The lancet
The lancet It is a prestigious general medical magazine reviewed by pairs based in the United Kingdom. Established in 1823 by the English surgeon Thomas Wakley, it is one of the oldest and most influential medical magazines worldwide.
The lancet
Impact factor
98.4
Impact factor
98.4
SJR (Scimago Journal Rank)
3,845
SJR (Scimago Journal Rank)
12.113
Quotescore
13.20
Quotescore
148.1
Frequency
Weekly
Frequency
Weekly
Editor
American Medical College (ACP)
Editor
Elsevier
Acceptance rate
Approximately 6-8%
Acceptance rate
About 5%
Outstanding key
5 -year impact factor
106.9
Index h
895
Category
1st of 325 magazines of general and internal medicine in the world
Indexing
The Lancet and its regional/specialized magazines are included in the main magazine databases, including Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, Embase, Chemical Abstracts and the Board of Open Access Magazines (DOAJ). In addition, it is indexed by the National Science Library, the Magazine ranking of the Academy of Sciences of China (NSLC/CAS) and web of science
Initial editorial decision
Usually, within 4 weeks for fast tracks
First decision after review
Usually, it occurs within 6-8 weeks, although the exact timeline can vary
Submission to acceptance
It varies according to the review process.
Publication acceptance
Varies; issued for high priority articles
Type of publication
Publishes different content, which can be classified widely as original research, reviews and reports, opinion, news and discussion. Lancet publishes articles, reviews, perspectives, comments, policy reviews and personal opinions
Open access model
Hybrid (open and subscription -based access options)
Articles processing positions (APC)
Approximately USD
Main text
The main text (excluding summary, references and tables) has a word limit of 3000-4500 words
Abstract
Structured Summary: 300-350 Words (including: Background, Methods, Results and Conclusions) Unstructured Summary 150-200 Words
References
Maximum of 30-50 references. References should be cited in text legends, tables and figures.
Tables/Figures
The journal lancet does not specify a fixed limit for the number of tables or figures
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