Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Aims & Scope

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications (JDC) is a journal for health care practitioners and researchers, that publishes original research about the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus and its complications.

JDC also publishes articles on physiological and molecular aspects of glucose homeostasis.

The primary purpose of JDC is to act as a source of information usable by diabetes practitioners and researchers to increase their knowledge about mechanisms of diabetes and complications development, and promote better management of people with diabetes who are at risk for those complications.

Manuscripts submitted to JDC can report any aspect of basic, translational or clinical research as well as epidemiology.

Topics can range broadly from early prediabetes to late-stage complicated diabetes.

Topics relevant to basic/translational reports include pancreatic islet dysfunction and insulin resistance, altered adipose tissue function in diabetes, altered neuronal control of glucose homeostasis and mechanisms of drug action.

Topics relevant to diabetic complications include diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and nephropathy; peripheral vascular disease and coronary heart disease; gastrointestinal disorders, renal failure and impotence; and hypertension and hyperlipidemia.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.048

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	104

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4474

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1557

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

• Diabetes mellitus

  Citation: 578

  Authors: Marcus E

• Diabetes mellitus: The linkage between oxidative stress, inflammation, hypercoagulability and vascular complications

  Citation: 524

  Authors: Caroline Pereira, Luci Maria Sant'Ana, Maria das Graças, Lirlândia Pires, Karina Braga, Ana Paula

• Lower circulating irisin is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Citation: 333

  Authors: Jian-Jun, Melvin D.S., Wan Ching, Clara S.H., Sylvia, Xiao Wei, Subramaniam, Chee Fang, Su Chi

• Understanding the sources of diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Lawrence, William H., Danielle M., Umesh, Ian, Anne L., Lisa A., Vicky

• Periodontal status of diabetics compared with nondiabetics: a meta-analysis

  Citation: 328

  Authors: Yousef S., Ali S., Saleh S., Ahmed, Walid Q.

• Exercise training can modify the natural history of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Stefano, Gianluca, Leoluca, Nicolina, Eugenio, Frida, Francesco

• Should minimal blood glucose variability become the gold standard of glycemic control?

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Irl B., Michael

• Hesperidin and naringin attenuate hyperglycemia-mediated oxidative stress and proinflammatory cytokine production in high fat fed/streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetic rats

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Ayman M., Mohamed B., Adel, Osama M.

• The effect of exercise on neuropathic symptoms, nerve function, and cutaneous innervation in people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Patricia M., Mamatha, Rupali, Stephen, Kevin, Jason, Neena K., Douglas E.

• Factors associated with poor glycemic control among patients with Type 2 diabetes

  Citation: 274

  Authors: Maysaa, Yousef S., Abdelkarim, Kamel

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