The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN (print)
- 2468-1253
- Specialty
- Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
- Journal website
- www.thelancet.com/submission-guidelines?journal=langas
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Picture | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Comment | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Commission | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Correspondence | Depends on study design | 8 |
| General Article | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Health Policy | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Meta-analysis | PRISMA | 8 |
| Observational Study | STROBE | 8 |
| Personal View | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Randomised Controlled Study | CONSORT | 8 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 8 |
| Systematic Review | PRISMA | 8 |
| Viewpoint | Depends on study design | 8 |
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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