Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Clinical Diabetology
ISSN 2450-8187 · VM Media sp. z o.o. VM Group sp.k. Grupa Via Medica · Poland
Clinical Diabetology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Diabetology is published by VM Media sp. z o.o. VM Group sp.k. Grupa Via Medica and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Diabetes Management and Research and Nutrition and Health Studies, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
'Clinical Diabetology' is a journal for practicing clinicians aiming to increase knowledge and promote research for better management of people with diabetes. Editors are interested in publishing a wide range of articles such as original clinical research, clinical care, case reports, diabetes care related health policies and practices from across the world. The journal also publishes clinically relevant review articles, letters to the editor, and commentaries. Research papers that are not suitable for Clinical Diabetology are basic science research (animal preclinical research) or opinions that merely reflect personal views.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Editor-in-chief Viral N. ShahPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, India 6, Poland 5, United Kingdom 2, Türkiye 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.4%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine11.5%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine10.3%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine9.9%
- Diabetes and associated disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine6.1%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.9%
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, OCLC, Crossref, Arianta, Biochemistry and Biophysics Citation Index, CNKI (China National Knowledge Index), Free Medical Journals (Geneva Foundation), Index Copernicus, Polska Scientific Bibliography / Polindex, Polish Medical Library (GBL), Polish Minsitry of Science and Higher Education, ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), SJR (Scimago Journal & Country Rank), Urlichs' Periodicals Directory, WorldCat (OCLC), Biochemistry & Biophysics Citation Index, Free Medical Journals, Polish Ministry of Education and Science, Polish Scientific Bibliography, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, WorldCat
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 861 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47 | 47 | 2 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 33 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 46 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 124 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 174 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 285 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 300 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 100 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 300
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- basic science research; animal preclinical research
Article types accepted13
- editorialsCommissioned and invited articles or written by the editors of the Clinical Diabetology journal.Length not stated
- guidelines or consensus statementClinical Diabetology is open to proposals for papers containing clinical guidelines prepared by medical societies and experts in the field of diabetes.Length not stated
- letterType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- meta-analysisType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- narrative reviewType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- original researchType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- research paperType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- research papersResearch papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-control study, observational research, or survey study…Length not stated
- reviewType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- review articleType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles (reviews include narrative review, systematic review, meta-analysis, and scooping review)Length not stated
- surveyType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
- systematic reviewType Formatting requirements General information Research papers (Original research including clinical trial, intervention study, epidemiology study, case-contr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship 1. Authorship
Authorship follows ICMJE recommendations. Model summary
Clinical Diabetology journal abides by the rules of responsible and ethical publishing. It is understood that all persons added to the list of authors must have substantially participated in collecting and analyzing the data and/or in preparing the manuscript, and that none of the researchers/clinicians significantly involved in the project have been omitted from the list of authors. It is also as…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval and informed consent required where applicable. Model summary
Where applicable, authors must confirm that the study was conducted in accordance with ethical standards, approved by the appropriate ethics committee (including the approval number, if available), and that participants provided written informed consent.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Submitting the manuscript together with figures and tables, the Author (Authors) declares (declare) that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted to another journal for consideration (excluding abstracts not exceeding 250 words). Apart from that the Author (Authors) declares (declare) that he (they) transfers (transfer) automatically and free of charge to the Publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Gold open access journal, accessible to everyone at no cost. Model summary
All articles published in 'Clinical Diabetology' are available in open access formula immediately after publication and are published under Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The Journal is committed to prompt evaluation and publication of submitted articles. All manuscripts together with supplementary files (if applicable) should be submitted online via the journal web page. The submission and review process is fully electronic and submissions by e-mail or postal mail will not be accepted. Please follow the manuscript preparation directions presented. Manuscripts subm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check using sophisticated software. Model summary
All manuscripts that are accepted for consideration go through a plagiarism check using sophisticated software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- VM Media sp. z o.o. VM Group sp.k. Grupa Via Medica
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 2450-8187
- Print ISSN
- 2450-7458
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Diabetology
What CAS zone is Clinical Diabetology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Diabetology is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Diabetology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Diabetology?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Diabetology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Diabetology based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), India (6) and Poland (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Diabetology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Diabetology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Diabetology open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Diabetology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .