Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
OCLC no.
01403239
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is a biweekly

peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society. The editor-in-chief is Richard Dixon (UNT
).

Overview

Each issue covers a specific area of the biological sciences. Each issue aims to create an original and authoritative synthesis, often bridging traditional disciplines, which showcases current developments and provides a foundation for future research, applications and policy decisions. Each issue is edited by one or more expert guest editors.

The themes fall into one of four general categories:

  • Cell and Development
  • Health and Disease
  • Environment and Evolution
  • Neuroscience and Cognition

All articles become freely accessible one year after their publication date.

History

Title page of the first volume published in 1665

life sciences, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Nowadays, both journals publish themed issues and discussion meeting issues, while individual research articles are published in the sister journal Proceedings of the Royal Society
.

The journal celebrated its 350th anniversary in 2015. To commemorate this event it published a special collection[2] of commentaries on landmark papers from the archive by scientists such as Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Hans Sloane and Alan Turing.

External links

References

  1. ^ Philosophical Transactions: 350 years of publishing at the Royal Society (1665–2015) (PDF). The Royal Society.
  2. PMID 25750243
    .
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