摘要
GENERAL INFORMATIONWorld Journal of Diabetes (World J Diabetes, WJD, online ISSN 1948-9358, DOI: 10.4239), is a monthly, open-access (OA), peer-reviewed journal supported by an editorial board of 323 exp-erts in diabetes mellitus research from 38 countries.The biggest advantage of the OA model is that it provides free, full-text articles in PDF and other formats for experts and the public without registration, which eliminates the obstacle that traditional journals possess and usually delays the speed of the propagation and communication of scientif ic research results.