PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences is a prestigious international journal dedicated to advancing the frontiers of biological research, published by The Royal Society in London, United Kingdom. With an ISSN of 0962-8452, this weekly publication is widely recognized for its high impact factor, consistently ranking among the top journals in the biological sciences and securing a position in the first or second quartile of the Chinese Academy of Sciences journal rankings. Indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI), the journal emphasizes original, high-impact research across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including evolutionary biology, ecology, behavior, physiology, and genetics, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary approaches that drive significant scientific progress. As a non-open access publication, it maintains rigorous peer-review standards that prioritize methodological rigor and novelty, resulting in a highly competitive submission process with a notable rejection rate. Consequently, the journal is esteemed by the global academic community as an authoritative venue for disseminating high-quality, innovative biological sciences.