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Lancet Public Health

The Lancet Public Health is a public health journal with ISSN 2468-2667. The homepage highlights current issues, online first articles, editor's picks, podcasts, announcements, and journal metrics including Impact Factor, CiteScore, and 5-Year Impact Factor. The journal publishes both open access articles and articles published by Elsevier Ltd.

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Subject Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Impact Factor 25.2
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2468-2667
eISSN 2468-2667
Invitation Only No
Cost Range USD 7,860 APC as of Jan 1, 2026; geographical pricing for open access applies for papers accepted after 27 October 2025.

Submission Instructions

Lancet Public Health accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required for first submissions of Articles. The cover letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract A semistructured abstract is required for Articles. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be semistructured in five paragraphs. The abstract must use the headings Background, Methods, Findings, Interpretation, and Funding.
Manuscript Articles must be up to 3500 words, or up to 4500 words for randomised controlled trials. First submissions of primary research Articles must include a research in context panel, and randomised trials must include a "Randomisation and masking" section within the Methods section. Articles must include a research in context panel with the sections "Evidence before this study", "Added value of this study", and "Implications of all the available evidence", and submitted research Articles must contain a data sharing statement at the end of the manuscript.
References Articles must have no more than 30 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation marks, 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 First submissions should include the manuscript including tables and panels, and figures should be included with the submission. Articles reporting Kaplan-Meier survival data must include numbers at risk at each timepoint.
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Review

Cover Letter A covering letter is required for first submissions. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract A 150-word unstructured summary is required. The summary must not exceed 150 words. The summary must be unstructured.
Manuscript The manuscript should be no more than 4500 words. The manuscript should include a brief section entitled "Search strategy and selection criteria". The "Search strategy and selection criteria" section must state the sources of the material covered, including databases, MeSH and free-text search terms and filters, and reference lists from journals or books, and must state the criteria used to include or exclude studies.
References The manuscript must have no more than 75 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation marks, 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 First submissions should include the manuscript including tables and panels and should include figures.
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Seminar

Cover Letter A covering letter is required for first submissions. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript All authors and contributors must specify their individual contributions at the end of the text. The manuscript must include declaration of interests and source of funding statements, and any use of generative AI in writing must be disclosed in a statement at the end of the article in the acknowledgments section.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscripted 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 include URLs with access dates for online material.
Figures & Tables First submissions should include the manuscript including tables and panels, and figures should also be included with the submission.
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Clinical Picture

Cover Letter A covering letter must be included with the first submission. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The manuscript must include individual author contributions at the end of the text, declaration of interests and funding statements, and an AI-use disclosure statement at the end of the article in the acknowledgments section if generative AI was used in writing.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscripted numbers in the text. References must be cited sequentially, list all authors if there are six or fewer or the first three followed by et al if there are seven or more, and include URLs with access dates for online sources.
Figures & Tables First submissions must include the manuscript including tables and panels and must include figures.
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Clinical Rounds

Cover Letter A covering letter is required for first submissions. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The manuscript must include tables and panels, author contribution statements at the end of the text, a declaration of interests section at the end of the text, funding information, and an AI-use disclosure statement in the acknowledgment section when applicable.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with sequential superscript citations in the text. List all authors when there are six or fewer, list the first three followed by et al when there are seven or more, include URLs and access dates for online sources, and cite personal communications and unpublished work only in the text.
Figures & Tables First submissions must include the manuscript including tables and panels and must also include figures.
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Grand Rounds

Cover Letter A covering letter must be included with first submissions. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The manuscript must include tables and panels, individual author contribution statements at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests subheading at the end of the text, funding information, and an AI-use disclosure statement in the acknowledgment section when applicable.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscripted 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 include URLs with access dates for online sources.
Figures & Tables First submissions must include figures and the manuscript including tables and panels.
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Resource

Cover Letter A covering letter must be included with the first submission. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript The text must include individual author contributions at the end and use end-of-text subheadings for Declaration of interests and funding information, with a Role of the funding source statement at the end of Methods or in the acknowledgments if there is no Methods section. The manuscript must include tables and panels on first submission, a data sharing statement, declarations of funding and competing interests, disclosure statements for any AI use, and explanations in the manuscript when race or ethnicity data were not collected, analysed, or reported.
References References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscript numbers cited sequentially in the text. List all authors when there are six or fewer, list the first three followed by et al when there are seven or more, include URLs and access dates for online material, cite personal communications and unpublished work only in the text, and mark preprints clearly as preprints.
Figures & Tables The manuscript including tables and panels and the figures must be included with the first submission.
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Correspondence

Cover Letter A covering letter is required for first submissions. The covering letter must explain why the paper should be published in Lancet Public Health rather than elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Correspondence written in response to published content must be no longer than 250 words, while correspondence of general interest unlinked to items published in the journal can be up to 400 words long. Correspondence should be written in response to previous content published in the journal and, for publication, must reach the journal within 4 weeks of publication of the original item. Required forms must be uploaded at submission.
References Correspondence written in response to published content must have no more than 5 references. References must be cited in Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation marks, 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 Correspondence may include only one table or figure. First submissions should include the manuscript including tables and panels and should include figures.
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Recent Publications

The International Agency for Research on Cancer: from global evidence to national action

Anna Schmütz, Véronique Chajàs, Clément Chauvet, Dorothy Keefe, Elisabete Weiderpass

10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00091-5
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Progression of multiple long-term conditions (multimorbidity) in England: a population-based descriptive study of 49·6 million adults

Eirion Slade, Ellie Bragan Turner, Adrian Pratt, Rupert Dunbar-Rees, Nasrin Hafezparast, Emma Barron, Chirag Bakhai, Gary Wainman, Nina Robery, Anju Paul, Kamil Barczak, Edward Gregg, Kamlesh Khunti, Jonathan Valabhji

10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00052-6
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Achieving equity requires investment in vulnerable populations

Jaana Suvisaari, Kimmo Suokas

10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00069-1
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An opportunity to confront multimorbidity

The Lancet Public Health

10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00078-2
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National and subnational burden of disease attributable to risk factors in Italy, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023

Giulia Zamagni, Giulia Carreras, Benedetta Armocida, Emmanuela Gakidou, Charlie Ashbaugh, Gianfranco Alicandro, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Claudia Veronica Carletti, Luana Caselli, Sonia Cerrai, Federica Concina, Sara Conti, Claudia Cosma, Emanuele D'Amico, Silvia Deandrea, Marco Del Riccio, Pietro Ferrara, Carla Fornari, Daniela Fortuna, Silvano Gallus, Lucia Galluzzo, Giuseppe Grosso, Giovanni Guarducci, Stefano Guicciardi, Ivo Iavicoli, Alessio Lachi, Matilde Leonardi, Miriam Levi, Alessandra Lugo, Pasquale Maffia, Stefano Masi, Eleonora Maurel, Luciano Nieddu, Paola Pani, Roberto Passera, Paolo Pedersini, Norberto Perico, Alberto Raggi, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Luca Ronfani, Michela Sabbatucci, Eugenio Traini, Domenico Tricò, Daniele Urso, Aurora Zanghì, Andrea Zovi, Johan Mansson, Mohsen Naghavi, Cristiano Piccinelli, Lorenzo Monasta

10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00048-4
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Gold open access articles are available immediately upon publication. For the green open access option, authors can deposit the final accepted version in a repository 6 months after publication.

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What are the publication costs?

The Lancet Public Health APC is USD 7,860 as of Jan 1, 2026. Authors pay the APC only after acceptance, and discounts or waivers may apply.

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Research Topics

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