The Lancet
Cover of Volume 393, 2 March 2019 | |
| Discipline | Medicine |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Richard Horton |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1823–present |
| Publisher | Elsevier (United Kingdom) |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Delayed | |
| 98.4 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Lancet |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | LANCAO |
| ISSN | 0140-6736 (print) 1474-547X (web) |
| LCCN | sf82002015 |
| OCLC no. | 01755507 |
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The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, founded in England in 1823. It is one of the world's highest-impact academic journals and also one of the oldest medical journals still in publication.
The journal publishes original research articles, review articles ("seminars" and "reviews"), editorials, book reviews, correspondence, as well as news features and case reports. The Lancet has been owned by Elsevier since 1991, and its editor-in-chief since 1995 has been Richard Horton. The journal has editorial offices in London, New York City, and Beijing.