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The Lancet Regional Health – Europe is an open access general medical journal in The Lancet Regional Health suite that publishes high-quality, evidence-based research focused on Europe.
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Impact Factor
13
Quartile
Q1
Open Access Type
Open
ISSN
2666-7762
eISSN
2666-7762
Invitation Only
No
Cost Range
Manuscript submission is free. Article processing charges are payable upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.
Submission Instructions
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.
Article
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Articles must include an abstract. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be a semistructured summary in five paragraphs. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Findings, Interpretation, and Funding.
Manuscript
Articles should be around 3500–5000 words. Manuscript must include a Research in context panel containing Evidence before this study, Added value of this study, and Implications of all the available evidence. Manuscript must include declaration of interests and source of funding statements, a Contributors section, an AI use disclosure statement in the acknowledgments if applicable, and a data sharing statement at the end of the manuscript.
References
Articles should have 30 references. References must use Vancouver style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, with journal titles abbreviated in Index Medicus style and author lists giving all authors if six or fewer or the first three followed by et al if seven or more.
Figures & Tables
First submissions should include the manuscript including tables and panels, and figures should be included with the submission. Research in context panels must not contain references.
Review
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Reviews must include an abstract in the form of a 150-word unstructured summary. The abstract must not exceed 150 words. The abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript
Reviews should be no more than 4500 words. The manuscript must include a brief section entitled 'Search strategy and selection criteria' that states the sources of the material covered and the criteria used to include or exclude studies. The manuscript must include declaration of interests and funding statements at the end of the text, contributor information, and an AI-use disclosure statement in the acknowledgments plus methods details if AI was used in developing the review.
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 if there are six or fewer, list the first three followed by et al if there are seven or more, and abbreviate journal names in Index Medicus style.
Figures & Tables
Reviews may use up to 5–6 illustrations. The first submission must include the manuscript including tables and panels and must also include figures.
Seminar
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include contributor information at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests subheading, source of funding information in the acknowledgments, and an AI use disclosure at the end of the article in the acknowledgments section if generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in writing.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, journal names must use standard Index Medicus abbreviations, and references with seven or more authors must list the first three followed by et al while references with six or fewer authors list all authors.
Figures & Tables
The manuscript file for first submission must include tables and panels, and figures must also be included with the submission.
Correspondence
Cover Letter
A covering letter should be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Correspondence responding to a previous publication 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. Correspondence should be written in response to previous content published in the journal, and responses to a previous publication must reach the journal within 4 weeks of the original item's publication. Required forms must be uploaded at submission, and the manuscript must include contributors at the end of the text plus declaration of interests, funding, and any AI-use disclosure statements at the end of the article.
References
Correspondence responding to a previous publication should have no more than 5 references. References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, journal names must use Index Medicus abbreviations, and references with seven or more authors should list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
Correspondence may include only one table or figure. The manuscript should include tables and panels, and figures should be included with the first submission.
Health Policy
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
A 150-word unstructured summary is required. The summary must not exceed 150 words. The summary must be unstructured.
Manuscript
The manuscript must be no more than 4500 words. Health Policy manuscripts should follow the same guidelines as a Review. The manuscript must include contributor statements, declaration of interests and funding statements at the end of the text, and an AI-use disclosure in the acknowledgments section if generative AI or AI-assisted writing tools were used.
References
The manuscript may include a maximum of 75 references. References must use Vancouver style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, with journal titles abbreviated in Index Medicus style and author lists showing all authors if six or fewer or the first three followed by et al if seven or more.
Figures & Tables
The manuscript must include tables and panels, and figures must be included with the first submission.
Series
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Series must be submitted as a collection of usually three to five papers on a clinical or regional health topic and must include two or more evidenced reviews. The manuscript must include contributor information at the end of the text, declaration of interests and funding statements at the end of the text, and an AI-use disclosure in the acknowledgments if generative AI or AI-assisted writing tools were used.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text as superscript numbers after punctuation, journal names must use Index Medicus abbreviations, and references with seven or more authors must list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
The first submission must include the manuscript with tables and panels and must also include figures.
Clinical Picture
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include individual contributor statements at the end of the text and a 'Declaration of interests' subheading 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 with the model, version, prompt, and how and where it was used.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscript numbers in the text. References must be cited sequentially, journal names must be abbreviated in Index Medicus style, references with six or fewer authors must list all authors, and references with seven or more authors must list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
First submissions must include the manuscript including tables and panels, and figures must also be included with the submission. Figures must use consistent nomenclature and abbreviations with the text, composite figure panels must be labeled with lowercase letters, and all panels for one figure must appear on a single page with one figure per page.
Clinical Rounds
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
Author contribution information must appear at the end of the text, and manuscripts using generative AI in writing must include an AI disclosure statement in the acknowledgments section. The manuscript must include declaration of interests and funding statements at the end of the text, and AI use in writing must be disclosed with the tool, version, prompt, and how and where it was used.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style. References must be cited sequentially in the text 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 use standard Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables
First submissions must include the manuscript including tables and panels and must also include figures.
Grand Rounds
Cover Letter
A covering letter must be included with the first submission.
Abstract
Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript
The manuscript must include contributor information at the end of the text, a Declaration of interests subheading, funding information in the Acknowledgments, and an AI-use disclosure statement in the acknowledgments section if generative AI was used in writing.
References
References must use Vancouver numbering style with superscript numbers in the text. References must be cited sequentially, journal names must use standard Index Medicus abbreviations, six or fewer authors should all be listed, and seven or more authors should list the first three followed by et al.
Figures & Tables
First submissions must include the manuscript including tables and panels, and figures must also be included with the submission.
Recent Publications
Prevalence and mortality of chronic extracellular matrix dysregulated diseases: a nationwide register-based study
Rosa C. Christiansen, Cecilie L. Bager, Andrea Heinz, Anne C. Bay-Jensen, Diana J. Leeming, Dinesh Khanna, Federica Genovese, Florian Rieder, Georg Schett, Joachim H. Mortensen, Kim Henriksen, Nicholas Willumsen, Philip G. Conaghan, Raghu Kalluri, Scott L. Friedman, Signe Holm Nielsen, Signe Larsen, Stephane Heymans, Toby M. Maher, Søren Brunak, Morten A. Karsdal
10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101901
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Sex- and age-specific trends in prescription medication use, 2005–2025: a nationwide repeated cross-sectional study
Noémie Roland, Martin Thomsen Ernst, Jesper James Linde, Lotte Rasmussen, Anton Pottegård
10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101909
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The next generation of maternal vaccines: scientific advances, regulatory readiness, and strategic planning in Europe
Paul T. Heath, Eva P. Galiza, Pamela Jump Salcedo, Emilie Karafillakis, Asma Khalil, Kirsten Maertens, Kirsty Le Doare, Christine E. Jones
10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101899
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Income-related differences in survival across disease categories in Sweden: a retrospective population-based register study
Vincent Mougin, Authia Gray, Mohsen Naghavi, Peter Allebeck, Jonas Minet Kinge, Eve E. Wool, Nicole Davis Weaver, Christopher J.L. Murray, Emilie E. Agardh
10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101896
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Academic treatment optimization studies in oncology and internal medicine: a risk- and burden-adapted regulatory framework for the European Union
Wolfgang E. Berdel, Martin Dreyling, Martin Schrappe, Christoph Wanner, Georg Schmidt
10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101888
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Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to publish?
Papers are aimed to be published online in 2–3 weeks from acceptance. Receipt of a submission is acknowledged by email, and in-house editorial decisions are communicated quickly. Research papers that proceed are peer reviewed by at least two reviewers and a statistician.
Reformat to The Lancet Regional Health - Europe using Livewrite PremiumIs a cover letter required?
A covering letter should be uploaded at the Enter Comments stage of online submission and should explain why the paper should be published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe rather than elsewhere. Detailed responses to reviewers’ comments in a covering letter are also necessary with revised submissions.
Reformat to The Lancet Regional Health - Europe using Livewrite PremiumWhat are the publication costs?
Manuscript submission is free. The journal is fully open access and charges an article processing charge upon acceptance for all full-length peer-reviewed article types.
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