The Society’s Proceedings remains the pre-eminent generalist journal dedicated to Queensland-focused science. It is an accessible publication with a proud history of nearly annual publication over more than 135 years. It welcomes trans-disciplinary work and policy-orientated essays. Issues are print-published around January each year. The journal is indexed by the major search engines – see the parent page https://www.royalsocietyqld.org/publications/proceedings/ .

Some academic institutions discourage their students and scholars from publishing in a regional journal like the Proceedings and instead steer them towards high-ranked international journals. However, many international journals are disinclined to publish material that is geographically focused and/or has a citizen science parentage. Yet ‘quality’ of a research paper does not correlate neatly with the international ranking of the journal. The Society’s Proceedings has been publishing first-rate science by first-rate scientists and practitioners across three centuries.

The Society invites authors to publish short communications, reviews or opinion pieces as well as original full-length research articles in our journal. Abstracts of completed dissertations, from degrees of whatever level, will be published if content is relevant. All articles except students’ abstracts are peer-reviewed (dissertations which have led to the award of a degree are deemed to have already been peer-reviewed). The Presidential Address and the Society’s Annual Report are peer-reviewed by Council. Papers that do not conform to the specifications in the Guide to Authors (such as on account of length or structure) may be considered as Occasional Papers: see dedicated page.

Norfolk Island is deemed to be within Queensland for the purpose of publication in the Proceedings.

The Society endeavours to assist students, early career researchers and laypeople with nil or limited experience of scientific publishing to bring their material into publication. Feedback indicates that many early career researchers are reluctant to submit a manuscript for fear of rejection. But comments from referees are nearly always constructive and authors can benefit immensely from this form of mentoring.

From time to time, the Society publishes themed Special Issues. We warmly invite scientists and practitioners with an interest in a particular theme to guest-edit a themed volume on their field of expertise.

CALL FOR PAPERS

The nominal deadline for manuscripts for volume 135 is 1 July 2026, but different dates can be negotiated with the Editor.

Intending authors should consult the Guide for Authors. However, the Guide is being revised and authors should consult the Editor before investing time in formatting their work to conform to style. Contact the Editor by email: editor AT SYMBOL royalsocietyqld.org.au.

The Guide for Authors contains a template to assist writers to structure their material.