Quality Control System

The Journal of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology is committed to maintaining high standards of scientific quality, editorial integrity, ethical compliance, and production accuracy. Our efficient and rigorous peer-review and production processes are designed to ensure that every published article meets the journal's standards before it becomes part of the permanent scholarly record.

1. Rigorous Peer Review

All eligible manuscripts undergo an appropriate peer-review process conducted by qualified reviewers with relevant subject expertise.

The review process evaluates:

Scientific originality and relevance.
Methodological rigor.
Validity of analysis and interpretation.
Clarity and quality of presentation.
Appropriate use of references.
Ethical compliance.
Research integrity.
Overall contribution to the field.

The journal may request revisions where necessary before reaching a final editorial decision.

2. Editorial Quality Assessment

Before peer review, submitted manuscripts undergo an initial editorial screening to assess:

Alignment with the journal's scope.
Manuscript completeness.
Basic scientific quality.
Ethical requirements.
Authorship and contributorship information.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Required declarations and supporting documents.
Compliance with the journal's submission requirements.

Manuscripts that do not meet essential requirements may be returned to authors for correction or rejected before external peer review.

3. Research Integrity and Ethical Screening

The journal takes research integrity seriously and may conduct appropriate checks for:

Plagiarism and excessive text similarity.
Duplicate or redundant publication.
Fabrication or falsification.
Image manipulation.
Questionable authorship.
Undisclosed conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval deficiencies.
Inappropriate informed consent.
Other forms of research misconduct.

Where concerns arise, the journal may follow applicable COPE guidance and request clarification or supporting documentation.

4. Reference and Citation Quality

References are reviewed for relevance, consistency, and accuracy.

Authors are expected to provide complete and verifiable bibliographic information, including correct DOIs or direct source links where applicable.

The editorial team may request correction of inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable references before publication.

5. Ethical and Regulatory Compliance

Where applicable, manuscripts must demonstrate compliance with relevant ethical requirements, including:

Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.
Research Ethics Committee approval.
Informed consent.
Human and animal welfare requirements.
Clinical trial registration.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure.
Funding disclosure.

Manuscripts that fail to satisfy essential ethical requirements may be rejected regardless of their scientific merit.

6. Production Quality Control

Following acceptance, manuscripts undergo a structured production process designed to minimize publication errors.

Production checks may include:

Manuscript formatting.
Typesetting.
Tables and figures.
References and citations.
Author names and affiliations.
ORCID information where provided.
DOI and article metadata.
Headings and section structure.
Mathematical and scientific notation where applicable.
Supplementary files.

7. Copyediting and Proofreading

Accepted manuscripts are subject to appropriate editorial and proofreading checks before final publication.

The production team checks for:

Typographical errors.
Grammar and language consistency.
Formatting inconsistencies.
Reference discrepancies.
Figure and table placement.
Metadata accuracy.

Authors may be provided with proofs for final review where applicable.

8. Author Proof Review

Where page or publication proofs are provided, authors are expected to carefully review them and report substantive errors within the specified timeframe.

Proof corrections should generally be limited to necessary corrections and should not introduce substantial changes to the accepted manuscript without editorial approval.

9. Final Pre-Publication Check

Before publication, the Editorial and Production teams conduct a final quality check to confirm that the article is ready for release.

This may include verification of:

Final manuscript version.
Author information.
Article title.
Abstract.
Keywords.
References.
DOI.
Ethical statements.
Conflict-of-interest statement.
Funding statement.
Data availability statement.
Licensing information.

10. Digital Publication Quality

Published articles are prepared in appropriate digital formats, including PDF and XML where applicable, to support accessibility, discoverability, indexing, and long-term preservation.

Article metadata is maintained carefully to support accurate citation and linking.

11. Post-Publication Quality Control

Quality control continues after publication.

If an error or integrity concern is identified, the journal may investigate and, where appropriate, publish:

Corrections.
Errata.
Editorial clarifications.
Expressions of Concern.
Retractions.

The journal aims to ensure that the published record remains as accurate and transparent as possible.

12. Continuous Improvement

The journal periodically reviews its editorial, peer-review, and production workflows to identify opportunities for improvement.

Feedback from authors, reviewers, editors, and readers may be considered when improving:

Editorial procedures.
Peer-review standards.
Production workflows.
Publication ethics processes.
Digital preservation.
Metadata quality.
Reader and author services.

13. Commitment to Quality

The Journal of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology maintains a multi-stage quality-control system covering editorial screening, peer review, ethical assessment, research-integrity checks, copyediting, proofreading, production, metadata verification, and post-publication correction.

Our efficient and rigorous peer-review and production processes are designed to ensure that the high quality, reliability, and integrity of the journal are maintained throughout the entire publication lifecycle.