Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society (Proc Biol Sci)

Aims and scope

Proceedings B welcomes articles of outstanding quality in all aspects of biology. Currently, it is particularly strong in ecology in the widest sense, and behavioural and evolutionary biology. Proceedings B also publishes significant numbers of papers in health and disease, palaeontology and biomechanics, as well as molecular biology, neuroscience and cognition, where these bear upon organismal biology. Authors are encouraged to submit articles not only in these fields, but in all branches of biology. The criteria for selection are: work of outstanding importance, scientific excellence, originality and potential interest to a wide spectrum of biologists.

Many more good manuscripts are submitted to us than we have space to print, and we give preference to those that present 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. All articles are sent to an Editorial Board member for an initial assessment of their suitability, and may be returned to authors without in-depth peer review if this assessment makes it seem unlikely that the paper will be accepted.

Article types

Proceedings B publishes the following article types:

Research articles, Reviews, Invited Perspectives and Comments, invited replies and commentaries