About the Journal

Aims and scope

The Foot in Diabetes Journal, is an open access journal that encompasses all aspects of policy, organisation, delivery and clinical practice related to the assessment, diagnosis, prevention and management of lower limb complications of patients with diabetes.

 

Information for reviewers

Thank you for your interest in becoming a reviewer for the Foot in Diabetes.  The Foot in Diabetes  employs a blind peer review process with at least two referees evaluating each manuscript submitted. Reviewers may be members of the publication’s Editorial Board or ad hoc reviewers with specialized knowledge related to the topic at hand.

All reviewers must possess an advanced degree and demonstrated scholarly history in lower limb preservation or related fields. Manuscripts will be reviewed for the significance of the problem, the quality of the method and argument, and clarity of writing. The goal is to review and respond to submissions within six weeks. 

To register as a reviewer, create a new account being sure to check the checkbox for the reviewer role on the “Roles” tab.  In addition, be sure to provide your reviewing interests under that same tab.  Finally, provide a brief bio statement under the “Public” tab.  Providing this information will ensure that the editor is able to assign appropriate manuscripts to you for review.

Open Access

Articles appearing in journals published by TFID are 'open access'. A universally accepted definition of the term was provided in the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing in 2003:

we aim to follow their guidance in providing the following:

 

    1. The article are universally and freely accessible via the Internet, in an easily readable format and deposited immediately upon publication, without embargo, in at least one widely and internationally recognized open access repository (such as PubMed Central).
    2. The author(s) or copyright owner(s) irrevocably grant(s) to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate the research article in its entirety or in part, in any format or medium, provided that no substantive errors are introduced in the process, proper attribution of authorship and correct citation details are given, and that the bibliographic details are not changed. If the article is reproduced or disseminated in part, this must be clearly and unequivocally indicated.
    3. Articles in TFID's journals are published under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY-NC) to ensure implementation of open access as defined.