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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #21,412Subscription

Archives of Design Research

Identifier (ISSN):1226-8046(Print)/2288-2987(Online)
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Publisher:Korean Society of Design Science
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Design Research

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.208
#21,412

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
63articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Archives of Design Research (ADR) is an international journal publishing original research in the field of design, including industrial design, visual communication design, interaction design, space design, and service design. It also invites research outcomes from design-related interdisciplinary fields such as the humanities, arts, technology, society and business. It is an open-access journal, publishing four issues per year. Currently papers are published in both English and Korean with an English abstract. ADR aims to build a strong foundation of knowledge in design through the introduction of basic, applied and clinical research. ADR serves as a venue and platform to archive and transfer fundamental design theories, methods, tools and cases. Research areas covered in the journal include: -Design Theory and its Methodology -Design Philosophy, Ethics, Values, and Issues -Design Education -Design Management and Strategy -Sustainability, Culture, History, and Societal Design -Human Behaviors, Perception, and Emotion -Semantics, Aesthetics and Experience in Design -Interaction and Interface Design -Design Tools and New Media -Universal Design/Inclusive Design -Design Creativity -Design Projects and Case Studies

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Computer science77.7%Psychology59.1%Medicine34.6%Traditional medicine27.1%Mathematics22.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year63
Total Citations4
2025
IF0
Articles / Year84
Total Citations42
2024
IF—
Articles / Year89
Total Citations188
2023
IF—
Articles / Year80
Total Citations148
2022
IF—
Articles / Year69
Total Citations216

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #21,412Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesComputer ScienceEngineering
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.208

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.76

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,425 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations194
3-Year Documents237
Citable Documents237

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate58.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1
ArchitectureQ2
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Archives of Design Research (ISSN: 1226-8046) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Arts and Humanities, published by Korean Society of Design Science in South Korea. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.208 (Q1), an H-index of 13.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 63 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,425 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Korean Society of Design Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01