Abstract
Progress in the field of diabetes comes from many sources, including novel ideas, research breakthroughs, expanding therapeutic options, technological advances, charismatic personalities, and enhanced communication between the scientific and clinical communities. It is in the latter realm that the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA’s) journal Diabetes Care has played an increasingly important role since its founding in 1978. Through the years, the journal has grown to become both a locus for and stimulus of all the other sources of progress in diabetes clinical research and care. From its inaugural year, during which there were concerns about how to fill six issues and an acceptance rate just under 50% (1), to its present 41st volume year, with monthly issues ∼3,000 submissions annually, and an acceptance rate for original articles of under 10%, Diabetes Care has emerged as the premier journal in its field. The 1970s were a busy time in diabetes research that ushered in numerous transformative advances, supported by a marked increase in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (2). The role and influence of the ADA were also broadening to include a greater focus on patient care, nursing practice, health care delivery, and professional education (3). Against this backdrop, ADA professional members began to wonder whether the association’s journal Diabetes (established in 1952) adequately addressed the needs of clinical investigators and clinicians treating patients with the disease. A committee appointed to study the question commissioned a physician survey that confirmed strong interest in a clinically oriented diabetes journal. Soon thereafter, Diabetes Care was launched. The second word of its title was an acronym for its focus on C linical and A pplied R esearch and E ducation (2). In the 40 years since, annual submissions have increased more than 17-fold, the number of published articles has …
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