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Status
Active
Coverage
1823–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
92.4
SJR · SCImago
14.821
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
982
Best quartile
Q1 · 99th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 1 / 669 | 99th | Q1 |
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The Lancet
The Lancet is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 92.4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0140-6736Verify ISSN ↗1474-547XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
92.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$7,890 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is The Lancet indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1823–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 92.4.
What quartile is The Lancet in Scopus?
The Lancet is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 1 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of The Lancet?
The Lancet is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 92.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 99th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 14.821, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 982.
How much does it cost to publish in The Lancet?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$7,890 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes The Lancet and what is its ISSN?
The Lancet is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0140-6736 and its online ISSN is 1474-547X.
Is The Lancet covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is The Lancet in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is The Lancet open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is The Lancet? — open metrics via OpenAlex
The Lancet has an h-index of 1,212 and a 2-year mean of 20.83 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 92.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #6 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
1,212
h-index
20.83
2-yr mean citations
70,757
i10-index
476,084
works indexed
10,473,548
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$7,890
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#6 of 646 Top 1% Medicine (all)
The Lancet published 1,484 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 2,093. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in The Lancet? — latest 69 articles, 2026
In its latest 69 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (29.5%), United Kingdom (7.1%) and Netherlands (6.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for The Lancet? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 74 retracted papers are recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 74 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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