Skip to main content

The Lancet - Journal of the week

By

 The Lancet

 The Lancet is a scientific, general medicine journal title, publishing original research and reviews, focusing on real-world impacts to improve society. Although originally founded in the UK over 200 years ago, it has an international reach and promotes papers to a wide readership. It holds high standards of peer review and editorial scrutiny.

 The Lancet is typically one of our most viewed journals by NHS staff.

infograph list key features of the lancet - original research, impact, international perspective, peer-review

The Lancet has a Journal impact Factor of 169.4 (2023, Journal Citation Report, Web of Science, accessed 19/12/23). This places the Lancet as the highest journal by JIF in the category of Medicine, general and internal.

Journal Impact Factor (JIF)

The Journal Impact Factor (JIF) is the most widely quoted metric and has traditionally been the gold standard. It gives an overall value indicating the average number of times research articles and reviews have been cited by other articles/journals. Typically, it has been an indicator of the impact and influence of a journal on published research in a subject category. However, it is not necessarily an indicator of quality and there is some debate these days regarding its value. You can find the JIF of a journal by typing “impact factor” along with the journal name into Google. I have used Web of Science to find information about the JIF.

View this journal now:

The journals available to our different user groups may vary. Please check your journals collection for access.

If you like that, you might like this…

The Lancet group publish a wide range of specialty-specific sister titles. Some of these are also available within our collections:

  • Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Lancet Digital Health
  • Lancet Global Health
  • Lancet Haematology
  • Lancet Healthy Longevity
  • Lancet HIV
  • Lancet Infectious Diseases
  • Lancet Microbe
  • Lancet Neurology
  • Lancet Oncology
  • Lancet Planetary Health
  • Lancet Psychiatry
  • Lancet Public Health
  • Lancet Respiratory Medicine

We also subscribe to key general medicine journals:

  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • JAMA – journal of the American medical association
  • BMJ – British medical journal

Stay up-to-date with the latest articles from this journal

Sign-up to the eToCs – electronic table of contents – to get the table of contents for the latest issue sent to your inbox. Read our blog posts about etocs for more information.

NHS staff who receive KnowledgeShare Evidence Updates can ask whether the etoc for a journal you want can be added to your update.

Finding Journals

Check our journals lists to look for journal titles:

Keele access to full-text

Keele staff and students access full-text journals by logging in with their Keele MS 365 login [email address and password]

NHS access to full-text

NHS users need to register for an NHS OpenAthens username to access full-text for this journal – complete the online form or follow these instructions for more help.

Need more help?

Contact the Health Library for help accessing resources or finding information

Contact the eresources librarian to report a problem with any journal or for help setting up your NHS OpenAthens username

Labels

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Kortext eBooks - easy access to key ebooks

By
 You can find information on a wide range of topics from the Kortext ebook collection, including non-clinical topics as well as nursing and medical textbooks.  The ebook interface is easy to use. You can search for keywords, jump to different chapters or add your own notes. Special collections include ebooks for: Karger fast-facts Diversity and inclusion Primary care Psychological professions Wellbeing This collection is available to NHS staff via their NHS OpenAthens username. Link to the collection via the ebooks page on our website. Go to our ebooks help page to learn more about using ebooks or complete our tutorial - Using eBooks . Find more ebooks via Library Search or the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub. Just contact the Health Library for more help finding ebooks.
Post a Comment
Read more

Login to Library Search – step-by-step instructions for NHS staff

By
  Library Search is a discovery tool, allowing you to find items within the library collections. You can search Library Search without logging in to view books and ebooks available in our collections. By logging in to your library account on Library Search you can access a range of additional functionality, such as: Viewing details of your library account Submitting a request to hold a book for you Adding items to your e-bookshelf Saving searches Note that for NHS users logging in to Library Search does not give you access to full-text items. As an NHS member of staff you access online resources using your NHS OpenAthens username. Anatomy of a Library Card First let’s take a quick look at the most important components of your library card. Your library card and library card number give you access to print resources as well as library services. They confirm that you are a member of the library. Your name : this will be printed on your card, so you’ll know it’s yours!...
Post a Comment
Read more

TRIP database - turning research into practice

By
 The TRIP database is a user-friendly search engine making it easy for you to find high-level, good quality information and research. Focusing on healthcare evidence this database offers you the opportunity of completing simple searching as well PICO-based searching and allows you to focus results by content type. Some functionality is freely available without the need to login. You can "go pro" by logging in with your NHS OpenAthens username to access extra resources and functionality. You can link to the TRIP database from our NHS Resources page , where you'll find a list of key NHS-based resources and tools. For more help using the TRIP database go to our TRIP help page or check out the options on the site where blog posts are also available. Contact the Health Library for more information and help.
Post a Comment
Read more