Information for Authors
The Lancet Psychiatry considers any original research contribution that will potentially lead to change in clinical practice and thought, and informative reviews on any topic connected with psychiatry. Because the journal has an international readership, it is vital that articles should be written clearly and should not assume a level of knowledge above that of, say, a reasonably well-read general psychiatrist. One way to find out if your article is understandable to those reading outside their immediate field of interest is to show the manuscript to colleagues in other sub-specialties. If they find it difficult to follow, so will a good proportion of the readership. Wherever possible, figures and good quality photographs (colour or black and white) should be used to supplement and to enhance the text. Further details on the different sections of The Lancet Psychiatry, and how to submit to the journal, are provided below. If you require further clarification, the journal’s editorial staff will be pleased to help (email [email protected]).
Manuscripts must be solely the work of the author(s) stated, must not have been previously published elsewhere, and must not be under consideration by another journal. The Lancet journals are signatories of the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE Recommendations), and to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) code of conduct for editors. We follow COPE's guidelines.
