About the journal
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences is a journal published by Royal Society in United Kingdom. It is listed in MEDLINE and PUBMED according to the sources read. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Royal Society
- ISSN
- 1471-2970 · 0962-8436
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Access
- Not open access / not declared
- Official website
- http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/
Index listings
- MEDLINE · 1970-01-01
- PUBMED · 1947-04-22
- Indexing
- MEDLINE · PUBMED
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- —
- Actual review time (measured)
- 152 days received→accepted — computed from PubMed (n=100)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Works in OpenAlex
10731
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
420
i10-index
8745
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Editorial & policy5
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2027
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 93%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 94%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society.Philosophical transactions of the Royal SocietyPhilosophical transactions.Philosophical transactions. B
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 7503623
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Subject areas
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Neural dynamics and brain function
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- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Language and cultural evolution
- Language and cultural evolution
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
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