''Interface Focus'' is the

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's cross-disciplinary themed publication promoting research at the interface between the physical and life sciences. It is the sister journal to ''

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'' with the main difference being that each issue of ''Interface Focus'' contains related articles based on a theme, which is guest edited by prominent researchers in a particular field. Each ''Interface Focus'' themed issue is devoted to a specific subject at the interface of the

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and life sciences. Formed of high-quality articles, each issue aims 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'' issue are strongly encouraged to contextualise the journal within their chosen subject. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 4.661. A special issue on bio-inspiration which commemorated 350 year of publishing at the

was published in 2015.

Access

For three years Interface Focus was published as a supplement to ''

''. As of January 2011 ''Interface Focus'' became an independent journal, published bi-monthly. Previous issues of ''Interface Focus'' are available to rea
free

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://rsfs.royalsocietypublishing.org/
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