Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
ISSN 0035-9211 · eISSN 2204-1362 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 2 issues per year · Founded 1854
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is published by CSIRO Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Natural History, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is an open access journal that publishes content relevant to Victoria and the south-eastern Australian region.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Geology
Editor-in-chief William BirchPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities9.1%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences6.6%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geology | Q4 | 256/333 | 23rd |
| Ecology | Q4 | 401/491 | 18th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 89 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 92 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 72 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 119 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 101 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 78 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Diamond Open Access – free to read and free to publish sponsored by the Royal Society of Victoria. Model summary
Publishing model: Diamond Open Access – free to read and free to publish sponsored by the Royal Society of Victoria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on History of Science and Natural History, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesYes, amount not published (Publisher website)Fee details
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 2 issues per year
- Founded
- 1854
- ISSN
- 0035-9211
- Electronic ISSN
- 2204-1362
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 137, Issue 1 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
Which databases index Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is indexed in Scopus.
Is Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .