The Lancet HIV

The Lancet HIV is a monthly online-only journal published by Elsevier as part of The Lancet Group, launched in 2014 and devoted to HIV and AIDS research, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 14.6《柳叶刀·HIV》是由爱思唯尔（Elsevier）作为（The Lancet Group）一部分出版的月刊纯在线期刊，2014 年创刊，专注 HIV 与艾滋病研究，2025 年影响因子为 14.6。

Scope

• It publishes translational, epidemiological, clinical and implementation research on HIV and AIDS该刊刊载关于 HIV 与艾滋病的转化、流行病学、临床与实施研究。
• It aims to advance prevention, treatment and care for people living with HIV其宗旨是推动对 HIV 感染者的预防、治疗与照护。
• It covers antiretroviral therapy and the search for a cure and a vaccine该刊涵盖抗逆转录病毒治疗以及对治愈方案与疫苗的探索。
• It addresses the epidemiology and public health response to the global HIV epidemic该刊关注全球 HIV 疫情的流行病学与公共卫生应对。
• It covers paediatric HIV and the prevention of vertical transmission其涵盖儿童 HIV 以及垂直传播的预防。
• It also covers HIV comorbidity and coinfection such as tuberculosis该刊还涵盖结核等 HIV 合并症与合并感染。
• Content types include Articles, Review, Comment and Correspondence内容类型包括论文、综述、评论与通讯。

History

• It was launched in 2014 as a new specialty journal within The Lancet Group该刊于 2014 年作为（The Lancet Group）旗下的新专科期刊创刊。
• Its first issue appeared in 2014 as volume 1, issue 1其创刊号为第 1 卷第 1 期，于 2014 年出版。^[1]
• It is published in an online-only format该刊以纯在线形式出版。
• It is a monthly journal该刊为月刊。
• Its Journal Impact Factor moved from 16.07 in 2022 and 13.0 in 2024 to 14.6 in 2025其影响因子由 2022 年的 16.07、2024 年的 13.0 变化到 2025 年的 14.6。
• In the 2025 Journal Citation Reports it ranks third among 141 journals in infectious diseases在 2025 年期刊引证报告中，该刊在传染病类别的 141 种期刊中位列第三。

Editors

• Its Editor-in-Chief is Peter Hayward现任主编为 Peter Hayward。
• Adrian Gonzalez-Lopez serves as a Senior EditorAdrian Gonzalez-Lopez 担任高级编辑。
• The editorial team is based in the London office of The Lancet该刊编辑团队设于（The Lancet）伦敦办公室。
• Original research is peer reviewed externally to the standards of the Lancet family原创研究按（Lancet）家族标准经外部同行评审。
• It publishes practice-changing research alongside expert commentary and opinion该刊在推动实践的研究之外还刊载专家评论与观点。