Practical Diabetes

Aims & Scope

Practical Diabetes concerns itself with all aspects of the worldwide clinical science and practice of diabetes medicine.

The journal recognises the importance of each member of the healthcare team in the delivery of diabetes care, and reflects this diversity of professional interest in its editorial contents.

The Editors welcome original papers, case reports, practice points, audit articles and letters on any aspect of clinical diabetes care from any part of the world.

The journal also publishes commissioned leaders, review articles and educational and training series, for which an honorarium normally is paid.

All articles submitted to Practical Diabetes are independently peer reviewed.

They must not have been published or be under submission currently elsewhere.

Enquiries from prospective authors are welcomed and the Editors will be pleased, if asked, to advise on preparation and submission of articles.

All articles and enquiries should be directed to the Editors at the publishing address below.

The journal is published nine times a year, and currently the average waiting time for acceptance of articles is eight weeks, and for subsequent publication sixteen weeks.

Practical Diabetes is independent of any commercial or vested interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.284

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17180

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	663

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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 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.

• Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Ann‐Marie, Alison

• Low carbohydrate diet to achieve weight loss and improve HbA _1c in type 2 diabetes and pre‐diabetes: experience from one general practice

  Citation: 37

  Authors: David, Jen

• Virtual consultations: are we missing anything?

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Anne, Emma G, Mark, Charles

• Motivational and behaviour change approaches for improving diabetes management

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Vivien, Wendy

• DIY artificial pancreas systems: here to stay?

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Thomas SJ, Alasdair, Emma G

• Webcam consultations for diabetes: findings from four years of experience in Newham

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Joanne, Desiree, Joseph, Rita, Shanti, Trisha, Anna, Emma, Teresa

• Diabetic ketoacidosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Citation: 27

  Authors: A, RNK

• Use of haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The implementation of World Health Organisation (WHO) guidance 2011

  Citation: 23

  Authors: W Garry, Rowan, Sir George

• Co‐design of an evidence‐based health education diabetes foot app to prevent serious foot complications: a feasibility study

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Rajna, Rekha, Tracy, Fiona, Janine, Dinesh

• Barriers and enablers to translating gestational diabetes guidelines into practice

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Shelley Ann, Sally, Michael, Annette, Harold David

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