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Welcome to the World Journal of Diabetes

World Journal of Diabetes is a rigorously peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing original, high-quality research findings in the field of diabetes, including clinical, translational, and basic studies, as well as research involving artificial intelligence. The journal focuses on, but is not limited to, the following areas: Diabetes complications, experimental diabetes mellitus, type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes, diabetic angiopathies, diabetic cardiomyopathies, diabetic coma, diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic nephropathies, diabetic neuropathies, Donohue syndrome, fetal macrosomia, and prediabetic state. Types of articles published by the journal include clinical study, basic study, case report, editorial, review, minireview, systematic review, meta-analysis, guidelines, and correspondence.  The journal sincerely welcomes experts and scholars to submit original research manuscripts. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two independent referees, who will critically assess its novelty, significance, and reproducibility, as well as any flaws in experimental design and data processing, in order to provide authors with meaningful peer review reports. The journal adheres to editorial policies, peer-review processes, editorial processes, and publication ethics guidelines developed by the editorial office in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics, the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, and the World Association of Medical Editors. These principles form the foundation for delivering high-quality services to authors, providing high-quality academic content to readers, and supporting the advancement of clinical practice. Submit an Article >>

2026 Published Issues
4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Lu Cai, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: l0cai001@louisville.edu) Pediatric Research Institute, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, United States
  • Michael Horowitz, PhD, MD, Professor, (E-mail: michael.horowitz@adelaide.edu.au) Department of Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide 5005, Australia
  • Md. Shahidul Islam, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: islamd@ukzn.ac.za) Department of Biochemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJD is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, PubMed, PubMed Central, Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics

The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJD as 4.6; JIF without journal self cites: 4.3; 5-year JIF: 5.0; JIF Rank: 43/191 in endocrinology and metabolism; JIF Quartile: Q1; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q1.

ISSN
1948-9358 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (3462), Duration of Peer Review (28 days/Mean), Days from Submission to First Decision (49 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (40 days/Mean), Accepted (46.9%/Mean), Production Time (46 days/Mean), Time to Publication (165 days/Mean), and Rejected (44.5%/Mean).
Editorial
Opinion Review
Francesco Cappellani, Matteo Capobianco, Federico Visalli, Marieme Khouyyi, Mutali Musa, Alessandro Avitabile, Inferrera Leandro, Rosa Giglio, Daniele Tognetto, Caterina Gagliano, Fabiana D’Esposito, Marco Zeppieri 
World J Diabetes 17(4):117094. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i4.117094
Review
Guido Gembillo, Luca Soraci, Giuseppe Spadaro, Rossella Messina, Felicia Cuzzola, Michela Calderone, Maria Federica Ricca, Simona Di Piazza, Flavia Sudano, Maria Elsa Gambuzza, Maria Princiotto, Lorenzo Lo Cicero, Domenico Santoro 
World J Diabetes 17(4):113748. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i4.113748
Guido Gembillo, Luca Visconti, Valeria Tranchida, Chiara Nardi, Sebastiano Calimeri, Maria Elsa Gambuzza, Maria Princiotto, Chiara Chinigo, Luca Soraci, Domenico Santoro 
World J Diabetes 17(4):115058. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i4.115058
Chen-Chen Pan, Qi-Qi Xie, Peng-Yu Lu, Zhen Shi, Hao-Yu Li, Yu-Jie Ma, Tian-Ye Ding, Mei-Qi Zeng, Cheng Luo, Fu-Yuan Zhuge 
World J Diabetes 17(4):116208. Published online Apr 15, 2026. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v17.i4.116208
Minireviews
Retrospective Cohort Study
Observational Study
Prospective Study
Basic Study
Systematic Reviews
Correspondence
Correction