Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (or Philosophical Transactions B) is a peer-reviewed

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scientific journal

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published by the Royal Society

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abbreviation for the journal is Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

History

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...

was established in 1665 by the Royal Society

Royal Society

and is the oldest scientific journal in the English-speaking world. In 1887 the journal expanded to become two separate publications, one serving the physical sciences, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Physical, Mathematical and Engineering Sciences is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society. It was originally published as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, but was split into two journals in 1887. Phil....

, and the other focusing on the life sciences, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. Nowadays, both journals publish theme issues and discussion meeting issues, while individual research articles

Research

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are published in the sister journal 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...

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Each theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B is devoted to a specific area of the biological sciences. All articles are peer reviewed as has been the case since the late 19th century. Articles can be accessed online a few months prior to the printed journal. There are currently 24 issues published per year.

The current editor in chief

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is Dame Linda Partridge

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FRS (University College London

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