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Published by NovoNordisk Education Foundation (NNEF), an international not-for-profit organization (headquartered in Bangalore, India), Journal of Social Health and Diabetes (JOSH-Diabetes) is an internationally oriented diabetes sociology journal designed to help policy makers, academicians, social activists and researchers stay abreast on the social and psychological issues pertaining to diabetes management in the community.

JOSH-Diabetes facilitates the exchange of ideas, best practices for managing diabetes at the grass roots level, and innovative research in the field of social aspects of diabetes management. The journal is of interest to those with research and management interests in the field of social science and diabetes (SSD) and health systems research. Research articles and critical reviews provide significant coverage of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of diabetes, psycho-social and demographic aspects of diabetes, applied research studies, critical reviews on major issues, and government policies influencing all facets of managing diabetes. JOSH-Diabetes also aims to provide a platform for SSD as a multidisciplinary research area to benefit the health sector and society in general. Original research articles, review articles, methodological issues on psycho-social research on diabetes, brief communications/short reports, and letters to editor are considered for publication in the journal.

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