Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 published by the Royal Society

Royal Society

The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...

. It was originally published as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. It was established in 1665, making it the first journal in the world exclusively devoted to science, and it has remained in continuous publication ever since, making it the world's...

, but was split into two journals in 1887. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A covers the physical sciences, whereas Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B covers the biological sciences.

Scope and issues

The journal publishes themed issues that cover the entire physical sciences. Each issue contains reviews and research on a single topic.

See also

• Proceedings of the Royal Society
  Proceedings of the Royal Society
  Proceedings of the Royal Society is the parent title of two scientific journals published by the Royal Society, whereas its initial journal, Philosophical Transactions, is now devoted to special thematic issues...
  
  
• Journal of the Royal Society Interface
  Journal of the Royal Society Interface
  The Journal of the Royal Society Interface is an international scientific journal publishing reviews, research articles, and short reports from the interface between the physical sciences, including mathematics, and the life sciences...
  
  
• Biology Letters
  Biology Letters
  Biology Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal. It was split off as a separate journal from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in 2005 after having been published as a supplement. Originally it was published quarterly, but from 2007 it has been...