With great satisfaction we can be proud to state that our journal, Cardiovascular Diabetology, has succeeded in increasing its status during 2023 as one of the world’s leading journals in the areas it encompasses. The journal is currently positioned in the 88.7 and 93.1 percentiles of academic publications in the Journal Citation Reports categories "Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems” and “Endocrinology & Metabolism”, respectively. These figures represent an increase compared to 2022 and in addition, its 2-year Journal Impact Factor – generally considered as the most important index of scholar prestige - has risen to 9.3.
Another relevant achievement is that our journal – despite its high rejection rate - published 353 articles in 2023, the largest quantity in its history. It is important to emphasize this point because over the last few years countless open access journals have been launched and the competition between them has increased substantially. Unfortunately, many of these new periodicals are predatory medical journals which lack a serious peer-review process, offer quick publication, and usually attract low-quality manuscripts; part of them may be fraudulent. The business model of these predatory journals is based on a relatively low APC to be paid by the authors. Thus, in our “publish or perish” current academic culture this can be tempting for authors who are not aware of the existence of dubious or even unscrupulous publishers that may endanger public health and scientific credibility. In this context, Cardiovascular Diabetology is committed to supporting research integrity and maintaining its high standard and rigorous single-blind peer-review model.
A fundamental aspect of the changes that have occurred in 2023 is the considerable increase in our editorial staff. Cardiovascular Diabetology currently has an Editor-in-Chief, a Deputy Editor, nearly sixty Associate Editors and thirty members of the Editorial Board. This ample workforce makes it easier to handle a great number of manuscripts in a shorter turnaround time, assigning each article to editors specialized in the specific paper’s area and enhancing the flexibility of the review process. The knowledge and copious experience of the Associate Editors enhance the scientific level of Cardiovascular Diabetology. This fact, as well as Springer Nature biomedicine publisher Victoria Hentschke's efficient work and initiatives contribute enormously to the successful accomplishment of the journal’s tasks.
The main thematic preferences of the articles submitted to our journal have been rather similar to those of last year, including
- Inflammation in cardiometabolic diseases,
- diagnostic and prognostic importance of the triglyceride glucose index in several clinical settings,
- machine learning,
- biomarkers,
- novel antidiabetic pharmacotherapy (gliflozins and incretin mimetic compounds),
- type 1 diabetes,
- percutaneous coronary interventions in diabetic patients,
- obesity,
- lipidology,
- treatment of heart failure,
- influence of anthropometric measurements on the development of cardiometabolic diseases,
- epicardial fat thickness,
- proteomics,
- gender-specific differences and
- epidemiology
The preceding paragraphs constitute just a comprehensive summary focusing on the recent development and impact of our journal. Here, we would like to offer you a selection of some of 2023 most relevant articles.
Prof. Enrique Fisman, MD
Cardiovascular Diabetology
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief
Celestino Sardu, Maria Consiglia Trotta, Ferdinando Carlo Sasso, Cosimo Sacra, Gerardo Carpinella, Ciro Mauro, Fabio Minicucci, Paolo Calabrò, Michele D’ Amico, Fabrizio D’ Ascenzo, Ovidio De Filippo, Mario Iannaccone, Carmine Pizzi, Giuseppe Paolisso & Raffaele Marfella
Research | Published: 01 April 2023
Insights into SGLT2 inhibitor treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy: focus on the mechanisms
Keming Huang, Xianling Luo, Bin Liao, Guang Li & Jian Feng
Review | Published: 13 April 2023
Rasmus M. Sandsdal, Christian R. Juhl, Simon B. K. Jensen, Julie R. Lundgren, Charlotte Janus, Martin B. Blond, Mads Rosenkilde, Adrian F. Bogh, Lasse Gliemann, Jens-Erik B. Jensen, Charalambos Antoniades, Bente M. Stallknecht, Jens J. Holst, Sten Madsbad & Signe S. Torekov
Research | Published: 25 February 2023
Ooi Ting Kee, Harmiza Harun, Norlaila Mustafa, Nor Azian Abdul Murad, Siok Fong Chin, Rosmina Jaafar & Noraidatulakma Abdullah
Review | Published: 19 January 2023
Elena Succurro, Francesco Cicone, Annalisa Papa, Sofia Miceli, Patrizia Vizza, Teresa Vanessa Fiorentino, Maria Perticone, Angela Sciacqua, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Pierangelo Veltri, Giuseppe Lucio Cascini, Francesco Andreozzi & Giorgio Sesti
Research | Published: 09 January 2023
Lucia Scisciola, Fatemeh Taktaz, Rosaria Anna Fontanella, Ada Pesapane, Surina, Vittoria Cataldo, Puja Ghosh, Martina Franzese, Armando Puocci, Pasquale Paolisso, Concetta Rafaniello, Raffaele Marfella, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Emanuele Barbato, Marc Vanderheyden & Michelangela Barbieri
Research | Published: 02 February 2023
Pierre Gourdy, Patrice Darmon, François Dievart, Jean-Michel Halimi & Bruno Guerci
Review | Published: 01 April 2023
Toshiyuki Nishikido
Review | Published: 30 January 2023
Machine learning in precision diabetes care and cardiovascular risk prediction
Evangelos K. Oikonomou & Rohan Khera
Review | Published: 25 September 2023
Time-dependent effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists on cardiovascular benefits: a real-world study
Sara Piccini, Giuseppe Favacchio, Cristina Panico, Emanuela Morenghi, Franco Folli, Gherardo Mazziotti, Andrea Gerardo Lania & Marco Mirani
Research | Published: 25 March 2023
The interplay of inflammation, exosomes and Ca2+ dynamics in diabetic cardiomyopathy
Santosh K Sanganalmath, Shubham Dubey, Sudhakar Veeranki, Keerthy Narisetty & Prasanna Krishnamurthy
Review | Published: 20 February 2023
Adam Goldman, Boris Fishman, Gilad Twig, Emanuel Raschi, Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, Yonatan moshkovits, Alon Pomerantz, Ilan Ben-Zvi, Rachel Dankner & Elad Maor
Research | Published: 24 January 2023
Ulrich Kintscher & Frank Edelmann
Review | Published: 29 June 2023
Juan José Alba-Linares, Raúl F. Pérez, Juan Ramón Tejedor, David Bastante-Rodríguez, Francisco Ponce, Nuria García Carbonell, Rafael Gómez Zafra, Agustín F. Fernández, Mario F. Fraga & Empar Lurbe
Research | Published: 04 March 2023
Narmadha Subramanian, Kaisa Hofwimmer, Beatriz Tavira, Lucas Massier, Daniel P Andersson, Peter Arner & Jurga Laurencikiene
Research | Published: 12 April 2023
L-Arginine in diabetes: clinical and preclinical evidence
Imma Forzano, Roberta Avvisato, Fahimeh Varzideh, Stanislovas S. Jankauskas, Angelo Cioppa, Pasquale Mone, Luigi Salemme, Urna Kansakar, Tullio Tesorio, Valentina Trimarco & Gaetano Santulli
Review | Published: 18 April 2023
Martin Geiger, Sara Oppi, Stefanie Nusser-Stein, Sarah Costantino, Shafeeq Ahmed Mohammed, Era Gorica, Joanne A. Hoogerland, Christian M. Matter, Ana T. Guillaumon, Frank Ruschitzka, Francesco Paneni, Maaike H. Oosterveer & Sokrates Stein
Research | Published: 22 June 2023
Minji Sohn, Johannes W. Dietrich, Michael A. Nauck & Soo Lim
Research | Published: 28 June 2023
Yasuo Terauchi, Hiroshi Inoue, Takeshi Yamashita, Masaharu Akao, Hirotsugu Atarashi, Takanori Ikeda, Yukihiro Koretsune, Ken Okumura, Shinya Suzuki, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kazunori Toyoda, Atsushi Hirayama, Masahiro Yasaka, Takenori Yamaguchi, Satoshi Teramukai, Tetsuya Kimura, Yoshiyuki Morishima, Atsushi Takita & Wataru Shimizu
Research | Published: 12 July 2023
The cardio-renal-metabolic connection: a review of the evidence
Marella Marassi & Gian Paolo Fadini
Review | Published: 31 July 2023
Seyed Reza Mirjalili, Sepideh Soltani, Zahra Heidari Meybodi, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Alexander Kraemer & Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi
Research | Published: 04 August 2023
Yue Gu, Elisa Avolio, Valeria V Alvino, Anita C Thomas, Andrew Herman, Poppy J Miller, Niall Sullivan, Ashton Faulkner & Paolo Madeddu
Research | Published: 17 August 2023
Chong-Yu Zhang, Ru-Qin Xu, Xiao-Qiao Wang, Lin-Feng Sun, Pei Mo, Ren-Jie Cai, Xiao-Zhen Lin, Cheng-Feng Luo, Wen-Chao Ou, Lie-Jing Lu, Yun Zhong & Jia-Yuan Chen
Research | Published: 24 August 2023
Elisa Dal Canto, L. van Deursen, A. G. Hoek, P. J. M. Elders, H. M. den Ruijter, J. van der Velden, V. van Empel, E. H. Serné, E. C. Eringa & J. W.J. Beulens
Research | Published: 01 September 2023
Juan Moreno-Vedia, Dídac Llop, Ricardo Rodríguez-Calvo, Núria Plana, Núria Amigó, Roser Rosales, Yaiza Esteban, Josefa Girona, Lluís Masana & Daiana Ibarretxe
Research | Published: 14 September 2023
Katarzyna Nabrdalik, Hanna Kwiendacz, Krzysztof Irlik, Mirela Hendel, Karolina Drożdż, Agata M. Wijata, Jakub Nalepa, Oliwia Janota, Wiktoria Wójcik, Janusz Gumprecht & Gregory Y. H. Lip
Research | Published: 20 November 2023
Melina Amor, Valentina Bianco, Martin Buerger, Margarete Lechleitner, Nemanja Vujić, Anja Dobrijević, Alena Akhmetshina, Anita Pirchheim, Birgit Schwarz, Ariane R. Pessentheiner, Franziska Baumgartner, Katharina Rampitsch, Silvia Schauer, Iva Klobučar, Vesna Degoricija, Gudrun Pregartner, Daniel Kummer, Monika Svecla, Gerhard Sommer, Dagmar Kolb, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Gerald Hoefler, Saša Frank, Giuseppe Danilo Norata & Dagmar Kratky
Research | Published: 28 November 2023
Marta Lopez-Yus, Carmen Casamayor, Juan Jose Soriano-Godes, Sofia Borlan, Yolanda Gonzalez-Irazabal, Maria Pilar Garcia-Sobreviela, Beatriz Garcia-Rodriguez, Raquel del Moral-Bergos, Pilar Calmarza, Jose Maria Artigas, Silvia Lorente-Cebrian, Vanesa Bernal-Monterde, Alejandro Sanz-Paris & Jose M. Arbones-Mainar
Research | Published: 08 December 2023
Tracey G. Simon, Fahim Ebrahimi, Bjorn Roelstraete, Hannes Hagström, Johan Sundström & Jonas F. Ludvigsson
Research | Published: 13 December 2023
Francesca Cinti, Lucia Leccisotti, Gian Pio Sorice, Umberto Capece, Domenico D’Amario, Margherita Lorusso, Shawn Gugliandolo, Cassandra Morciano, Andrea Guarneri, Maria Angela Guzzardi, Teresa Mezza, Amedeo Capotosti, Luca Indovina, Pietro Manuel Ferraro, Patricia Iozzo, Filippo Crea, Alessandro Giordano & Andrea Giaccari
Research | Published: 19 December 2023
Josep Iglesies-Grau, Ana Garcia-Alvarez, Belén Oliva, Guiomar Mendieta, Inés García-Lunar, José J. Fuster, Ana Devesa, Cristina Pérez-Herreras, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, Ramon Brugada, Borja Ibanez, Rodrigo Fernandez-Jimenez & Valentin Fuster
Research | Published: 19 December 2023