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The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is a paediatrics journal with ISSN 2352-4642. The homepage highlights current issues, online-first articles, reviews, comments, health policy content, series, commissions, podcasts, announcements, and journal metrics including a 2024 Impact Factor of 15.5, CiteScore of 27.7, and 5-Year Impact Factor of 17.8.

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Subject Pediatrics
Impact Factor 15.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 2352-4642
eISSN 2352-4642
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Manuscript submission is free. Gold open access APC information is available via The Lancet open access page.

Submission Instructions

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Meta-Analyses

Cover Letter A covering letter must be included with the submission. The cover letter must include signed confirmation from all authors, and if a medical writer or editor was involved, a signed statement naming that person and describing their funding must also be provided.
Abstract A semistructured summary is required. The abstract must be semistructured.
Manuscript The manuscript should aim for a maximum length of about 3500 words. The manuscript must be structured into Summary, Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include a Research in context panel with the headings Evidence before this study, Added value of this study, and Implications of all the available evidence, include contributor and declaration of interests statements at the end, and disclose any use of generative AI in writing in the acknowledgments and in the Methods section when used in the study or review development.
References The reference list should contain no more than 75 references. References must use Vancouver style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, references in tables, figures, and panels must follow numerical order based on first mention in the text, online references must include the URL and access date, personal communications and unpublished work must be cited in the text rather than the reference list, and the Research in context panel must not contain references.
Figures & Tables Tables and panels must be included in the manuscript, and figures must be submitted with the submission.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter A covering letter must be included with the submission. The cover letter must include signed statements if a medical writer or editor was involved, naming the person and providing funding information.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The manuscript must include declaration of interests and funding statements, a contributors section, an AI-use disclosure at the end of the article and in Methods if used in the study or review development, and a Research in context panel with the headings “Evidence before this study,” “Added value of this study,” and “Implications of all the available evidence.”
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscript numbers cited sequentially after punctuation. References must be cited sequentially, references in tables, figures, and panels must follow the order of first citation in the text, online references must include the URL and access date, and the Research in context panel must not contain references.
Figures & Tables The manuscript must include tables and panels, and figures must be included with the submission.
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Comment

Cover Letter A covering letter should be included with the submission.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Unsolicited Comments must be no more than 750 words. The manuscript must include declaration of interests and source of funding statements, contributor information at the end of the manuscript, and any AI-use disclosure statement in the acknowledgments section when applicable.
References Unsolicited Comments must have no more than 10 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, with references in tables, figures, and panels numbered according to first citation in the text.
Figures & Tables Unsolicited Comments may include only one figure, panel, or small table. The manuscript should include tables and panels as part of the manuscript, and submissions should include figures.
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Health Policy

Cover Letter A covering letter should be included with the submission. The cover letter must include signed statements from the corresponding author and any medical writers or editors if a medical writer or editor was involved in creating the manuscript.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The manuscript must include tables and panels, contributor statements, declaration of interests and source of funding statements, and an AI-use disclosure in the acknowledgments section when applicable.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, with table, figure, and panel references numbered according to first citation in the text.
Figures & Tables The manuscript should include tables and panels, and figures should be submitted with the submission.
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Recent Publications

Serious health-related suffering in children and paediatric palliative care – Authors’ reply

Julia Downing, Felicia Marie Knaul, Lukas Radbruch, Xiaoxiao Jiang Kwete, Afsan Bhadelia

10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00135-5
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Mycophenolate dosing in childhood nephrotic syndrome

Guido Filler

10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00132-x
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Serious health-related suffering in children and paediatric palliative care

Alison P Bowers, Gursharan K Singh

10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00119-7
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Global childhood cancer surveillance: too many left in the dark

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00136-7
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Correction to Lancet Child Adolesc Health 2026; 10: 470–71

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10.1016/s2352-4642(26)00137-9
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Fast-track Articles are peer-reviewed within 3–5 days and, if accepted, published within 10 weeks from submission. Authors are informed at least a week in advance of Online First publication. Proofs should be corrected and returned within 48 h.

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Is a cover letter required?

A covering letter should be uploaded at the "Enter Comments" stage of online submission and used to explain why the paper should be published in the journal and whether it should be considered for fast-track publication. Detailed responses to reviewers’ comments in a covering letter are required with revised submissions.

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What are the publication costs?

Manuscript submission is free. The journal is hybrid. Gold open access APC applies for eligible funded research Articles, with pricing provided through The Lancet open access page.

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Research Topics

Child and Adolescent Health Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Child Nutrition and Water Access Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Infant Development and Preterm Care Respiratory viral infections research Global Maternal and Child Health Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Child Abuse and Trauma Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Birth, Development, and Health Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Migration, Health and Trauma Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

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