Design Studies
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123 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Design Studies is a leading international academic journal focused on developing understanding of design processes. It studies design activity across all domains of application, including engineering and product design, architectural and urban design, computer artefacts and systems design. It therefore provides an interdisciplinary forum for the analysis, development and discussion of fundamental aspects of design activity, from cognition and methodology to values and philosophy. Design Studies publishes work that is concerned with the process of designing, and is relevant to a broad audience of researchers, teachers and practitioners. We welcome original, scientific and scholarly research papers reporting studies concerned with the process of designing in all its many fields, or furthering the development and application of new knowledge relating to design process. Papers should be written to be intelligible and pertinent to a wide range of readership across different design domains. To be relevant for this journal, a paper has to offer something that gives new insight into or knowledge about the design process, or assists new development of the processes of designing.
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ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisDesign Studies (acronym: destud, abbr: DES. STUD, ISSN: 0142-694X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Elsevier Ltd in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.202 (Q1), an H-index of 123.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 7.3周, a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 32 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,457 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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