Proceedings of the Royal Society facts for kids
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Proc. R. Soc. Lond. |
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Royal Society (United Kingdom)
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Publication history
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1831–1905 |
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| ISSN | 0370-1662 |
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Proceedings of the Royal Society is a very important science journal published by the Royal Society. The Royal Society is a famous group of scientists in the United Kingdom. This journal started way back in 1831.
In 1905, the journal was split into two main parts:
- Series A: This part publishes papers about physical sciences and mathematics. Think about physics, chemistry, and math.
- Series B: This part publishes papers about life sciences. This includes biology, animals, and plants.
Many big scientific discoveries have been shared in the Proceedings journal. This makes it one of the most important science journals ever. Famous scientists like Paul Dirac, Werner Heisenberg, Ernest Rutherford, Erwin Schrödinger, William Lawrence Bragg, Lord Kelvin, J.J. Thomson, James Clerk Maxwell, Dorothy Hodgkin, and Stephen Hawking have all written articles for it.
In 2004, the Royal Society also started a new journal called The Journal of the Royal Society Interface. This journal focuses on science that combines physical and life sciences.
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History of the Journal
The Proceedings journal began in 1831. At first, it was a collection of summaries from another older Royal Society publication. That older journal was called Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, and it started even earlier, in 1665.
The journal's name has changed a few times over the years.
- It was first called Abstracts of the Papers Communicated to the Royal Society of London.
- In 1854, its name became Proceedings of the Royal Society of London.
- In 1905, the journal changed its name again and was split into two parts:
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Containing Papers of a Biological Character.
As of 2017[update], the two series have slightly shorter names:
- Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Today, Proceedings of the Royal Society is the main research journal for the Royal Society. The older Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society now publishes special issues with articles from invited scientists.
Proceedings of the Royal Society A
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Proc. R. Soc. A |
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| Discipline | Natural sciences |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jane Hillston |
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Royal Society (United Kingdom)
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Publication history
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1905-present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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Open access
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Hybrid |
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Impact factor
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3.5 |
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| ISSN | 1471-2946 |
| LCCN | 96660116 |
| OCLC no. | 610206090 |
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Proceedings of the Royal Society A publishes research articles in math, physics, and engineering. These articles are peer-reviewed, meaning other experts check them before they are published.
Since 2022, Professor Jane Hillston has been the main editor. She is the first woman to hold this important job for the journal. According to Journal Citation Reports, as of 2022[update] the journal has an impact factor of 3.5. An impact factor shows how often articles from a journal are cited by other scientists.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
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Proc. R. Soc. B |
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| Discipline | Biology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Spencer Barrett |
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Royal Society (United Kingdom)
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Publication history
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1905-present |
| Frequency | Biweekly |
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Impact factor
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5.530 |
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| ISSN | 1471-2954 |
| LCCN | 92656221 |
| OCLC no. | 1764614 |
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Proceedings of the Royal Society B publishes research about biological sciences. As of 2015[update], Professor Spencer Barrett is the main editor.
This journal covers many topics in biology. These include ecology (how living things interact with their environment), animal behavior, and evolutionary biology (how life changes over time). It also covers epidemiology (how diseases spread), human biology, neuroscience (the brain), palaeontology (fossils), psychology (the mind), and biomechanics (how living things move).
The journal mainly publishes research articles and reviews. In 2005, a new journal called Biology Letters was started. It used to be a part of Proceedings B but now publishes short articles about all areas of biology on its own. According to Journal Citation Reports, as of 2022[update] this journal has an impact factor of 4.7.
How to Access the Articles
You can read articles from these journals for free on their websites after a certain time. For Proceedings B, articles become free after one year. For Proceedings A, they become free after two years.
However, after eleven years, they go back behind a paywall. Then, seventy years after they are published, they become free to read again in a special online archive.
Sometimes, authors can choose to make their articles immediately open access. This means anyone can read them right away. To do this, they usually have to pay a fee called an article processing charge. Since January 2023, both Proceedings A and Proceedings B are only available online.
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The cover of Proceedings B from January 2016.
