The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN (online)
- 2352-4642
- Specialty
- Pediatrics
- Journal website
- www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/home
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Comment | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Correspondence | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Health Policy | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Meta Analysis | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Original Research | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Personal View | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Randomized Controlled Trials | CONSORT | 5 |
| Reflections | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Reviews | Depends on study design | 5 |
| Viewpoints | Depends on study design | 5 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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