The Lancet — Journal Profile & Submission Links
Elsevier BV · ISSN-L 0140-6736
The Lancet publishes articles in internal medicine.
Listed metrics: Q1, OpenAlex 2-year citedness 17.61.
Authors checking fit can use the scope note and the official links on this profile.
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This page provides a source-backed journal profile and links to official submission resources. Journal instructions can change. Always verify article types, formatting, fees, ethics requirements, and submission rules on the official journal website before submitting.
Official links
- Journal homepage
- www.thelancet.com
- Author guidelines
- www.thelancet.com/for-authors
- Submission portal
- www.editorialmanager.com/thelancet
The journal's own scope statement
The text below is the catalog scope statement for this journal.
The Lancet invites submissions of any original contribution that advances or illuminates medical science or practice. We publish Articles (including randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses), Review, Seminar, Health Policy, Therapeutics, Comment, Correspondence, and World Report. We also publish Series and Commissions that aim to shape and drive positive change in clinical practice and public and global health policy.
Catalog source: merged. This is not a copy of the publisher's author instructions.
Submission & timeline
- Submission portal
- www.editorialmanager.com/thelancet
General pre-submission checks for medical manuscripts
Generic checklist only — not journal-specific requirements.
- Confirm scope fit and intended article type on the official journal site.
- Abstract structure matches the journal's current requirements.
- Ethics approval and trial registration statements are complete.
- Informed consent and patient privacy statements are in place.
- Reporting guideline compliance (e.g. CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA) as applicable.
- Reference style and citation limits per official guidelines.
- Figures and tables meet resolution, labeling, and count limits.
- Cover letter addresses novelty, fit, and required declarations.
- Conflicts of interest statement included.
- Funding statement included.
- Data availability statement included when required.