Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Aims & Scope

Proceedings B is the Royal Society’s flagship biological research journal, accepting original articles and reviews of outstanding scientific importance and broad general interest.

The main criteria for acceptance are that a study is novel, and has general significance to biologists.

Articles published cover a wide range of areas within the biological sciences, many have relevance to organisms and the environments in which they live.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, ecology, evolution, behaviour, health and disease epidemiology, neuroscience and cognition, behavioural genetics, development, biomechanics, palaeontology, comparative biology, molecular ecology and evolution and global change biology.

Many more good manuscripts are submitted than we have space to print, and we give preference to those presenting significant advances of broad interest.

Submission of preliminary reports, of articles that merely confirm previous findings, and of articles that are likely to interest only small groups of specialists, is not encouraged.

Articles will only be considered where they have clear relevance to fundamental biological principles and processes.

All articles are sent to an Editorial Board member for an initial assessment, and may be returned to authors without in-depth peer review if the paper is unlikely to be accepted because it is either too specialized, not sufficiently novel, or is deficient in other respects.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.5
2024	3.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.450

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	302

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2538

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6523

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, Immunology and Microbiology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Biological identifications through DNA barcodes

  Citation: 9815

  Authors: Paul D. N., Alina, Shelley L., Jeremy R.

• Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops

  Citation: 4706

  Authors: Alexandra-Maria, Bernard E, James H, Ingolf, Saul A, Claire, Teja

• Barcoding animal life: cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related species

  Citation: 3076

  Authors: Paul D.N., Sujeevan, Jeremy R.

• Detecting correlated evolution on phylogenies: a general method for the comparative analysis of discrete characters

  Citation: 1517

  Authors:

• Agricultural intensification and the collapse of Europe's farmland bird populations

  Citation: 1485

  Authors: P. F., R. E., M. F.

• Evaluating loci for use in the genetic analysis of population structure

  Citation: 1456

  Authors:

• Sustainable pest regulation in agricultural landscapes: a review on landscape composition, biodiversity and natural pest control

  Citation: 1329

  Authors: F.J.J.A, C.J.H, T

• Predicting extinction risk in declining species

  Citation: 1298

  Authors: Andy, John L., Guy, Georgina M.

• Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions

  Citation: 1253

  Authors: Jonathan M., Montserrat, Carla M. D, Jeffrey S., Karl, Sandra

• Evolution of the angiosperms: calibrating the family tree

  Citation: 1249

  Authors: Niklas, Vincent, Mark W.

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