Fast-track publication
Our Fast track process (previously known as Swift Plus+) means that The Lancet aims to peer review and publish papers within four weeks of submission, if no extensive revisions are required (eight weeks for Lancet specialty journals). This option is available for randomised controlled trials, and papers of major health importance, and the timeframe allows for full peer review as well as comprehensive editing, to the same standard as all other peer reviewed papers published in our journals.