Journals

Journals

The Royal Society has published ground-breaking research for more than 350 years, including pioneering papers by Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Rosalind Franklin. Our international, peer reviewed journals continue to publish high quality research across the full range of science and provide an excellent author service.

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We offer 350 years of research across the whole of science, at transparent prices and with perpetual access to subscribed years.

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Proceedings B is our flagship biological research journal

Dedicated to the fast publication and worldwide dissemination of original research articles of outstanding scientific importance and broad general interest.

Authors can now submit longer papers

Proceedings B now allows papers up to 10,000 words, including figures.

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Royal Society Open Science

All science: Open access research
Royal Society Open Science

A fast, open journal publishing high quality research across all of science, engineering and mathematics

Editor-in-chief:Dame Wendy Hall DBE FREng FRS Access status:Fully open access

Philosophical Transactions B

Life sciences: Themed issues
Philosophical Transactions B

Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor John Pickett FRS Access status:Open access options available

Proceedings B

Biological sciences: Research and reviews
Proceedings B

Our flagship biological research journal, dedicated to fast publication and worldwide dissemination of high-quality research

Editor-in-chief:Professor Spencer Barrett FRS Access status:Open access options available

Open Biology

Molecular and cellular biology: Open access research and reviews
Open Biology

A fast, open access journal publishing high impact biology at the molecular and cellular level

Editor-in-chief:Professor David Glover FRS Access status:Fully open access

Biology Letters

Biological sciences: Short research and opinion pieces
Biology Letters

A fast, high quality journal, publishing short research articles, reviews and opinion pieces across the biological sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor David Beerling FRS Access status:Open access options available

Philosophical Transactions A

Physical sciences: Themed issues
Philosophical Transactions A

Influential themed journal issues across the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor John Dainton Access status:Open access options available

Proceedings A

Physical sciences: Research and reviews
Proceedings A

Our physical sciences research journal, publishing high-quality research and review articles from all disciplines in the physical sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor Sir Mark Welland FRS Access status:Open access options available

Interface

Cross-disciplinary sciences: Research and reviews
Interface

Cross-disciplinary research at the interface between the physical and life sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor Richard Cogdell FRS Access status:Open access options available

Interface Focus

Cross-disciplinary sciences: Themed issues
Interface Focus

Themed issues covering cross-disciplinary research at the interface between the physical and life sciences

Editor-in-chief:Professor Russell Foster FRS Access status:Open access options available

Notes and Records

History of science: Research
Notes and Records

The Royal Society journal of the history of science

Editor-in-chief:Professor Anna-Marie Roos Access status:Open access options available

Biographical Memoirs

Fellows of the Royal Society: Memoirs
Biographical Memoirs

A unique compilation of memoirs celebrating the lives and scientific achievements of Fellows of the Royal Society

Editor-in-chief:Professor Malcolm Longair CBE, FRS, FRSE