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The Lancet HIV is a peer-reviewed journal published by Clinical & Medical Journals, covering HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment. Over its lifetime it has published 2,037 papers, which have received 57,227 citations.

PublisherClinical & Medical Journals
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. The Lancet HIV. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment HIV Research and Treatment HIV-related health complications and treatments
ISSN2352-3018
Citation impact (2-yr)5.08
h-index119
i10-index766
Article processing charge$6,300
Top institutions publishing hereJohns Hopkins University
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in The Lancet HIV per year

40
2014
143
2015
152
2016
144
2017
176
2018
218
2019
187
2020
149
2021
201
2022
175
2023
173
2024
189
2025

Citation impact of The Lancet HIV by publication year

2.3K
2014
5.6K
2015
6.7K
2016
7.3K
2017
6.2K
2018
7.1K
2019
7.9K
2020
5.1K
2021
3.9K
2022
2.9K
2023
1.5K
2024
669
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The Lancet HIV

Survival of HIV-positive patients starting antiretroviral therapy between 1996 and 2013: a collaborative analysis of cohort studies

Adam Trickey, Margaret May, Jörg Janne Vehreschild et al. · 11 May 2017

BACKGROUND: Health care for people living with HIV has improved substantially in the past two decades. Robust estimates of how these improvements have affected prognosis and life expectancy are of utmost importance to patients, clinicians, and health-care planners. We examined changes in 3 year survival and life expectancy of patients starting combination antiretroviral therapy (ART)…

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Estimates of global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2015: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

Haidong Wang, Tim M Wolock, Austin Carter et al. · 19 Jul 2016

BACKGROUND: Timely assessment of the burden of HIV/AIDS is essential for policy setting and programme evaluation. In this report from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 (GBD 2015), we provide national estimates of levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART), and mortality for 195 countries and territories from 1980…

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017

Tahvi Frank, Austin Carter, Deepa Jahagirdar et al. · 19 Aug 2019

BACKGROUND: Understanding the patterns of HIV/AIDS epidemics is crucial to tracking and monitoring the progress of prevention and control efforts in countries. We provide a comprehensive assessment of the levels and trends of HIV/AIDS incidence, prevalence, mortality, and coverage of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for 1980-2017 and forecast these estimates to 2030 for 195 countries and…

The Lancet HIV template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the The Lancet HIV format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the The Lancet HIV template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Clinical & Medical Journals format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does The Lancet HIV use?
The Lancet HIV uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. The Lancet HIV. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to The Lancet HIV?
No. DocuGuru generates the article LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Clinical & Medical Journals-ready The Lancet HIV document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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What is The Lancet HIV?
Clinical journal (generic ICMJE manuscript format). It is a life sciences and medicine journal, published by Clinical & Medical Journals.
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