Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
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Title	Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Discipline	Pediatrics, Adolescent medicine
Abbreviation	Lancet Child Adolesc. Health
Publisher	Elsevier
History	2017–present
Frequency	Monthly
Issn	2352-4642

Contents

Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.

Overview

Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is a peer-reviewed medical journal focusing on pediatric and adolescent medicine published by Elsevier under the umbrella of The Lancet family; it addresses clinical research, public health, and policy and sits alongside journals such as The Lancet Oncology, The Lancet Neurology, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Global Health, and The Lancet Psychiatry. The journal targets clinicians, researchers, and policymakers connected with institutions like Great Ormond Street Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo Clinic, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and it is positioned within citation networks that include titles such as Nature Medicine, JAMA Pediatrics, BMJ, Pediatrics (journal), and The New England Journal of Medicine. Editorial leadership and contributors often have affiliations with universities and organizations including Harvard Medical School, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Stanford University School of Medicine, and University College London.

The journal launched in 2017 during a period of expansion of the The Lancet journal family under the stewardship of editors and publishers associated with Elsevier and editorial offices in cities like London, New York City, and Amsterdam. Its creation followed earlier pediatric and adolescent initiatives linked to institutions such as World Health Organization, UNICEF, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and advocacy by networks including Child Rights International Network and Save the Children. During its development phase the title engaged with specialist conferences including the European Academy of Paediatric Societies meetings, the American Academy of Pediatrics annual session, and symposia hosted by Pediatric Academic Societies. Key milestones involved commissioning series and commissions with stakeholders from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and national research councils such as the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), and drew commentary from leaders associated with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Food and Drug Administration.

The journal operates with an editorial board composed of editors and advisory members drawn from academic centers including Imperial College London, Yale School of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and University of Melbourne. Peer review follows standards promoted by organizations like the Committee on Publication Ethics and procedures aligned with publishers such as Elsevier. Policies on conflicts of interest and data transparency reference frameworks used by entities such as International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, CONSORT, PRISMA, and guideline efforts associated with WHO. The journal's open access options and licensing interact with funders including Wellcome Trust, National Institutes of Health, European Research Council, and mandates from agencies such as UK Research and Innovation.

Content spans original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, clinical trials, commissions, and commentaries addressing topics relevant to pediatric and adolescent populations including neonatology work linked to Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, adolescent mental health studies associated with National Institute of Mental Health, infectious disease reports tied to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigations, vaccine research intersecting with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and chronic disease management initiatives connected to American Diabetes Association and European Society for Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care. The journal frequently publishes material on global health concerns with contributors from Médecins Sans Frontières, World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and regional health ministries such as Ministry of Health (Brazil), and addresses methodological advances promoted by groups like Cochrane Collaboration and STROBE. Special series and commissions have drawn participants from academic and policy institutions including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Yale School of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The journal is indexed in major bibliographic databases and indexing services used by researchers and libraries such as PubMed Central, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science with inclusion criteria comparable to other titles indexed alongside Nature, Science, Cell (journal), Lancet (journal), and BMJ. Abstracting entries and citation metrics are tracked by aggregators and metric services including Clarivate, Elsevier Scopus, Google Scholar, and analytics produced for institutions like Times Higher Education and ranking compilations used by ShanghaiRanking, influencing discoverability through university library systems including British Library, Library of Congress, and National Library of Medicine.

The journal's impact is evaluated through citation-based metrics and reputational measures that reference indicators produced by Clarivate Analytics and comparative assessments alongside journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, BMJ, Nature Medicine, and specialty pediatric journals like Pediatrics (journal) and JAMA Pediatrics. Reception in clinical and policy communities has involved discussion and critique in forums and platforms associated with Royal Society of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, European Society for Paediatric Research, and public commentary in outlets such as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New York Times, and professional newsletters circulated by World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies.

Category:Medical journals