Journal Guide

The Lancet is the world's leading independent general medical journal. The journal's coverage is international in focus and extends to all aspects of human health.The Lancet publishes the original primary research and review articles of the highest standard. The Lancet is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. Drawing on an international network of advisers and contributors, The Lancet meets the needs of physicians by adding to their clinical knowledge and alerting them to current issues affecting the practice of medicine worldwide. The blend of challenging editorials, signed commentaries, original research, commissioned reviews, an international news section, and the views of readers in the letters pages make The Lancet an essential weekly read for physicians all over the world.The Lancet has an impact factor of 39.060. The journal is currently ranked second out of 153 journals in the general medicine category (2012 Journal Citation Reports, © Thomson Reuters 2013).Visit The Lancet's website at www.TheLancet.com to find out more.

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health publishes any original research or evidence-based review that will directly impact clinical practice or child health across the disciplines of general paediatrics, adolescent medicine, child development, or any paediatric subspecialty. The journal will consider any contribution that advocates change in, or illuminates, clinical practice in these particular areas.

The journal publishes a range of article types including Articles, Reviews, Viewpoints, Clinical Pictures, Comments, and Correspondence. Manuscripts must be solely the work of the author(s) stated, must not have been previously published elsewhere, and must not be under consideration by another journal. All original research judged eligible for consideration by the journal’s editors will be entered into our fast-track peer-review process, and if accepted, will be published within 8 weeks from submission.

Further details on the different sections of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, and how to submit to the journal, are provided below. If you require further clarification, the journal’s editorial staff will be pleased to help (email child-adolescent@lancet.com).

The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, dedicated to covering the disciplines of diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism, is the latest title in The Lancet family of specialty journals. Continuing in The Lancet's tradition of publishing high-impact content that influences medical practice, each monthly issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology will contain Original Research, Reviews, Comments, and News.The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. Original Research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks on average of submission and published Online First on TheLancet.com before the print issue.Gold or Green Open Access is available for research supported by selected funding agencies with whom Elsevier has an agreement. The journal is also freely available to readers in low-to-middle-income countries via the HINARI programme or via IP access at thelancet.com.The journal is now accepting submissions of Original Research, Review, and Personal Views. Visit http://ees.elsevier.com/thelancetde to learn more about our editorial scope and aims and to submit your manuscript.To find out more about The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, visit http://www.TheLancet.com/diabetes-endocrinology

The Lancet Digital Health is a gold Open Access journal in the Lancet family of journals. Building on The Lancet's tradition as an advocate for health, this new monthly journal is committed to publishing high-quality original research, comment, and correspondence contributing to promoting digital technologies in health practice worldwide. By bringing together the most important advances in this multidisciplinary field, The Lancet Digital Health aspires to be the most prominent publishing venue in digital health.

The Lancet Digital Health publishes important, innovative, and practice-changing research on any topic connected with digital technology in clinical medicine, public health, and global health. The Lancet Digital Health's content crosses subject boundaries, building bridges between health professionals and researchers.

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology launched in September, 2016, and is a monthly journal of original research, review, opinion, and news covering international issues relevant to gastroenterologists and hepatologists worldwide.

Launched in June, 2013, The Lancet Global Health is a new open access, online title from The Lancet. This exciting new journal is dedicated to publishing high-quality original research, commentary, correspondence, and blogs on the following subjects as they pertain to low- and middle-income countries: reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health; adolescent health; infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases; non-communicable diseases; mental health; the global health workforce; health systems; health policy; and public health. All original research is subjected to The Lancet's usual rigorous standards of external clinical and statistical peer review, and will be edited by experienced copy editors to the highest standards.Visit http://www.lancet.com/langlo/launch for more information.

The Lancet HIV launched in September 2014 as an exclusively online journal, publishing original research, expert commentary, informative editorials, and timely correspondence. The monthly journal provides readers with context and insight into the clinical advances and practice-changing research shaping the study of HIV/AIDS today.

Now is a critical moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Despite the world view that the end of AIDS may be within reach, the job of controlling this epidemic is certainly not done. As HIV disease evolves to become a chronic infection, the interaction of the virus with other chronic conditions will present a host of new challenges.The Lancet HIV is a journal for a new era in the history of HIV/AIDS.

The Lancet HIV builds onThe Lancet journals' reputation for publishing HIV/AIDS research to provide a reliable foundation for advocacy and for programmatic and political change. We will consider clinical, epidemiological, operational, and implementation research, unifying these disciplines across a single vision for the health of those living with HIV.

Following inThe Lancet tradition, the journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure scientific merit and clinical relevance. All original research is Fast Track peer reviewed for online publication within 8 weeks of submission and receives global exposure to the medical HIV/AIDS community via our online platforms thelancet.com and ScienceDirect. For selected high-impact research, the journal has a dedicated press office to facilitate worldwide media coverage, ensuring extensive global exposure of your research.

Visit http://www.thelancet.com/hiv for more information.

The Lancet Haematology launched in September 2014 as an exclusively online journal, publishing original research, expert commentary, informative editorials, and timely correspondence that advocate a change in, or illuminate, haematological clinical practice.

The Lancet Haematology builds onThe Lancet journals' reputation for publishing high-impact research and covers the breadth of clinical haematology which includes, but not limited to, the subjects of: haematology-oncology, red and white blood cell disorders, platelet disorders, stem cell transplantation and induced pluripotent stem cells, and transfusion medicine.

Following in The Lancet tradition, the journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure scientific merit and clinical relevance. All original research is Fast Track peer reviewed for online publication within 8 weeks of submission and receives global exposure to the medical community via our online platforms thelancet.com and ScienceDirect. For selected high-impact research, the journal has a dedicated press office to facilitate worldwide media coverage, ensuring extensive global exposure of your research.

Visit http://www.thelancet.com/haematology for more information.

The Lancet Infectious Diseases is recognized for providing a global, authoritative, and independent forum for the highest quality infectious diseases research and opinion, covering the research and treatment of diseases and conditions such as HIV/AIDS, healthcare association infections, antibiotic resistance, malaria, tuberculosis, emerging infections, and public health. The Lancet Infectious Diseases publishes original research, reviews, personal views, commentaries, and news across the global field of infectious diseases. The journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. All original research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks on average of submission and published first online on TheLancet.com before the print issue.

The Lancet Neurology is recognized for providing a global, authoritative, and independent forum for the highest quality clinical neurology research, reviews, and news covering all areas of global clinical neurology with a particular focus in the research and treatment of stroke, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, epilepsy, dementia, and headache.The Lancet Neurology publishes original research, reviews, personal views, commentaries, and news across the global field of clinical neurology. The journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. All original research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks of submission and published first online on TheLancet.com before the print issue.With an impact factor of 23.917*, the journal ranks highest among the world's leading clinical neurology journals and has maintained this leading position in the Journal Citation Reports® since 2004.Visit www.TheLancet.com to find out more about The Lancet Neurology.* 2012 Journal Citation Reports, Thomson Reuters© 2013.

The Lancet Oncology is recognized for providing a global, authoritative, and independent forum for the highest quality clinical oncology research and opinion. With an impact factor of 25.12, the journal ranks third out of 194 oncology journals worldwide, is the leading clinical research journal in oncology, and is in the top 0.5% of all scientific journals, of any discipline, globally (2012 Journal Citation Reports®, © Thomson Reuters 2013).The Lancet Oncology publishes original research, reviews, personal views, commentaries, and news across the global field of oncology. The journal is stringently edited and peer-reviewed to ensure the scientific merit and clinical relevance of its diverse content. All original research is fast-tracked to publication within 8 weeks of submission and published first online on TheLancet.com before the print issue. Articles published in The Lancet Oncology regularly receive coverage in the mainstream print, online, and broadcast media.Visit www.TheLancet.com to find out more about The Lancet Oncology.

The Lancet Planetary Health is a monthly, open access, online-only title in The Lancet's growing family of specialty journals. Building on the foundation of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health, the journal is committed to publishing high-quality original Research Articles, Editorials, Comments, and Correspondence that contribute to defining and advancing planetary health worldwide.

Planetary health has been defined as the health of the human civilisation and the state of the natural systems on which it depends.

To explain this idea in simple terms we need to think of humanity as one of the key driving forces of global environmental change. We live on a planet that is shaped by the activity of human beings. We have benefited from the exploitation of the natural resources of the environment, and this has allowed us to develop, flourish, and to improve our health. But, we have now gone beyond a sustainable limit. The planet we live in is in grave danger. Species are under pressure. The environmental changes to the climate, the water, the land, and ecosystems are challenging life on the Earth with serious implications for our health and wellbeing. The way we think about the planet needs to be revised and with it the approach we take to interact with it.

It is against this backdrop that we welcome The Lancet Planetary Health. In keeping with our other journals, The Lancet Planetary Health will offer rapid publication of research online within 8-12 weeks from submission. We invite all original research submissions that have the potential to change or challenge the interplay between the environment and human health. We take a broad and inclusive approach to planetary health, and we especially wish to emphasise our interest in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.

Submissions are subjected to The Lancet's usual rigorous standards of external and statistical peer review, and are edited by experienced copy editors to the highest standards. All original research remains the property of the author, and reuse by others is permitted under either CC BY or CC BY-NC-ND Creative Commons licences, depending on authors' preferences or funding bodies' mandates.

For full details of how to submit your paper, including methods of funding, please visit http://ees.elsevier.com/tlplanetaryhealth. Read more about the scope and aims of this exciting new journal at www.thelancet.com/planetary-health.

The Lancet Psychiatry launched in print and online in June 2014, following in the footsteps of other Lancet specialty journals such as The Lancet Oncology and The Lancet Neurology. The journal offers the same fast track experience offered by its sister journals for all authors of research papers that are selected for peer review, where articles can be published online within 8 weeks of submission.

The journal publishes a range of article types in psychiatry, including Original Research, Reviews, Personal Views, Comments, and News articles. Topics include psychopharmacology, psychotherapy and psychosocial approaches to all psychiatric disorders, across the life course. The journal covers innovative treatments and the biological research underpinning such developments, novel methods of service delivery, and new ways of thinking about mental illness promoted by social psychiatry. The journal will also advocate strongly for the rights of people with mental health disorders, and welcome the voices of service users.

Visit http://www.thelancet.com/psychiatrywww.thelancet.com/psychiatry for more information.

The Lancet Public Health is a new online-only, open access title in The Lancet’s growing family of specialty journals. Building on the foundation of The Lancet as a champion of public health research, this monthly journal is committed to publishing high-quality original Research, Articles, Editorials, Comments and Correspondence that contribute to advancing public health practice and policy making worldwide.

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine launched in March 2013 and is the fourth Lancet specialty journal following in the footsteps of The Lancet Oncology, The Lancet Neurology, and The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The journal offers the same unique fast track experience offered by its sister journals for all authors of research papers that are selected for peer review, where articles can be published online within 8 weeks of submission.The journal publishes a range of article types in respiratory medicine and critical care. These include Original Research, Reviews, Personal Views, Comments, and News articles. Topics include but are not limited to asthma, COPD, tobacco control, critical care, lung cancer, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, sarcoidosis, mesothelioma, sleep medicine, thoracic and reconstructive surgery, tuberculosis, palliative medicine, and respiratory infections.Visit www.thelancet.com/respiratory for more information.

For more than 100 years, otolaryngologists, clinicians, and researchers around the world have read The Laryngoscope to keep pace with and learn how to take advantage of the most important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders. Moreover, the journal is the first choice among otolaryngologists to publish their most important findings and share their own successful techniques with their colleagues. The highest ranked otolaryngology journal. Published monthly, the journal features peer reviewed contributions in:* Broncho-esophagology* Communicative disorders* Head and neck surgery* Plastic and reconstructive facial surgery* Oncology* Speech and hearing defectsContributions feature papers based on medical, clinical, and basic research. Moreover, readers will find papers presented at the Annual and Section Meetings of the Triological Society as well as theses authored by the Society’s new Fellows. In addition, papers presented at the American Laryngological Association Meetings will be published in The Laryngoscope beginning in 2009. Rounding out the coverage, “How I Do It” articles guide readers step by step through the latest tested-and-proven surgical techniques.