ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,589Hybrid

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Acronym:jrsi
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Abbreviation (ISO):J R SOC INTERFACE
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Identifier (ISSN):1742-5689(Print)/1742-5662(Online)
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Publisher:The Royal Society
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Royal Society Interface

WoS Q2
23563.3520183.2220193.7520204.1220214.2920223.920233.720243.520253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.919
#5,589

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
186

186 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate2.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
261articles/year
63.65% Gold OA•92.56% Original Research

Aims & Scope

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology84.1%Physics65.6%Medicine57.2%Chemistry52.5%Computer science52.1%Engineering50%Genetics46.7%Quantum mechanics42.5%Biochemistry38.2%Mathematics38.1%Materials science37.9%Geology33.5%Ecology29.3%Thermodynamics26.6%Internal medicine26.4%Composite material25.5%Paleontology24.4%Artificial intelligence24%Psychology23.5%Geography22%Sociology21.9%Organic chemistry21.8%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Q2
Rank36/140
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES

Q1
Rank34/140
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year204
Total Citations89
2025
IF3.5
Articles / Year249
Total Citations953
2024
IF3.7
Articles / Year205
Total Citations1,636
2023
IF3.9
Articles / Year224
Total Citations3,081
2022
IF4.293
Articles / Year250
Total Citations5,131

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,589Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemical EngineeringEngineeringMaterials Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.919

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.29

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,402 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,525
3-Year Documents672
Citable Documents670

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

BiophysicsQ1
BiochemistryQ2
BioengineeringQ2
BiomaterialsQ2
Biomedical EngineeringQ2
BiotechnologyQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 2.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Multidisciplinary Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Journal of the Royal Society Interface (acronym: jrsi, abbr: J R SOC INTERFACE, ISSN: 1742-5689) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multidisciplinary Sciences, published by The Royal Society in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.919 (Q1), an H-index of 186.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 261 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,402 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
The Royal Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ROYAL SOC, 6-9 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON, ENGLAND, SW1Y 5AG

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01