Journals
Since the first issue of Philosophical Transactions in 1665, publishing has been at the heart of the Royal Society's mission to recognise, promote and support excellence in science.
Our journals
Philosophical Transactions A
Influential themed journal issues across the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences.
Philosophical Transactions B
Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences.
Interface Focus
Themed issues covering cross-disciplinary research at the interface between the physical, life and social sciences.
Proceedings A
The Royal Society’s physical sciences research journal, publishing high-quality research and review articles from all disciplines in the physical sciences.
Proceedings B
The Royal Society's flagship biological research journal, dedicated to the fast publication and worldwide dissemination of high-quality research.
Interface
Cross-disciplinary research at the interface between the physical and life sciences.
Biology Letters
A Royal Society journal focused on the rapid publication of short high quality research articles, reviews and opinion pieces across the biological sciences.
Open Biology
A fast, open access Royal Society journal publishing high impact biology at the molecular and cellular level.
Royal Society Open Science
A fast, open journal publishing high-quality research across all of science, engineering and mathematics.
Notes and Records
The Royal Society journal of the history of science.
Biographical Memoirs
A unique compilation of memoirs celebrating the lives and scientific achievements of Fellows of the Royal Society.
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