Journal profile · Endocrinology & Metabolism
Diabetologia
ISSN 0012-186X · eISSN 1432-0428 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1965
Diabetologia: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,490; median 94 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 300 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diabetologia is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes and associated disorders and Diabetes Management and Research, together about 41.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Diabetologia publishes original clinical, translational and experimental research on all aspects of diabetes and related subjects, provided they have scientific merit and represent an important advance in knowledge
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Endocrinology & Metabolism
Editor-in-chief Anna Krook ReviewsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pancreatic function and diabetesMedicine16.8%
- Diabetes and associated disordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine10.6%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine6.8%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.5%
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and CancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Adipose Tissue and MetabolismMedicine4.4%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Endocrinology & Metabolism | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 10.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 18.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2026
- 18.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.86LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2026
- 3.86Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.89LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2026
- 2.89Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 207LetPub ·
- h-index
- 339OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11,163OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 74.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 230LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16,055 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 228 | 177 | 195 |
| 2025 | 300 | 221 | 1,536 |
| 2024 | 299 | 294 | 4,940 |
| 2023 | 208 | 208 | 6,397 |
| 2022 | 218 | 216 | 8,846 |
| 2021 | 300 | 287 | 12,362 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
94 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 136 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 164 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (579 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Data availability
Authors can share free-to-view links to their research with anyone, anywhere Model summary
SharedIt: authors can share free-to-view links to their research with anyone, anywhere
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open access available at no cost for authors at participating institutions; all authors can make papers freely available via Springer Nature's Open Choice program Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Diabetologia, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Rapid triage system allows authors to submit to a more appropriate journal without delay Model summary
Rapid triage system: allows authors to submit to a more appropriate journal without delay
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1965
- ISSN
- 0012-186X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-0428
- Society / sponsor
- EASD
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diabetologia
What CAS zone is Diabetologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Diabetologia is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Endocrinology & Metabolism; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Diabetologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 10.23; CiteScore 18.2, h-index 339.
How long does peer review take at Diabetologia?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 94 days (interquartile range 62–136 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index Diabetologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diabetologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Diabetologia open access, and what is the APC?
Diabetologia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,490.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .