder X-ray characterization of lithium thiazolidine-4-carboxylate (44)
• Johana Arboleda, Adriana Echavarría, and Luz Amparo Palacio - Powder diffraction data of Mn₂MoO₅ .0.6H₂O (48)
• Rajesh Kumar and Ranjana Ghose - X-ray powder diffraction study of some cobalt (II) complexes (50)
• M. Alizadeh, K. Ahmadi, and A. Maghsoudipour - Powder diffraction data for new bismuth yttrium ytterbium oxides by XRD (53)

LABORATORY NOTES

• Joseph H. Reibenspies and Nattamai Bhuvanesh - A side-loading hermetic sample holder for X-ray powder diffraction (56)
  

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

• Testimonial and Obituary in honor of Dr. Eugene P. Bertin (59)
• 2008 European Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (60)
• 2008 Workshops on Specimen Preparation for XRF & Rietveld Refinement & Indexing (60)
• Calendar of Meetings (65)
• Short Courses & Workshops (66)
• Notes For Authors (68)
• Cumulative Author Index (73)