Aims: New Zealand’s oldest learned periodical originated in the 1860s, as the Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. Its modern descendant, the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, is a comprehensive multidisciplinary journal publishing high-quality research on themes represented by Royal Society Te Aparangi. Research published in the Journal targets diverse scientific audiences worldwide.

Scope of submissions: The Journal reports excellent research from New Zealand and international authors from all branches of the Biological (including health and biomedical), Physical, and Social Sciences. Submissions from authors outside of New Zealand are welcome if the submission has relevance to New Zealand or the Pacific region. The Journal will not accept descriptive qualitative papers with long data quotes and little analysis, nor papers with a purely taxonomic focus. All contributions are peer reviewed. The Journal publishes original research papers, critical reviews, viewpoints, and letters to the Editor. We encourage the data underpinning the research to be deposited in a FAIR-aligned repository.

Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate.

    Eligible authors, from institutions participating in a Read & Publish agreement with Taylor & Francis, can publish Open Access in JRSNZ without the need to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC).
    No page charges for publication under the subscription model
    Free colour printing
    Articles published online before quarterly print publication.
    All JRSNZ articles are freely available to all readers three years after the close of each annual volume.

Electronic and printed issues are published quarterly (B5 format).

Peer review policy

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and single-anonymized refereeing.

Senior Editor 
Professor Ewan Fordyce – University of Otago, New Zealand 

Associate Editors 
Medicine 
Associate Professor Jonathan Broadbent – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Epidemiology, inequalities, health, dentistry, rehabilitation, prevention 
Professor Andrew Day – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, gastro-intestinal health children and adolescents, inflammation, growth, intestinal microbiota, biomarkers, epidemiology, pathogenesis 
Dr José Derraik – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Developmental origins of health and disease, epidemiology, mosquitoes, obesity, paediatrics, public health
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 
Dr Francis Hunter – Janssen R&D, United States and University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Cancer, functional genomics, gene editing, drug discovery, pharmacology, molecular biology 
Dr Stephen Jamieson – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Drug discovery, oncology, pharmacology, xenograft models, cancer genetics, biomarkers 
Dr Amy Osborne – University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Keywords: Epigenetics, genomics, health and development, environmental epigenetics, DNA methylation
Biological Sciences 
Professor Russell Frew – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Stable isotopes, analytical chemistry, oceanography, trace elements, marine 
Dr Kelly Hare – University of Waikato, New Zealand 
Keywords: Conservation, ecology, natural history, physiology, reproductive biology 
Associate Professor Greg Holwell – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Sexual selection, mating systems, behaviour, entomology, adaptation 
Professor Graham Wallis – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Population genetics, biogeography, hybridisation, molecular evolution, molecular systematics, phylogenetics
Engineering and Computer Science 
Professor Rick Millane – University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Keywords: Computational imaging, phase retrieval, diffraction, x-ray free-electron lasers, x-ray crystallography 
Professor Mathieu Sellier – University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Keywords: Fluid mechanics, numerical methods, heat transfer, inverse problems, computational fluid dynamics, material forming 
Associate Professor Dan Zhao – University of Canterbury, New Zealand 
Keywords: Aerodynamics, combustion and propulsion, aeroacoustics, thermoacoustics, thermodynamics, renewable energy
Physics and Astronomy 
Associate Professor Niels Kjærgaard – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Lasers, atomic physics, optics, scattering, spectroscopy 
Dr Nicholas Rattenbury – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Time-domain astrophysics, planetary science, space science, signal analysis 
Dr Daniel Schumayer – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Keywords: Theoretical physics, computational physics, quantum mechanics, path integral formalism, inverse problems, inference, statistical physics, physics education
Psychology and Neuroscience 
Dr Erika Freemantle – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Keywords: Synaptic plasticity, local synapse translation, neuron morphology, kinase signalling cascades, mRNA binding proteins and transport, neuronal connections and migration 
Professor Susan Schenk – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 
Keywords: Addiction, behavioural pharmacology, animal models, drug self-administration, neuroscience
Earth Sciences 
Dr Nick Mortimer – GNS Science, New Zealand 
Keywords: Geoscience, geology, tectonics, New Zealand, Zealandia 

Social Sciences 
Associate Professor Georgina Stewart – Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand 
Keywords: Critical discourse analysis, Kaupapa Māori research, Māori-medium education, narrative research, philosophy of education, science education
Arts and Humanities 
Associate Professor Rebecca Priestley – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 
Keywords: History of science, science communication, public engagement with science, science and technology studies