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lancet-writing
Use to structure and hold the length of a Lancet Article main text — Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion (~3000–3500 words), the Research in context panel, a limited reference list (~30), and a cautious, globally minded Discussion that does not overstate.
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# Main-Text Writing & Structure (lancet-writing)
## When to trigger
- Drafting or trimming a Lancet original-research **Article**.
- The main text is over length, or the Discussion overstates the findings.
- The structure wanders (lab/clinic chronology instead of IMRaD).
- Co-authors keep adding paragraphs and references and the paper is creeping past budget.
## Article structure (IMRaD + the panel)
The Lancet original-research **Article** uses standard **IMRaD** with the Research in context panel:
| Section | Holds |