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BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care

BMJ Publishing Group Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1969

ISSN2052-4897eISSN2052-4897
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
18
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1 Β· Scopus CiteScore 7.9. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
1.646
H-Indexi
84
CiteScorei
7.9
SNIPi
1.374
Total Worksi
1,552
Total Citationsi
40,077
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.89
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care is an open access diabetes journal from the ADA and BMJ that strives to publish innovative studies on diabetes in all disciplines and therapeutic areas as quickly and transparently as possible. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care is an open access journal committed to publishing high-quality basic and clinical research articles regarding type 1 and type 2 diabetes and associated complications. The online-only format allows for continuous updates and serves as an invaluable resource to the multidisciplinary community of endocrinology, public health/prevention and internal medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 103 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,552
Publisher OrgBMJ
OA Since2012
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~18 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BMJ Publishing Group
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2052-4897 / 2052-4897
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
100
3.8k
2019
390
12k
2020
230
5.5k
2021
143
2.7k
2022
103
1.5k
2023
118
856
2024
89
213
2025
42
9
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Frequently asked questions about BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care

Is BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care?

BMJ Open Diabetes Research and 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 7.9.

Is BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care?

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care is an open access diabetes journal from the ADA and BMJ that strives to publish innovative studies on diabetes in all disciplines and therapeutic areas as quickly and transparently as possible. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care is an open access journal committed to publishing high-quality basic and clinical research articles regarding type 1 and type 2 diabetes and associated complications. The online-only format allows for continuous updates and serves as an invaluable resource to the multidisciplinary community of endocrinology, public health/prevention and

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref