Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Aims & Scope

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research papers, review articles and short communications across the various disciplines of biological, physical and earth sciences, including multidisciplinary research, and on issues concerning technology and the applied sciences.

Contributions on topics that are relevant to Victoria and the south-eastern Australian region are particularly encouraged.

When an author submits a manuscript for consideration, it is assumed that it has never been published nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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.

• Climate adaptation and ecological restoration in eucalypts

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Suzanne M., Brad M., Tanya, Margaret, Shannon, Peter A., Ary A., Rebecca, Elizabeth H., Dorothy A., William D., René E.

• The forgotten shellfish reefs of coastal Victoria: documenting the loss of a marine ecosystem over 200 years since European settlement

  Citation: 37

  Authors: John R., Paul

• An illustrated inventory of the sea slugs of New South Wales, Australia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia)

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Matt J., Stephen D.A.

• Phylogenetic studies of eucalypts: fossils, morphology and genomes

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Michael J.

• Seeing in colour: a hundred years of studies on bee vision since the work of the Nobel laureate Karl von Frisch

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Adrian G., Jair E., Mani, Klaus

• Eucalypts, wildlife and nature conservation: from individual trees to landscape patterns

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Andrew F.

• A review of aquatic vertebrate remains from the Middle–Upper Triassic Jilh Formation of Saudi Arabia

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Benjamin P., Thomas H., Patricia, Mohammed A., Yahya A., Adel H., Abdu M., Mohammed A.

• The importance of managing and conserving large old trees: a case study from Victorian Mountain Ash forests

  Citation: 14

  Authors: David

• The Moyjil site, south-west Victoria, Australia: fire and environment in a 120,000-year coastal midden — nature or people?

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Jim M., David M., John E., Stephen P.

• Reappraisal of Mesozoic fishes and associated invertebrates and flora from Talbragar and Koonwarra, eastern Australia

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Lynne B.