This international journal is devoted to the elucidation of properties and processes that occur at the boundaries of materials. The scope of the journal covers a broad range of topics in experimental and theoretical studies of surfaces and interfaces. Both the physical and chemical properties are covered. The journal also places emphasis on emerging areas of cross-disciplinary research where new phenomena occur due to the presence of a surface or an interface. Representative areas include surface and interface structures; their electronic, magnetic and optical properties; dynamics and energetics; chemical reactions at surfaces; phase transitions, reconstruction, roughening and melting; defects, nucleation and growth; and new surface and interface characterization techniques.

本國際期刊致力于闡明在材料邊界處發生的性質和過程。該雜志的范圍涵蓋了廣泛的主題，在實驗和理論研究的表面和界面。包括物理和化學性質。該雜志還強調了跨學科研究的新興領域，即由于表面或界面的存在而出現新現象的領域。代表性區域包括表面和界面結構;它們的電子、磁性和光學特性;動力和能量;表面化學反應;相變、重構、粗化、熔融;缺陷、成核和生長;以及新的表面和界面表征技術。