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Cardiovascular Diabetology

Cardiovascular Diabetology is an international open access journal dedicated to the link between diabetes and cardiovascular disorders, focusing on the interrelationship between heart diseases and alterations in glucose metabolism. It publishes clinical, genetic, experimental, pharmacological, epidemiological, and molecular biology research and emphasizes rigorous peer review with a quick time to first decision.

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Subject Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Impact Factor 10.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
eISSN 1475-2840
Invitation Only No
Cost Range APC: £3390.00 GBP / $4490.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

Submission Instructions

Cardiovascular Diabetology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Trial registration.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a Methods section covering aim, design and setting, participants or materials, and processes, interventions and comparisons, plus a Declarations section including all required subheadings. Manuscript must include a Research Insights summary of less than 200 words below the abstract, three to ten keywords, a Declarations section with all subheadings even if marked 'Not applicable', and documentation of any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data/personal communications must be excluded from the reference list, journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE, and URLs must appear as numbered references with full site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately, tables under one page may be placed in the manuscript and larger tables may be placed at the end of the document, and the Research Insights summary must be uploaded as a table. Multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and graphical abstract images are strongly recommended and should be uploaded as figure files with the caption included in the image.
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Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, confirm the content is not published or under consideration elsewhere, justify the authors’ expertise, justify the scientific relevance of the topic and the lack of recent reviews on it, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words.
Manuscript Review articles should address a particular question or issue, provide an evidence-based and balanced approach, include how evidence was identified, assessed for quality, and selected, discuss controversial and unresolved issues, and the main text may be divided into subsections with short informative headings. Manuscript must include a Declarations section with the subsections Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors’ contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors’ information, include three to ten keywords, provide a list of abbreviations if abbreviations are used, and document any Large Language Model use in the Methods section or another suitable section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Only published, in-press, or publicly available preprint articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list; journal abbreviations must follow Index Medicus/MEDLINE; and web links must be numbered and listed in full in the references with site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Review manuscripts may include up to 6 figures. Figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file, tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end, and submission of a graphical abstract as a figure is strongly recommended. Figures must be numbered in order of first mention, multi-panel figures submitted as single composite files, and graphical abstract captions may be up to 30 words and placed below the picture within the image file.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 350 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must include the headings Background, Case presentation, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Manuscript must include Background, Case presentation, Discussion and Conclusions, and a Declarations section with all required subheadings. Manuscript must include three to ten keywords and a Declarations section containing Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, Acknowledgements, and optional Authors' information, with 'Not applicable' used for any irrelevant section.
References References must follow Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be cited with a reference number in the reference list and provided in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic file. Figures must be numbered in the order first mentioned and multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, while tables must be numbered and cited sequentially and must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Matters Arising

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract is not required.
Manuscript Main text should be as concise as possible and ideally not exceed 1,200 words. Manuscript must comment on an original research paper published in the journal and include a title page plus a Declarations section containing the required subheadings. Keywords are not required, and the manuscript must include a Declarations section with the subheadings Ethics approval and consent to participate, Consent for publication, Availability of data and materials, Competing interests, Funding, Authors' contributions, and Acknowledgements, with 'Not applicable' used for any irrelevant section.
References References must use Vancouver style. Web links and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list in full with the site title, URL, and access date.
Figures & Tables Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, while larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file with their intended placement indicated in the text. Figure titles and legends must be provided in the manuscript rather than the graphic file, and tables must be created using the word processor's table function rather than embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Recent Publications

Associations of cumulative exposure and dynamic trajectories of the combined atherogenic and frailty index with incident cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a longitudinal analysis based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS)

Xianjing Feng, Bi Deng, Yinghuan Pan, Kai Liu, Wanting Lei, Xin Tang, Jian Xia

10.1186/s12933-026-03235-8
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Association of 14 triglyceride-glucose (TyG)-related indices with new-onset cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the CHARLS and ELSA aging cohorts

Zhang-le Zhu, Hui-fen Hu

10.1186/s12933-026-03224-x
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Systematic comparison of triglyceride-glucose (TYG)-index with other mortality predictive models in obese patients with different mortality rates

Lucia La Sala, Silvia Magnani, Valentina Carlini, Marta Rigoni, Antonio E. Pontiroli, Ivan Zanoni

10.1186/s12933-026-03217-w
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Effects of adiposity, insulin resistance, and inflammation on cardiometabolic multimorbidity: insights from interaction analyses and metabolic phenotyping in the China health and retirement longitudinal study 2011–2018

Lili You, Wenbo Zhao, Meiguang Zheng, Xiaosi Hong, Meng Ren, Wenpeng Li

10.1186/s12933-026-03234-9
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Adolescent obesity and risk of serious chronic morbidity and mortality in young adulthood: a systematic review of cohorts from national registries

Naomi Fliss Isakov, Yulia Balmakov, Laura Sol Grinshpan, Eyal Tsur, Nitzan Issler, Moran Blaychfeld Magnazi, Zivan Beer, Orit Pinhas-Hamiel, Gilad Twig, Avi Shina

10.1186/s12933-026-03221-0
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 1 day.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm that all authors approved the submission, confirm that the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and mention the specific special issue name if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £3390.00 GBP / $4490.00 USD / €3990.00 EUR, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Diabetes Treatment and Management Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Diabetes Management and Research Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Pancreatic function and diabetes Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Heart Failure Treatment and Management Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Diet and metabolism studies Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Advanced Glycation End Products research Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

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