柳叶刀

详细介绍

The best science for better lives

The Lancet began as an independent, international weekly general medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley. Since its first issue (Oct 5, 1823), the journal has strived to make science widely available so that medicine can serve and transform society, and positively impact the lives of people.

Over the past two centuries, The Lancet has sought to address urgent topics in our society, initiate debate, put science into context, and influence decision makers around the world.

The Lancet has evolved as a family of journals but retains at its core the belief that medicine must serve society, that knowledge must transform society, that the best science must lead to better lives.

Our manifesto

Highest standards for medical science

The Lancet sets extremely high standards. We select only the best research papers for their quality of work and the progression they bring.

Improving lives is the only end goal

Too much research is done for research’s sake. We believe that improving lives is the only end goal and that research is only relevant when it has impact on human lives.

Increasing the social impact of science

We recognise that a great research paper is not enough and that it requires development, mobilisation, and exposure. So we promise to set agendas, create context, inform leaders, start debates, and advocate for the idea that research can and will make a difference.

Reach & impact

The Lancet journals are both a destination for publication and a platform to advance the global impact of research. The Lancet team cares that your work is highly visible to a global network of researchers, clinicians, industry professionals, policy makers, media outlets, patients, and the wider public, and we work with you and your affiliated institutions to maximise the impact of your research on the world.

• Lancet journals have extensive global reach with more than 84 million annual visits on TheLancet.com and 141 million downloaded articles across The Lancet.com and ScienceDirect.

• Lancet Alerts, including our electronic Table of Contents, have over 2.1 million subscriptions.

• Lancet journals have more than 1.9 million followers on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WeChat, and Weibo.

• With over 487 thousand annual mentions in news articles, research published in Lancet journals receives regular coverage in influential media such as the Associated Press, BBC, CNN, Financial Times, The Guardian, The New York Times, NPR, and The Washington Post.

• Lancet podcasts receive nearly 40,000 listens each month.

  
  

Our global team

We are a collaborative, international team of over 170 professional editors, technical copy editors, production editors, marketing and communications specialists, designers, publishers, operations managers, editorial assistants, and multimedia and digital experts all dedicated to advancing health worldwide. Our main office is in London (UK), and we have offices in Beijing (China), New York (USA), Munich (Germany) as well as teams in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Barcelona (Spain), Cambridge (USA),Chennai (India), Madrid (Spain), Oxford (UK), Philadelphia (USA), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Shanghai (China), and Sydney (Australia).