About the publisher

The Royal Society was created by scientists in 1660 in order to further science and do experiments. In the beginning the Society was to meet weekly to witness experiments and discuss what we would now call scientific topics. In 1665 the Royal Society published its first journal, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. It included all areas of sciences. Years later it was split into two parts; Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences. During the years there have been many famous and influential presidents running the Royal Society; perhaps the most famous one is Isaac Newton between 1707-1727.

Besides publishing seven high quality journals, the Royal Society is the UK Academy of Sciences, and also offers grants to scientist/researchers, stimulates collaboration between scientists around the world, promotes collaboration between scientists and their government, advices the government in science and raises awareness about science amongst the public and the schools.

The Royal Society brings to the Web a uniquely valuable aggregation of the full-texts of high-impact science research journals.

The Royal Society provides integrated, cost-effective access to a thoroughly linked information resource of interrelated journals focused on the Human, Plant and Animal Sciences, as well as Physics, Mathematics, Engineering and Chemical Sciences. For each accepted journal, The Royal Society presents the full texts of all peer-reviewed papers (and all corresponding tables, graphics and illustrations), as well as other primary information of value to researchers.

The Royal Society database provides timely access to the journals included. For all journals, new issues will be posted to the site before printed copies are produced. From the outset, the database included volumes from 1665 forward. View and search full-text at The Royal Society.

Royal Society offer to eIFL countries and how to subscribe 

eIFL signed a three year agreement (2009-2011) with the Royal Society, the independent academy of science in the UK. The Royal Society offers online access to all of the above full text peer review 7 electronic journals; Package S at a discounted price.

If you are a librarian from an institution in one of the eIFL countries and would either like to know whether your institution has access to those products or how to gain access to them, please get in touch with your country coordinator.

If you are a country coordinator, the agreement between eIFL and Royal Society as well as the license to fill out for access activation can be found at the MEMBERS ONLY area of our website, under "Publishers" section.

The Royal Society’s offer: Package S
1. Biology Letters

2. Journal of the Royal Society Interface

3. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences

4. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

5. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences

6. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

7. Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Also included is the whole archive from 1665.

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Usage Statistics

The Royal Society can provide institutional subscribers with reports on their use of the Royal Society database. Their online host is HighWire, and it is also possible for you to access the usage directly from the HighWire platform.