Royal Society electronic Journals

The Royal Society publishes 9 high quality, peer reviewed journals covering the full breadth of the biological, physical and cross-disciplinary science. The Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions, launched in 1665, was the world’s first scientific journal. It established the fundamental principles of scientific priority and peer review, used throughout scientific publishing ever since.

Max Planck researchers have free access to historical journal archives. In addition, the Max Planck Society covers article-processing charges for Max Planck authors publishing in selected journals centrally. Further details are available on the MPDL website.

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Product Royal Society Journals
Contract End 2026-12-31
Contract Status active
DDP 25%
Perpetual Access Rights yes
Usage conditions https://mpdl.mpg.de/images/documents/lib_res_center/terms_of_use/Nutzungsbedingu...
Coverage 1665-
Text & Data Mining ja
Open Access Terms Eligible Articles: submitted between 01/2023-12/2026, all article types except letters to the editor, correction, retraction
Eligible Authors/Institutions: corresponding author
Central Payment by MPDL: yes
Type: publishing
Product Royal Society Open Access Journals
Contract End 2026-12-31
Contract Status active
Perpetual Access Rights yes
Usage conditions https://mpdl.mpg.de/images/documents/lib_res_center/terms_of_use/Nutzungsbedingu...
Coverage 1665-
Text & Data Mining ja
Open Access Terms Eligible Articles: submitted between 01/2023-12/2026, all article types except letters to the editor, correction, retraction
Eligible Authors/Institutions: corresponding author
Central Payment by MPDL: yes
Type: publishing