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Diabetes Care

American Diabetes Association Inc. · United States · Est. 1893

ISSN1935-5548

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

7.161

H-Indexi

506

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

4.846

Total Worksi

22,231

Total Citationsi

2,006,947

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.51

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

to promote better patient care by serving the expanded needs of all health professionals committed to the care of patients with diabetes.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1893

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications22,231

Publisher OrgAmerican Diabetes Association

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Diabetes Association Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1935-5548

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

505

42k

2019

611

43k

2020

454

30k

2021

535

27k

2022

425

17k

2023

398

9.9k

2024

452

2.9k

2025

232

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ1

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ1

Internal MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

Advanced and Specialized NursingEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetes Management and ResearchDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsDiabetes Treatment and ManagementDiabetes and associated disordersDiabetes Management and EducationHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patientsPancreatic function and diabetesMetabolism, Diabetes, and CancerGestational Diabetes Research and ManagementDiet and metabolism studies

Frequently asked questions about Diabetes Care

Is Diabetes Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Diabetes Care: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Diabetes Care?

Diabetes Care is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 10.51.

Is Diabetes Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Diabetes Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Diabetes Care?