| history = 1831–19041831–1905

'''''Proceedings of the Royal Society''''' is the main research journal of the [[Royal Society]]. The journal began in 1831 and was split into two series in 1905:<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Society |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspl/about}}</ref>:

Many landmark scientific discoveries are published in the Proceedings, making it one of the most historically significantimportant science journals in history. The journal contains several articles written by theprominent most celebrated names in science,scientists such as [[Paul Dirac]], [[Werner Heisenberg]], [[Ernest Rutherford]], [[Erwin Schrödinger]], [[William Lawrence Bragg]], [[Lord Kelvin]], [[J.J. Thomson]], [[James Clerk Maxwell]], [[Dorothy Hodgkin]] and [[Stephen HawkingsHawking]].

In 2004, the Royal Society began ''[[The Journal of the Royal Society Interface]]'' for papers thatat relatethe tointerface bothof physical sciences and life sciences.

The journal began in 1831 as a compilation of abstracts of papers in the ''[[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]]'', the older publication of the Royal Society publication, that began in 1665.

Proceedings of the Royal Society journals areis now the Royal Society's main research journal, while ''[[Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]]'' publishes articles from invited authors in themed issues.

| impact = 32.2139

| impact-year = 20212023

''Proceedings of the Royal Society A'' publishes [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] research articles in the mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences. {{AsSince of|2019}}2022, the [[editor-in-chief|Editor-in-Chief]] is Professor [[MichaelJane Lockwood (physicist)|Michael LockwoodHillston]]<ref name=Lockwood2019/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/editorial-board |title=Editorial Board &#124; Proceedings[[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]] of– Londonthe A:journal's Mathematical,first Physicalever andfemale Engineering Sciences |website=Rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org |accessEditor-date=2017in-03-23}}</ref> [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]]Chief. According to ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', {{as of|20202022|lc=yes}} the journal has an [[impact factor]] of 23.7045<ref name="WoS">{{cite book|title=20202022 Journal Citation Reports|title-link=Journal Citation Reports|publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]]|year=20202022|edition=Science|series=[[Web of Science]]|chapter=Proceedings of the Royal Society A}}</ref>

| impact = 53.5308

| impact-year = 20212023

''Proceedings of the Royal Society B'' publishes research related to biological sciences. {{As of|2015}} the editor-in-chief is Professor [[Spencer Barrett (ecologist)|Spencer Barrett]].<ref name=Barrett2017>{{cite journal|last1=Barrett|first1=Spencer C. H.|title=''Proceedings B'' 2016: theThe year in review |journal=Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|volume=284|issue=1846|year=2017|page=20162633|doi=10.1098/rspb.2016.2633|pmid=28053056|pmc=5247507}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/editorial-board |title=Editorial board &#124; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences |website=Rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org |access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref> Topics covered in particular include [[ecology]], [[behavioral ecology|behavioural ecology]] and [[evolutionary biology]], as well as [[epidemiology]], [[human biology]], [[neuroscience]], [[paleontology|palaeontology]], [[psychology]], and [[biomechanics]]. The journal publishes predominantly research articles and reviews, as well as comments, replies, and commentaries. In 2005, ''[[Biology Letters]]'' (originally a supplement to ''Proceedings B''), was launched as an independent journal publishing short articles from across biology. According to ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', {{as of|20202022|lc=y}} the journal has an [[impact factor]] of 54.3497.<ref name=WoS2>{{cite book |year=2019 |chapter=Proceedings of the Royal Society B |title=2019 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]] |title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref>

All articles are available free at the journals' websites after one year for ''Proceedings B'' and two years for ''Proceedings A''. Between 11 and 70Eleven years after publication they arereturn to being behind a paywall, and after that theythen enter the free digital archive seventy years after publication.<ref>{{cite web |title=Information for readers |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspa/for-readers |website=royalsocietypublishing.org |access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Information for readers |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/for-readers |website=royalsocietypublishing.org |access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> Authors may have their articles made immediately [[open access]] (under [[Creative Commons license]]) on payment of an [[article processing charge]]. Since January 2023 ''Proceedings A'' and ''Proceedings B'' are online only.