Overview
Submission Instructions
Recent Publications
Frequently Asked Questions
Research Topics
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The Lancet Healthy Longevity is a gold open-access, multi-disciplinary journal that publishes clinically-focussed longevity and healthy ageing research and review. Its remit spans early-stage clinical research into mechanisms of ageing, epidemiological and societal research on changing populations, clinical trials across disciplines focused but not exclusively on older people, gerontological science, age-specific clinical guidelines, and clinical and policy reviews intended to shape debate in the field.
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Subject
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Impact Factor
14.6
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
2666-7568
eISSN
2666-7568
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
USD 7,860 APC as of Jan 1, 2026
Submission Instructions
The Lancet Healthy Longevity accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Article
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with first submissions. The covering letter should explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity rather than elsewhere.
Abstract
Articles must include a semistructured abstract. The abstract must not exceed 250 words, although Articles reporting randomised trials must include a structured summary of up to 300 words. The abstract must be semistructured. The abstract must contain the headings Background, Methods, Findings, Interpretation, and Funding.
Manuscript
Articles should be up to 3500 words, or up to 4500 words for randomised controlled trials. Primary research Articles must include a Research in context panel, and randomised trial Articles must include a Randomisation and masking section in Methods plus a trial profile and a baseline characteristics table. Articles must include contributors and declaration of interests statements, a data sharing statement at the end of the manuscript, and a Research in context panel, and any use of generative AI in writing must be disclosed in the acknowledgments.
References
Articles should have no more than 30 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially as superscript numbers after punctuation, with all six authors listed when there are six or fewer and the first three followed by et al when there are seven or more.
Figures & Tables
Randomised trial Articles must include a trial profile and a table of baseline characteristics. Tables must be supplied in a separate Word document from the main text, while figures are included with first submissions and randomised trial figure files should be submitted as editable files. Kaplan-Meier plots in Articles must include numbers at risk at each timepoint, and in randomised trial Articles they must also include a measure of effect on the graph and must not break the y axis.
Review
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity rather than elsewhere.
Abstract
Reviews must include an abstract. The summary must be no more than 150 words. The summary must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Reviews should be no more than 4500 words. Reviews must include a brief section entitled "Search strategy and selection criteria" that states the sources searched and the criteria for including or excluding studies. The manuscript must include authors' contributions, a "Declaration of interests" statement, funding information, and any AI-use disclosure at the end of the article, and the "Search strategy and selection criteria" section must not contain references.
References
Reviews should have a maximum of 75 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially as superscript numbers after punctuation, list all authors when there are six or fewer, list the first three followed by et al when there are seven or more, and abbreviate journal names in Index Medicus form.
Figures & Tables
Figures must be included with the first submission, and tables and panels must be included in the manuscript. Tables must be supplied in a separate Word document from the main text and figures must be provided in an editable file type unless they are photographs or MRI scans.
Clinical Picture
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with first submissions. The covering letter should explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity rather than elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include authors’ contributions at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests statement, source of funding information, and an AI-use disclosure in the acknowledgments if generative AI or AI-assisted technology was used in writing.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscript citation numbers in the text. References must be cited sequentially, list all authors when there are six or fewer, list the first three followed by et al when there are seven or more, and use standard Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables
Figures should be included with the first submission, while tables must be supplied in a separate Word document rather than within the main text. Table text must be editable, and blackout bars or similar devices must not be used to anonymise patients in clinical images.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with first submissions. The covering letter should explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity rather than elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Correspondence should be no longer than 400 words. Correspondence should be written in response to previous content published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity and must reach the journal within 4 weeks of publication of the original item. The manuscript must include authors’ contributions at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests subheading at the end of the text, source of funding information, and an acknowledgment statement disclosing any generative AI or AI-assisted technologies used in writing.
References
Correspondence should have no more than five references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, with up to six authors listed in full or the first three followed by et al for seven or more authors.
Figures & Tables
Only one table or figure is permitted in Correspondence. The manuscript should include tables and panels, figures should be included with first submissions, and tables must be supplied in a separate Word document from the main text. Table text must be editable.
Comment
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with the first submission. The covering letter should explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity rather than elsewhere.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Unsolicited Comments must not exceed 750 words. The manuscript must include contributors’ statements at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests section, source of funding information, and an acknowledgment statement disclosing any generative AI use in writing.
References
Unsolicited Comments must have no more than ten references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially as superscript numbers after punctuation, with up to six authors listed in full and seven or more abbreviated to the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Unsolicited Comments may include only one figure, panel, or small table. The manuscript including tables and panels should be included in the submission, and figures should also be submitted.
Recent Publications
Intrinsic capacity and disability before death: a dynamic relationship
Katja Hanewald
10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100863
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Association between intrinsic capacity and disability before death among older adults: a decedent cohort study
Olivia S Malkowski, Kendra Davis-Plourde, Max J Western, Thomas M Gill
10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100854
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Deprescribing and its non-inferiority complex
Catherine S Hwang, Kenneth S Boockvar, Michael A Steinman
10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100862
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Treat the bone, not the fear: antiosteoporosis medications and fracture healing
Julien Paccou
10.1016/j.lanhl.2026.100834
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
4 days submission to first decision; 64 days submission to decision after review; 101 days submission to acceptance; 54 days acceptance to online publication
Reformat to The Lancet Healthy Longevity using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
The Lancet Healthy Longevity APC is USD 7,860 as of Jan 1, 2026.
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