Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science

Impact Factor
4.503
2022
H-Index
289.000
2023
SJR
1.692
2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN9628452
CountryUnited Kingdom
PublisherThe Royal Society
Subject AreasAgricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Environmental Science
Publication TypeJournals
Active Years1947, 1949-ongoing
Competitiveness3. (41-60) Fair
Publication Time1. Quickest (2-4 weeks)
WebsiteVisit journal
2019-2020 SCR Rank1382
2020-2021 SCR Rank1700

II. Scope & Description

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.

III. Impact Factor History

Year2-Year IF3-Year IF4-Year IF
20224.5034.8745.144
20214.9695.3715.462
20204.6554.6914.879
20194.6264.7795.187
20184.2734.8915.155
20175.0805.4985.830
20165.3615.6525.852
20155.4455.8045.896
20145.685
20136.005
20125.962
20115.857
20105.600
20095.262
20084.628
20074.536
20064.108
20054.067
20043.860
20033.701
20023.532
20013.262
20003.181

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

YearSJR Score
20231.692
20221.898
20211.987
20202.342
20192.626
20182.722
20172.826
20163.414
20153.693

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

YearH-Index
2023289.000
2022279.000
2021265.000
2020253.000

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