Journal profile · ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Diabetic Foot & Ankle
ISSN 2000-625X · Co-Action Publishing
Diabetic Foot & Ankle: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2019 (Volume 10, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diabetic Foot & Ankle is published by Co-Action Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Skin Diseases and Diabetes, together about 61.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This title has ceased (2020). Aims: The need for better and more specialized treatment of the sequelae of diabetes is not only acute but also global. The aim of Diabetic Foot & Ankle is therefore to disseminate freely accessible research results on the latest advances in all aspects pertinent to diabetic foot and ankle pathology and its related areas of prevention, clinical care, pathophysiology, epidemiology, and surgical and cardiovascular management. The journal is essential to all educators, researchers, clinicians, and other health care professionals engaged in patients with diabetes mellitus. Scope: Manuscripts on any aspect of diabetic foot and ankle research will be considered for publication. We welcome: Research articles on all aspects of diabetic foot and ankle care and management. Preclinical research articles presenting theoretical or experimental knowledge contributing to the development of new treatments of diabetic foot and ankle. Review articles presenting the state-of-the-art of important aspects of diabetic foot and ankle care and management. Case reports presenting unique cases of diabetic foot and ankle pathology and treatment. Trend articles presenting new ideas or early-stage promising research. Perspectives allowing for personal points of views or experiences [invited]. Letters to the Editor debating articles published in the journal. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementMedicine32.8%
- Foot and Ankle SurgeryMedicine18.4%
- Skin Diseases and DiabetesMedicine10.6%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine7.2%
- Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsMedicine6.9%
- Peripheral Artery Disease ManagementMedicine4.7%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine3.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podiatry | Q1 | 1/6 | 91st |
| Internal Medicine | Q2 | 36/121 | 70th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIMEDLINEPMCDOAJPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, J-Gate, JournalSeek, Open J-gate, ScienceOpen, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.5%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 435 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 411 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- case reportsCase reports presenting unique cases of diabetic foot and ankle pathology and treatment.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor debating articles published in the journal.Length not stated
- perspectivesPerspectives allowing for personal points of views or experiences [invited].Length not stated
- preclinical research articlesPreclinical research articles presenting theoretical or experimental knowledge contributing to the development of new treatments of diabetic foot and ankle.Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles on all aspects of diabetic foot and ankle care and management.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles presenting the state-of-the-art of important aspects of diabetic foot and ankle care and management.Length not stated
- trend articlesTrend articles presenting new ideas or early-stage promising research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Diabetic Foot & Ankle is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Co-Action Publishing
- ISSN
- 2000-625X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2019)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diabetic Foot & Ankle
Which databases index Diabetic Foot & Ankle?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diabetic Foot & Ankle is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ESCI, MEDLINE, PMC and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Diabetic Foot & Ankle open access, and what is the APC?
Diabetic Foot & Ankle 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; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .