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Contents

About the Royal Society...... 4

A message from the Publishing Director...... 5

Read & Publish...... 6

What’s new...... 8

Subject focus...... 9

Published articles by discipline...... 10

Published articles by origin...... 11

Working with authors...... 12

Readers, engagement and impact...... 14

Open Access membership...... 16

The Royal Society Journals Archive...... 18

Package A information...... 20

Package B information ...... 21

Package S information...... 22

Our journals...... 23

Philosophical Transactions A ...... 24

Proceedings A...... 26

Interface...... 28

Interface Focus...... 30

Philosophical Transactions B...... 32

Proceedings B...... 34

Biology Letters...... 36

Open ...... 38

Royal Society Open ...... 40

Notes and Records...... 42

Biographical Memoirs...... 44

Single journal subscription prices...... 46

Subscription essentials...... 48

Transparent pricing mechanism...... 49

How to order...... 49 Cover: © Robert Irwin. Sales contacts...... 50 4 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 5

A message from the Publishing About the Royal Society Director of the Royal Society

The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the In 2020 the practice and progress of science have been world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, discussed by society more than ever before. Chief Scientific engineering, and medicine. The Society’s fundamental purpose, Advisors have become household names explaining the reflected in its founding Charters of the , is to recognise, mathematical models and practical public health measures promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the that affect all our at a time of pandemic. development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. As researchers all over the world were sent home from their labs The Fellowship includes over 60 Nobel Laureates. and university offices, the Royal Society continued to publish and disseminate research. We dropped our paywall on 24 March to Current Fellows and Foreign Members include Jocelyn ensure uninterrupted access to articles for those off campus and Burnell, Tim Berners-Lee, Richard Dawkins, Joseph Stiglitz, we helped to set up a number of initiatives around Coronavirus Elizabeth Blackburn and . Previous Fellows COVID-19 research, including rapid and registered and Foreign Members include Charles Darwin, Paul Dirac, Albert reports. You can find an introduction to our resources on page 9. Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Dorothy Hodgkin, , and Christopher Wren. 2021 will no doubt see the continuation of this work, but we are also looking further into the future and continuing to develop both our individual journals and our overall approach to publishing. In 2021 we’ll be offering Read & Publish deals for the first time, and you can find details on page 6. Our memberships and subscriptions remain available, so that each library can choose the model that suits them best at this time of transition.

We look forward to meeting librarians, research administrators and authors again when we can, and thank you for your continued support of our journals.

Dr Stuart Taylor Publishing Director 6 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 7

Read & Publish

Read & Publish (R&P) is a new way to purchase both content and For librarians: open access publishing. Institutions pay one tailored annual fee based • One simple annual fee tailored to your institution based on: on subscriptions and APC spend. This fee entitles researchers at the – current subscription spend institution to access our content and covers the publishing costs for – average APC spend over 2 years to stabilise peaks and troughs an unlimited number of papers. – Open Access membership fee if applicable A Read & Publish agreement will be most valuable for universities • Full access to journal articles that subscribe to our journals and have high levels of research output • Perpetual access to content published in a year when the deal published with us. was in place The agreement also creates the opportunity to publish open access • One-year deal reviewed and revised for following year. in subjects where funds for article processing charges have not been available. Our broad scope and cross disciplinary approach mean we can For researchers: accept papers in many different scientific subjects. • Only the corresponding author needs to belong to an institution with a R&P deal Royal Society publishing policies meet the guidelines set down by a range of major funders including the Wellcome Trust, Research , • No fees or invoices, just pick your institution when you submit NIH, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, HHMI, UKRI, and the European • Uncapped OA publishing either across the portfolio or within Commission. All Royal Society journals are compliant. physical or .

Contact us and we’ll calculate your tailored R&P price for 2021. [email protected] 8 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 9

What’s new Subject focus

As the UK’s national science , we represent and support COVID-19 the entire range of science and work to promote best practice in The Royal Society is a signatory to the Wellcome statement on publication ethics and the assessment and dissemination of science. research findings and data relevant to the COVID-19 outbreak which aims to ensure that relevant research and data are shared We support the principles of and open data, including rapidly and openly. The statement asks that researchers share funder information through the Crossref Funder Registry, researcher interim and final data along with protocols and standards, both disambiguation through ORCID, version control through Crossmark, with the research community and the World Health Organisation. and preprint servers. We are working to implement open peer This is in order to inform the worldwide public health response review across our journals. and help save lives.

We are committed to the accessibility of research and rapid A collection of relevant work published by the Royal Society communication and encourage researchers to deposit pre- can be found at: publication versions of articles in appropriate preprint repositories. royalsocietypublishing.org/topic/special-collections/novel- Open Biology, Royal Society Open Science, Biology Letters, coronavirus-outbreak Proceedings B and Journal of the Royal Society Interface now support submission of manuscripts directly from bioRxiv. Authors Theme issues include can transfer their manuscript information and metadata without • Multi-scale dynamics of infectious diseases having to re-upload files. • Modelling infectious disease outbreaks in , animals In Proceedings B the new Biology in Practice article type addresses and : epidemic forecasting and control new and broader scientific practices that influence research quality, • Emerging infections: what have we learnt from SARS? scientific community health, and the public understanding of science. Individual papers address many relevant topics including modelling the cost of vaccine uptake, viral spillover among mammals, and exploring psychological reactions to self-isolation. 10 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 11

PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY DISCIPLINE IN 2019 PUBLISHED ARTICLES BY ORIGIN IN 2019

1% 1% Europe 13% North America UK (inc Russia) 866 715 822 5%

5%

7% Total 2,784 China 256 2%

2% 56% South America 8% and Caribbean 27 170 50 Africa Asia (excl China) Engineering and Biology 46 154 Chemistry Middle East, Australia and North Africa New Zealand

Computer science Cross-disciplinary sciences and Turkey Earth sciences History of science 12 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 13

Working with authors

Librarians and research administrators take an increasing role in International Editorial Boards helping researchers find the best journal to publish their research. Our Editorial Boards are chaired by a Fellow of the Royal Society To help you answer their questions, here’s a quick introduction to and supported by other distinguished scientists in relevant disciplines. what we offer researchers who publish with us. Visibility and impact Multidisciplinary science and multiple article types Papers are included in all the major indexing and abstracting services. We publish research papers, reviews, opinion pieces, evidence Our publishing team are present at numerous international conferences. synthesis articles, Registered Reports, replications, negative Articles published in Royal Society journals make headlines in results papers and theme issues. mainstream newspapers and broadcasts in the UK, and around the world. Funder compliant We are compliant with Plan S and the policies of many major Authors can find out more at: funders including the Wellcome Trust, Research England, NIH, royalsociety.org/journals/authors Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, HHMI, UKRI, and the © FG Trade European Commission.

Submissions and peer review Royal Society publishing offers a straightforward submissions process with people on hand to answer questions and a rigorous and constructive peer review process. Manuscripts receive a first decision in an average of 3 – 6 weeks and, once accepted, are published quickly. 14 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 15

Readers, engagement and impact THE CITIES WITH THE MOST READERS IN 2019

Papers in Royal Society journals are highly cited for many years after first publication and are highly rated both when Montreal using traditional assessments such as and Toronto Boston Beijing broader measures. Los Angeles Hyderabad The Society’s commitment to public engagement and wider role Berlin Paris as a grant giving organisation means research published with us Pune New York Seoul can often find a wide audience outside science and academia. Chicago Quezon City Violent video game engagement is not associated with Lagos Bengaluru adolescents’ aggressive behaviour: evidence from a registered Brisbane Chennai report published in Royal Society Open Science made the top thirty of the Altmetric top 100. It was covered by over 190 news outlets

and mentioned in over 4,000 tweets. Melbourne Sydney The Biology Letters paper Herring gulls respond to gaze Source: Data from analytics direction made headlines across the world in the summer of 2019 with over 200 news mentions. 16 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 17

Open Access membership Support and encourage open access publishing at your institution Our Open Access memberships continue to be popular with institutions who don’t wish to move to Read & Publish. Standard membership Memberships offer discounts of up to 25% on each article Authors from member institutions receive a 25% discount on the article processing charge, making research grants and institutional open processing charges for all our journals. An annual fee is charged, based access funds stretch further. on the number of open access articles published with the Royal Society the previous year. With Open Access membership you receive: Prepay membership • a straight-forward and manageable payment process, Prepay members deposit a minimum of €5,000 from which article with regular reporting to help you keep track of your funds processing charges are deducted less a 10% discount. You can choose • a transparent pricing policy, ensuring that open access articles exactly how the deposit is allocated in line with your institutional are not paid for twice requirements and there is no time limit on funds being spent.

• immediate deposit in Google Scholar, PubMed, , Flexible options and other indexing and abstracting services. We are committed to supporting open access and offer institutions Our publishing policies are compliant with Plan S and with the and authors a high level of flexibility to accommodate individual needs requirements of a range of funders including the Wellcome Trust, and requirements. NIH, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, HHMI, UKRI, and the European Commission. For more information email [email protected] or visit royalsociety.org/oa-membership Author guidelines are available at royalsociety.org/open-access 18 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 JOURNALS CATALOGUE 2021 19

The Journals Archive

royalsociety.org/archive-sales The Journals Archive is the only way to guarantee perpetual access to all Royal Society journals from 1665 to 1996. It offers significant value Discover some of the most fundamental and significant findings to libraries who need to reduce print holdings or off-site storage costs, in scientific history. and can release over 50 metres of shelf space.

Launched in 2017, the Journals Archive contains high quality full colour Notable authors include Sir Christopher Wren, Benjamin Franklin, images of the original publications from 1665 to 1996. It is significantly James Clerk Maxwell, Alan Turing, Kathleen Lonsdale, Stephen Hawking easier to read and more searchable than previous archive material. and Dorothy Hodgkin.

A major resource for History of Science courses, it covers works Perpetual access gives your researchers: in Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Maths and the broad • MathML, searchable by equation interdisciplinary studies for which Royal Society journals are so well known. As a substantial corpus of work in early modern English, • comprehensive metadata for indexing and discoverability it is also of interest to linguistics departments. • annotations, illustrations and additional material captured from our original collections • fully searchable colour pdfs • image plates, maps, and end matter material • additional content not previously available.

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Specialist content for engineering, mathematics Specialist content for biology and life sciences research, hospitals and physics research: and health libraries: • 10% discount as compared to individual subscriptions • 10% discount as compared to individual subscriptions • Includes free access to physical sciences archive content from • Includes free access to biological sciences content in our 1665, with an extensive collection of papers from the nineteenth digital archive from 1665, with an extensive collection of century, for as long as the subscription remains active papers from the nineteenth century, for as long as the subscription • Includes open access journal Royal Society remains active Open Science • Includes open access journals Open Biology and Royal Society Open Science Published in print and online • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Published in print and online • Proceedings of the Royal Society A • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Published online only • Journal of the Royal Society Interface Published online only • Interface Focus • Biology Letters • Journal of the Royal Society Interface • Interface Focus

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royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsif Features Include: In 2021 Volume • high quality, international articles, reviews and reports Cross-disciplinary research transcending the life sciences 18 and physical sciences divide. • fully peer reviewed to the Royal Society’s Number of issues per year high standards 12 Short reports, research articles and reviews, which apply ISSN • articles put straight into e-issues with final citation Electronic 1742-5662 chemistry, mathematics, engineering, materials science Citation and physics to biology and medicine, and the other way • immediate free access to previous nine years of J. R. Soc. Interface around. In Journal of the Royal Society Interface both back issues. Editor sides of the scientific interface are considered equally. Professor Richard Cogdell FRS Publisher Providing a dedicated forum for rapid publication and The Royal Society, interaction across scientific boundaries the editorial 6 – 9 Carlton House Terrace, scope incorporates interesting and informative articles in London SW1Y 5AG, UK Impact factor all interdisciplinary areas of science. 3.748 19th in Multi-disciplinary In 2021 topics will include topics will include , sciences , biomaterials, chemical biology, and biomechanics. Citescore 5.7 22nd of 129 in Biophysics

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royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rspb Features Include: In 2021 Volume • high quality, international articles Dedicated to the fast publication and worldwide 288 dissemination of high-quality biological research. • fully peer reviewed to the Royal Society’s Number of issues per year high standards 24 Proceedings B publishes work of outstanding scientific ISSN • articles put straight into e-issues with final citation Print 0962-8452 importance, novelty and interest across biological Electronic 1471-2954 disciplines. Article types include peer reviewed research • custom searching and content alerting functions Citation papers, reviews, and comment and reply papers. • immediate free access to previous nine years of Proc. R. Soc. B back issues. Editor The journal is particularly well known for ecology in the Professor Spencer Barrett FRS widest sense, and behavioural and evolutionary biology. Publisher The Royal Society, Planned special features for 2021 include Evolution in 6 – 9 Carlton House Terrace, Impact factor Changing Sea and Stability and manoeuvrability in animal London SW1Y 5AG, UK 4.637 movement: lessons from biology, modelling, and robotics. 11th in Biology Widely read and cited, with an enviable reputation within the scientific community and the media, this journal is an Citescore important part of any biological sciences collection. 7.4 11th of 203 in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Pricing

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royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rsob Features Include: In 2021 Volume • immediate open access: fully compliant with funder Open access journal publishing high impact biology 11 and institutional mandates at the molecular and cellular level. Number of issues per year • rapid publication in a Royal Society journal 12 Open Biology publishes original, high quality, E-ISSN • rigorous and constructive peer review 2046-2441 peer reviewed research. New article types include Citation Open Questions which highlight underfunded and • continuous publication model, which allows immediate Open Biol. understudied areas of biology, and Methods and citation of articles Editor Techniques. • publisher deposit of articles in PubMed Central Professor Jon Pines FRS Publisher The journal continues to develop, with the • supports submission of manuscripts via bioRxiv. The Royal Society, appointment of subject editors in , 6 – 9 Carlton House Terrace, , and and London SW1Y 5AG, UK Impact factor . A preprint editor and preprint team have been 4.931 appointed to increase disciplinary breadth of the journal 59th in & and accelerate peer review.

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