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Design Journal

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1997

ISSN1460-6925eISSN1756-3062

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.317

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.86

Total Worksi

1,731

Total Citationsi

17,043

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Design Journal is a leading international peer-reviewed journal covering many aspects of design. It publishes work impacting design knowledge, leadership, and creative practice, aiming to create an inclusive environment for design worldwide.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,731

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1460-6925 / 1756-3062

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

257

2.1k

2019

548

2020

392

2021

490

2022

164

2023

280

2024

138

2025

102

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

ArchitectureQ2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Art

Scopus Categories

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Design Education and PracticeInnovative Human-Technology InteractionInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceCrafts, Textile, and DesignCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentService and Product InnovationPersona Design and ApplicationsColor perception and designArchitecture and Computational Design

Frequently asked questions about Design Journal

Is Design Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Design Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Design Journal?

Design Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.59.

Is Design Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Design Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.