The Lancet is a British medical journal, published weekly by the Lancet Publishing Group. It takes its name from the surgical instrument called a lancet. The present editor-in-chief is Richard Horton.

There are several specialized editions of The Lancet, called The Lancet Neurology (neurology), The Lancet Oncology (oncology) and The Lancet Infectious Diseases (infectious diseases).

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• The Lancet
• The Lancet: Formatting guidelines for electronic submission of revised manuscripts (PDF) Formatting requirements for The Lancet; academic style for medical research and other articles for submission.