We are delighted to announce the return of the International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism (IJDM) having been interrupted for 2 years. The present first issue will be the first issue under the auspices of the Medical Education Center of Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE. We are proud to build upon the journal’s previous track record under the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain between 2001 and 2012. We will maintain the same name, National Library of Medicine ID number (101244770) and the ISSN for both online and print versions (print: 1606–7754 and electronic: 2073–5944) and also load up all previous issues and articles on the new website of the journal. We are pleased to have an agreement with an international publisher, Karger Publishers, which will maintain the production of the journal to the international standards of scholarly publishing. We would like to record our appreciation to the editors and advisors who have sustained the journal at any stage of its life. IJDM publishes reports of clinical and experimental research on diabetes mellitus, endocrinology, and metabolism. Original contributions on morphological, biochemical, physiological, pathophysiological and clinical aspects of research on diabetes and metabolism are all welcome. Reports are published in the form of research and review articles, case reports, discussion papers, letters to the editor, and book reviews. Review articles are normally commissioned by the editors from authors with demonstrable expertise in the field. However, unsolicited reviews may be considered if authors meet the same criteria. The International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism also publishes abstracts of scientific meetings of reputable organizations. Topical commentaries or perspectives relating to current clinical, professional or scientific issues may either be commissioned or proposed. We are most grateful to the leadership of the Dubai Health Authority for the initiative of resurrecting the journal under its auspices and the generous financial support. We are committed to the genuine open access movement at the authors’ and readers’ end. There will be no submission, processing or publishing charges and access to all forms of published material will be free of charge. In the transition period of 2018–2020, the IJDM will be online only. Based on these pledges, we invite all colleagues in clinical practice and related biomedical sciences to reciprocate support as readers, authors, and reviewers.

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国际糖尿病与代谢杂志回报

我们很高兴地宣布中断两年的《国际糖尿病与代谢杂志》(IJDM) 回归。目前的第一期将是阿联酋迪拜迪拜卫生局医学教育中心赞助的第一期。我们很自豪能够在 2001 年至 2012 年间在阿拉伯联合酋长国艾因大学建立该期刊之前的记录。我们将保留相同的名称、国家医学图书馆 ID 号 (101244770) 以及在线和印刷版本的 ISSN （印刷版：1606-7754 和电子版：2073-5944）并在该期刊的新网站上加载所有以前的问题和文章。我们很高兴与国际出版商 Karger Publishers 达成协议，这将使期刊的制作符合国际学术出版标准。我们要向在其生命周期的任何阶段支持该期刊的编辑和顾问表示感谢。IJDM 发表关于糖尿病、内分泌学和代谢的临床和实验研究报告。欢迎在糖尿病和代谢研究的形态学、生化、生理、病理生理和临床方面做出原创贡献。报告以研究和评论文章、案例报告、讨论文件、给编辑的信和书评的形式发表。评论文章通常由在该领域具有明显专业知识的作者的编辑委托。但是，如果作者符合相同的标准，则可以考虑未经请求的评论。International Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism 也出版知名组织的科学会议摘要。可以委托或提出与当前临床、专业或科学问题相关的专题评论或观点。我们非常感谢迪拜卫生局领导在其赞助下重新启动该杂志的举措以及慷慨的财政支持。我们致力于在作者和读者的一端进行真正的开放获取运动。将不收取提交、处理或出版费用，并且可以免费访问所有形式的已出版材料。在 2018-2020 年的过渡期内，IJDM 将仅在线。基于这些承诺，