Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Interface Focus
ISSN 2042-8898 · eISSN 2042-8901 · The Royal Society · ENGLAND · Founded 2011
Interface Focus: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.92; hybrid open access; median 112 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interface Focus is published by The Royal Society and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Each Interface Focus themed issue is devoted to a particular subject at the interface of the physical and life sciences. Formed of high-quality articles, they aim to facilitate cross-disciplinary research across this traditional divide by acting as a forum accessible to all. Topics may be newly emerging areas of research or dynamic aspects of more established fields. Organisers of each Interface Focus are strongly encouraged to contextualise the journal within their chosen subject.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences6%
- Origins and Evolution of LifePhysics and Astronomy5.7%
- 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchEngineering5.1%
- Bioinformatics and Genomic NetworksBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsEngineering3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.92LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 730OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 62.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 29 |
| 2025 | 55 | 51 | 142 |
| 2024 | 52 | 50 | 394 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 737 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 1,105 |
| 2021 | 76 | 73 | 1,095 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 122 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 63 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 162 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 2042-8898
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8901
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interface Focus
What CAS zone is Interface Focus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interface Focus is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Interface Focus?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.92; CiteScore 7.4, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Interface Focus?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 89–122 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Interface Focus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interface Focus is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Interface Focus open access, and what is the APC?
Interface Focus is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .