《表面科學進展》出版國際聲望特邀作者的進度報告和評論文章。這些論文針對的是表面科學家，涵蓋了表面科學的各個方面。論文在新的章節進展亮點中，更加簡潔和概括的同時，針對所有科學家。由于表面科學的跨學科性質，從廣泛的科學和工程學科中選擇主題是為了它們的時效性。該雜志致力于促進不同領域的地表科學家之間的思想交流。我們鼓勵作者寫一些與已有的表面科學家和該領域的新來者都有相關性和興趣的文章。

Progress in Surface Science publishes progress reports and review articles by invited authors of international stature. The papers are aimed at surface scientists and cover various aspects of surface science. Papers in the new section Progress Highlights, are more concise and general at the same time, and are aimed at all scientists. Because of the transdisciplinary nature of surface science, topics are chosen for their timeliness from across the wide spectrum of scientific and engineering subjects. The journal strives to promote the exchange of ideas between surface scientists in the various areas. Authors are encouraged to write articles that are of relevance and interest to both established surface scientists and newcomers in the field.