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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences
<p><b>Cover image</b><br>A male <i>Euceraia insignis</i> from Barro Colorado Island, Panama. <i>E. insignis</i> is one of approximately 80 katydid species that are often heard and seldom seen in this forest, making acoustic monitoring an important element of understanding their ecology. See Madhusudhana <i>et al</i>. and Symes <i>et al</i>. in this issue for more information. Image taken by Christian Ziegler and provided by Laurel Symes.</p>

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Professor Richard Dixon FRS
Impact factor: 6.3
CiteScore: 12.0
Frequency: Biweekly
ISSN (Online):1471-2970
ISSN (Print):0962-8436

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24 June 2024
Theme issue ‘Towards a toolkit for global insect biodiversity monitoring’ compiled and edited by Roel van Klink, Julie K. Sheard, Toke T. Høye, Tomas Roslin, Leandro A. Do Nascimento and Silke Bauer
10 June 2024
Theme issue ‘Bringing nature into decision-making’ compiled and edited by Yadvinder Malhi, Gretchen C. Daily, Ian Bateman, Rosina Bierbaum, Sandra Díaz, Carl Folke, Steve Polasky and Kathy Willis
27 May 2024
Theme issue ‘Ecological novelty and planetary stewardship: biodiversity dynamics in a transforming biosphere’ compiled and edited by Jens-Christian Svenning, Melodie A. McGeoch, Signe Normand, Alejandro Ordonez and Felix Riede
06 May 2024
Theme issue ‘Sculpting the microbiome: how host factors determine and respond to microbial colonization’ compiled and edited by Mark A. Hanson, Hannah E. Westlake and Catherine S. Schrankel
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Continuing its long history of influential scientific publishing, Philosophical Transactions B publishes high-quality theme issues on topics of current importance and general interest within the life sciences, guest-edited by leading authorities and comprising new research, reviews and opinions from prominent researchers.

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