The Lancet

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The Lancet

General information ?

Published by:

Elsevier

ISSN:

0140-6736

Last checked date:

03/2020

Scope:

An international general medical journal that will consider any original contribution that advances or illuminates medical science or practice, or that educates or entertains the journal's readers. Website Instructions for authors

Subject?

Main subject area:

Medicine

Breadth of subject area:

All of medicine

Peer review?

Peer review type:

Conventional

Peer review openness:

Closed, single blind

Selectivity:

Highly selective (IF over ~15)

Open access?

Free to read option:

Paper can be free for anyone to read

Allows green OA:

Yes

Has waivers:

No

Has membership system:

None

Access type:

Hybrid

Licence:

Choice of CC BY or CC BY-NC or CC BY-NC-ND

Level of APC:

Over $4500

Speed?

Speed to first decision:

Unknown

Speed from acceptance to publication:

Unknown

Other?

Ownership of publisher:

Company

Length restrictions:

Strong

Provides altmetrics:

Uses own system

CrossMark implemented:

Yes

Has a 2015 impact factor:

Yes

Copyedits:

Yes