Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Lancet Global Health
ISSN 2214-109X · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND
Lancet Global Health: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 21.66; fully open access; APC about USD 7,860; median 91 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 377 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lancet Global Health is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the leading journal in global health, The Lancet Global Health delivers essential original research, candid commentary, correspondence, and Commissions, focusing on disadvantaged populations, be they whole economic regions or marginalised groups within otherwise prosperous nations, with a preference for the following topics: reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health; infectious diseases, including neglected tropical diseases; non-communicable diseases; mental health; the global health workforce; health systems; surgery; and health policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine17.3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing7.8%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine6.4%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.2%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.1%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 21.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 22.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 29.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 29.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 11.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 161LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,894 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 236 | 324 |
| 2025 | 377 | 377 | 3,235 |
| 2024 | 367 | 367 | 7,671 |
| 2023 | 420 | 420 | 11,180 |
| 2022 | 413 | 413 | 16,390 |
| 2021 | 432 | 432 | 18,035 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 19 days – 174 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 63 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 208 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (715 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 83 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 39 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 7,860 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 6,680 / EUR 6,250 / GBP 5,350 / JPY 828,520 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 5,780 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 7,860 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 7,860 (excluding taxes). This journal is taking part in the GPOA program.Review this journal’s open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2214-109X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lancet Global Health
What CAS zone is Lancet Global Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lancet Global Health is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Lancet Global Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 21.66; CiteScore 29.4, h-index 221.
How long does peer review take at Lancet Global Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 19–174 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Lancet Global Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lancet Global Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lancet Global Health open access, and what is the APC?
Lancet Global Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 7,860.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .