Lancet Editorial Intern

Organisation and Department: Elsevier, The Lancet Editorial

Role and hours: Assistant Peer Review Editor, full time – 35 hours per week

Location: Home Based Role, with option to attend London office

Line manager name and email: Zoë Mullan, zoe.mullan@lancet.com

Mentor name and email: TBD

Salary: £27,000 annually for London and £24,500 for rest of UK (pro rata)

Start/ end dates: 01/06/26 to 01/9/26

Flexibility: Fully remote, flexible hours, with option to attend London office

Interview process: Online

Accessible by: Car, train, bus, tube, cycle

Student/ graduate: Either

About us:  

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

About the internship: 

The Lancet is a world-renowned medical journal that now comprises a suite of monthly specialty titles in addition to the weekly general medical title established in 1823. All the journals employ full-time professional editors, most of whom are based in our main office in London. We handle a high volume of cutting-edge research submissions and pride ourselves on offering a personalised service to the authors who publish with us. The Editorial Intern would immerse themselves in the daily activities of a peer review editor, with opportunities to experience and assist with other aspects of journal operation such as production, multimedia, communications, and press office.   

Responsibilities: 

• Use Elsevier’s Scopus database to search for experts to act as peer reviewers

• Assist with preparation for twice-weekly editorial meetings

• Use image libraries to source photographs to illustrate key papers

• Attend departmental meetings

• Option to shadow other departments such as production, multimedia, communications, and press office

Skills or experiences: 

• Studying for or achieved a degree in a bioscience or health profession

• PC literacy and experience with Office applications

• Excellent attention to detail

• An interest in critical analysis of health research

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