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The Lancet HIV

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN2352-3018eISSN2352-3018

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

4.757

H-Indexi

117

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.42

Total Worksi

2,003

Total Citationsi

55,775

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet HIV publishes original research, comment, and correspondence that unifies clinical, epidemiological, and operational disciplines across a single vision of health for those living with HIV. The journal publishes translational, epidemiological, clinical, and implementation research related to the pandemic.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,003

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-3018 / 2352-3018

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

218

7.1k

2019

187

2020

149

5.1k

2021

201

3.9k

2022

175

2.9k

2023

173

1.6k

2024

189

689

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EpidemiologyQ1

ImmunologyQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

VirologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

ImmunologyInfectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyVirologyInfectious DiseasesEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskHIV/AIDS drug development and treatmentHIV Research and TreatmentHIV-related health complications and treatmentsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesSex work and related issuesPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatmentGlobal Maternal and Child Health

Frequently asked questions about The Lancet HIV

Is The Lancet HIV a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Lancet HIV: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of The Lancet HIV?

The Lancet HIV is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.54.

Is The Lancet HIV indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Lancet HIV is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.