Preparing your manuscript for submission to The Lancet Group

About this video

At The Lancet Group, we recognise you have options and never take your contributions or time for granted. To help your author journey with us go smoothly, Anna Clark, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Rheumatology, guides you through what Lancet editors look for in a successful manuscript. This includes best practices for a successful cover letter, how to prepare your manuscript, and tips on what to include in your submission. We hope you find this on-demand, publishing excellence webinar module informative and useful to your work. 

About the presenter

Anna Clark
Anna Clark
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Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet Rheumatology, UK

Anna Clark obtained her PhD in Neuroscience from King's College London (UK) where she examined neuroimmune components to persistent pain, with a focus on cytokine and protease communication between neurones and microglial cells in the spinal cord. She was a post-doctoral research fellow at King's College London (UK) and the Medical University of Vienna (Austria). Anna commenced her editorial career managing a portfolio of journals within the BMC-series as an Editor at BioMed Central. She then served as an Assistant Editor at BMJ Open. She joined The Lancet Rheumatology's launch team as Deputy Editor in 2019, before becoming Editor-in-Chief in July 2023. 

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