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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Royal Society Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0962-8436eISSN1471-2970

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

308

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 136d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.725

H-Indexi

418

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.64

Total Worksi

10,629

Total Citationsi

1,078,822

2yr Mean Citednessi

8.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty Four No. A Year, 2008-

StatusActive

Total Publications10,629

Publisher OrgRoyal Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Society Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0962-8436 / 1471-2970

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

458

23k

2019

473

25k

2020

424

17k

2021

440

11k

2022

442

7.6k

2023

363

4.1k

2024

445

2.2k

2025

216

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationNeural dynamics and brain functionEvolution and Genetic Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Is Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 8.95.

Is Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences?