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The Lancet Regional Health - Europe

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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Subject Health Care Sciences & Services, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Recent Publications

Tuberculosis disease and infection screening among migrants in the Netherlands 2019–2023: a national retrospective observational study

Gerard de Vries, Annemieke Mulder, Ineke Spruijt, Erik Huisman, Henrieke Schimmel, Merel Siebers, Natasha Vrubleuskaya, Marijne Zandbelt-Smits, Rianne van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Susan van den Hof

10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101856
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Improving paediatric immunisation coverage rates: a position paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics

Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Zoi Dorothea Pana, Stefano del Torso, Adamos Hadjipanayis, Joe Brierley, Nora Karara, Ann De Guchtenaere, Mark Buttigieg, Zachi Grossman, Iren Kantor, Luigi Titomanlio, Corinne Wyder, Sophie Jullien, Brett Janson Craig, Roberta Pastore, Oleg Benes, Ulrich Heininger, Berthold Koletzko

10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101851
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Designing eligibility and evaluation criteria for antibacterial pull incentives: a comparative review of implemented and emerging initiatives

Michael Anderson, Emily O'Neill, Gunnar Ljungqvist, Avi Cherla, Zilke Claessens, Elise Schoefs, Nick Crabb, Warren Cowell, Jennifer Cohn, Deepali Patel, Elias Mossialos

10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101849
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Integrating incretin-based therapies into comprehensive obesity care: an EASO position statement

Jorge César Correia, Jennifer Lyn Baker, Emma Boyland, Luca Busetto, Lubomíra Fábryová, Tryggvi Helgason, Paolo Sbraccia, Euan Woodward, Volkan Yumuk, Zoltan Pataky

10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101840
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Every cancer patient counts: strengthening European population-based cancer registries to improve cancer control

Gijs Geleijnse, Claudine Backes, Maria Dolores Chirlaque, Matthijs Sloep, Esteve Rodon Navarro, Mario Šekerija, Liesbet van Eycken, Giske Ursin

10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101855
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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.

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Is 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.

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What 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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Research Topics

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Health disparities and outcomes Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life COVID-19 epidemiological studies COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy COVID-19 and Mental Health Global Health Care Issues Migration, Health and Trauma Climate Change and Health Impacts Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Respiratory viral infections research Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Employment and Welfare Studies Healthcare Systems and Challenges Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Diabetes Treatment and Management Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Chronic Disease Management Strategies Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Mental Health Treatment and Access Diabetes Management and Research

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