

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biologicalsciences.
ISSN 0962-8436Royal Society PublishingUnited Kingdom
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoJIFMatched via identifier
Journal overview
Journal identity
Titles
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. (abbreviated)
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci (abbreviated)
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ROYAL SOC
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biologicalsciences.
Key identifiers
ISSN
0962-8436
0962-8436
eISSN
1471-2970
NLM ID
7503623
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Royal Society Publishing
The Royal Society
London : Royal Society, 1934-
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
ENG
Indexing & coverage
Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexedScopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.
Indexing history
Coverage
1970–2026, 1950–1951, 1947
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseUnknown
Embase has a record for this journal, but it doesn't confirm direct Embase indexing either way.
Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCCoverage available
Metrics
| Metric | Year | Value | Quartile | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIF | 2025 | 4.7 | Q1 | 2261 | JCR Impact Factor List 2025 — supplied dataset |
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025
Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.
SJR
1.725
Best Quartile
Q1
H-index
350
Subject categories
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) — Q1
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) — Q1
More metrics
Coverage
1947, 1950–1951, 1970–2026
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Western Europe
Publisher
Royal Society Publishing
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
416
Total documents (3 years)
1225
Total references
35923
Total citations (3 years)
6474
Citable documents (3 years)
1205
Citations per document (2 years)
5.03
References per document
86.35
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
0962-8436, 1471-2970
SCImago Source ID
13602
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
1899
Publication activity
Publication activity
SCImago
2025
416 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed
Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.
Subjects & categories
Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Biology
Coverage / history
Scopus:1970-2026; 1950-1951; 1947
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v257n812, Jan. 29, 1970-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v257n812, Jan. 29, 1970-, OLDMEDLINE, PMC;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v257n812, Jan. 29, 1970-; Index medicusIn: PubMed: v257n812, Jan. 29, 1970-, OLDMEDLINE, PMC;
PMC:v.352(1349) 1997 – v.381(1958) 2026