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Use to build The Lancet's signature Research in context panel — the three mandatory headed parts (Evidence before this study, Added value of this study, Implications of all the available evidence), grounded in a systematic literature search with stated databases, terms, and dates. Mandatory for original research Articles.

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# Research in Context Panel (lancet-research-in-context)

## When to trigger

- Writing an original research **Article** for The Lancet (the panel is mandatory).
- There is no panel, or it reads like a discussion paragraph rather than the three required parts.
- The "Evidence before this study" part asserts what was known without a documented systematic search.
- New evidence appeared during review and the panel needs updating.

## Why this is the most distinctive Lancet skill

The **Research in context** panel is The Lancet's signature artifact and is **required for every original research Article**. It forces authors to place their study inside a **systematically searched** evidence base — not a cherry-picked introduction. Editors and reviewers read it early; a weak or search-free panel signals an unsystematic literature review.

## The panel has EXACTLY three headed parts
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