Diabetes Care

Diabetes Care is a journal for the health care practitioner focused on increasing knowledge, stimulating research, and promoting better management of people with diabetes. To foster these objectives, the journal publishes original research in the areas of Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition/Psychosocial Research, Epidemiology/Health Services Research, Emerging Treatments and Technologies, Pathophysiology/Complications, and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk.

The Lancet

Impact Factor
16.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
6.008

CiteScore
27.7

Frequency
Monthly

Publisher
American Diabetic Association

Acceptance Rate
Approximately 11.06%

Key Highlights

5-Year Impact Factor

14.1

H-Index

399

Ranking

225th out of 27,955 journals globally

Indexing

Medline/PubMed, PubMed Central, European PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO

Initial Editorial Decision

Approximately 18 days

First Post-Review Decision

Approximately 1.4 months

Submission to Acceptance

Approximately 1.7 months

Acceptance to Publication

Online Ahead of Print within 5–6 weeks post acceptance

Publication Type

Peer-reviewed journal that publishes a wide range of articles related to diabetes, including original research, review articles, and commentaries. The journal's focus is on improving diabetes care, education, and research.

Open Access Model

Hybrid (offers both subscription-based and open access options)

Article Processing Charges (APC)

$240 per page for open-access articles

Main text

The main text of the manuscript, excluding references, abstract, and figures/tables, must not exceed 4,000 words.

Abstract

The article should contain a summary, generally not more than 200 words. It should be concise and should not contain primary data and/or a statement on statistical significance.

References

The journal will not accept articles containing more than 50 references.

Tables/Figures

A total of no more than 8 tables and figures will be acceptable.