Journal profile · Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal of the Royal Society Interface
ISSN 1742-5689 · eISSN 1742-5662 · The Royal Society · ENGLAND · Monthly
Journal of the Royal Society Interface: CAS Zone 2 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.41; hybrid open access; median 112 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 249 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
J. R. Soc. Interface welcomes articles of high quality research at the interface of the physical and life sciences. It provides a high-quality forum to publish rapidly and interact across this boundary in two main ways: J. R. Soc. Interface publishes research applying chemistry, engineering, materials science, mathematics and physics to the biological and medical sciences; it also highlights discoveries in the life sciences of relevance to the physical sciences. Both sides of the interface are considered equally and it is one of the only journals to cover this exciting new territory. J. R. Soc. Interface welcomes contributions on a diverse range of topics, including but not limited to; biocomplexity, bioengineering, bioinformatics, biomaterials, biomechanics, bionanoscience, biophysics, chemical biology, computer science (as applied to the life sciences), medical physics, synthetic biology, systems biology, theoretical biology and tissue engineering.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gene Regulatory Network AnalysisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics7.9%
- Evolution and Genetic DynamicsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsEngineering5.8%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 114LetPub ·
- h-index
- 215OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,834OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 63.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 242LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,070 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 204 | 204 | 95 |
| 2025 | 249 | 236 | 970 |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | 1,654 |
| 2023 | 224 | 224 | 3,090 |
| 2022 | 250 | 250 | 5,281 |
| 2021 | 276 | 276 | 7,064 |
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 Crossref · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 130 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 166 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- about 2.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 1742-5689
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-5662
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal Society Interface
What CAS zone is Journal of the Royal Society Interface in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Royal Society Interface is in Zone 2 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal Society Interface?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.41; CiteScore 6.4, h-index 215.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Royal Society Interface?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 81–130 days); authors report an average review time of about 2.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Journal of the Royal Society Interface?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Royal Society Interface is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Royal Society Interface open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .