Diabetic Medicine

Aims & Scope

Diabetic Medicine, the official journal of Diabetes UK, is published monthly simultaneously, in print and online editions.

The journal publishes a range of key information on all clinical aspects of diabetes mellitus, ranging from human genetic studies through clinical physiology and trials to diabetes epidemiology.

We do not publish original animal or cell culture studies unless they are part of a study of clinical diabetes involving humans.

Categories of publication include research articles, reviews, editorials, commentaries, and correspondence.

All material is peer-reviewed.

We aim to disseminate knowledge about diabetes research with the goal of improving the management of people with diabetes.

The journal therefore seeks to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between clinicians and researchers worldwide.

Topics covered are of importance to all healthcare professionals working with people with diabetes, whether in primary care or specialist services.

Surplus generated from the sale of Diabetic Medicine is used by Diabetes UK to know diabetes better and fight diabetes more effectively on behalf of all people affected by and at risk of diabetes as well as their families and carers.”

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.4
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.439

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	171

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2568

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2221

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. Provisional report of a WHO Consultation

  Citation: 9746

  Authors: K.G.M.M., P.Z.

• Metabolic syndrome—a new world‐wide definition. A Consensus Statement from the International Diabetes Federation

  Citation: 4679

  Authors: K. G. M. M., P., J.

• Comment on the provisional report from the WHO consultation

  Citation: 1249

  Authors:

• The prevalence of co‐morbid depression in adults with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

  Citation: 937

  Authors: S., M. A., J. L., M. J., K.

• Incidence and trends of childhood Type 1 diabetes worldwide 1990–1999

  Citation: 916

  Authors:

• Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glycaemia: the current status on definition and intervention

  Citation: 819

  Authors: N., J., P., K. G. M. M.

• The North‐West Diabetes Foot Care Study: incidence of, and risk factors for, new diabetic foot ulceration in a community‐based patient cohort

  Citation: 784

  Authors: C. A., A. L., H., S., L. C., J., A. W., A., N., K. E., C. H., R., E. R. E., A. M., P., S., A. J. M.

• Impaired Leucocyte Functions in Diabetic Patients

  Citation: 779

  Authors: M., D., M., M-C., H., B.

• Estimating the current and future costs of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in the UK, including direct health costs and indirect societal and productivity costs

  Citation: 660

  Authors: N., C., D., M., D.

• Psychosocial problems and barriers to improved diabetes management: results of the Cross‐National Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs (DAWN) Study

  Citation: 651

  Authors: M., R. R., T., F. J., D. R., S. E.

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