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| Abbreviated title | Proc. R. Soc. A |
| Discipline | Natural Sciences |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | The Royal Society (United Kingdom) |
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| ISSN | 1364-5021 |
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| Abbreviated title | Proc. R. Soc. B |
| Discipline | Biological Sciences |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | The Royal Society (United Kingdom) |
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| ISSN | 0962-8452 |
Proceedings of the Royal Society is the parent title of two scientific journals published by the Royal Society, whereas its initial journal, Philosophical Transactions, is now devoted to special thematic issues.
Originally a single journal, "Proceedings" was split into two separate journals in 1905;
- Series A, which publishes research related to mathematical, physical and engineering sciences
- Series B, which publishes research related to biology
The two journals are currently the Royal Society's main research journals.
Many celebrated names in science have published their research in Proc. R. Soc., including Dirac, Heisenberg, Maxwell, Rutherford and Schrödinger.
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History
The Royal Society was founded in 1660 to promote the new or experimental philosophy of that time, embodying the principles envisaged by Sir Francis Bacon. Henry Oldenburg was appointed as the first (joint) secretary to the Society and he was also the first editor of the Society's journal Philosophical Transactions. The Proceedings started out in 1800 as the Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. The Royal Society published four volumes, from 1800 to 1843. Volumes 5 and 6, which appeared from 1843 to 1854, were called Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London. Starting with volume 7, in 1854, the Proceedings first appeared under the name Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Publication of the proceedings in this form continued to volume 75 in 1905. Starting with volume 76, the Proceedings were split into Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character and Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character. The Proceedings have since undergone further name changes. Currently, the two series are called Proceedings of the Royal Society A — Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences and Proceedings of the Royal Society B — Biological Sciences.
Proceedings of the Royal Society A
Proceedings A has an illustrious history of publishing pioneering and influential research articles across the range of the physical and mathematical sciences. These have included Maxwell's electromagnetic theory, the Braggs' first account of X-ray crystallography, Dirac's relativistic theory of the electron, and Watson and Crick's detailed description of the structure of DNA. Proc. R. Soc. A publishes refereed research articles in the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences. The emphasis is on high-quality, original, fundamental articles of interest to a wide range of scientists, in emerging and interdisciplinary areas as well as established disciplines. The journal is covered by the following index system: Applied Mechanics Reviews ,Bibliography and Index of Geology (Also known as GeoRef), British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography, Chemical Abstracts, Chemistry Citation Index, Composites Alert, Compumath Citation Index, Current Contents, Engineered, Materials Abstracts, Engineering Index Monthly, Excerpta Medica, Fluidex, Forest Products Abstracts , Geographical Abstracts, Human Geography , Geological Abstracts , Geomechanics Abstracts , Index to Scientific Reviews , INSPEC (The Institution of Electrical Engineers) (1968- ), Mass Spectrometry Bulletin , Mathematical Reviews , Metals Abstracts , Metals Abstracts Index , Mineralogical Abstracts , Nonferrous Metals Alert , Oceanographic Literature Review , Petroleum Abstracts , Polymers, Ceramics , Research Alert (Philadelphia) , Science Citation Index , Steels Alert , World Aluminum Abstracts.
The current Editor of the journal is Sir Michael Berry FRS.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
This series covers research related to biological sciences. Topics covered in particular include ecology, behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology; significant numbers of papers in epidemiology, human biology, neuroscience, palaeontology and biomechanics have also appeared in the journal. The criteria for selection are scientific excellence, originality and potential interest to a wide spectrum of biologists. Proceedings B publishes predominately research articles but also publishes both commissioned and non-commissioned reviews, comments, replies and commentaries.
The current Editor of this section of the journal is Professor Michael Hassell FRS. The international editorial board dictating the direction of the journal, includes Professors and Doctors from major institutions such as The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, University of Cambridge, Beijing Normal University, Imperial College London, Natural History Museum London and Princeton University.
In 2005, Biology Letters, (originally a supplement to Proceedings B), was launched as an independent journal to wide acclaim.
Open Access
Although current issues of these journals require a subscription, issues after are available free at the journal's website, subject to a one year embargo for Proceedings B and an a two year embargo for Proceedings A, thus making these delayed open access journals
See also
- Journal of the Royal Society Interface
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
- The Royal Society
- Biology Letters
External links
Current journals
- Proceedings of the Royal Society A
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B
- Biology Letters
- Journal of the Royal Society Interface
- Royal Society Publishing
Archive journals
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