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Design Issues

MIT PRESS · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1531-4790
SJR Q2WOS A&HCIScopus / SJR
18
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q2+18
Total18
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.231
H-Index
89
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.265
Total Works
1,587
Total Citations
49,400
2yr Mean Citedness
0.75
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Design Issues explores the multifaceted nature of design, examining its role in knowledge production, social and political change, and interdisciplinary transformation. The journal investigates the "design turn," a concept that re-evaluates design's influence across various fields, including policy, resilience, and democratic theory. It also delves into the relationship between design and the past, considering how historical contexts and material culture inform contemporary and future design practices.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1984
Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,587
Publisher OrgThe MIT Press
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
MIT PRESS
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1531-4790
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Architecture

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Design Education and PracticeCrafts, Textile, and DesignCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentInnovative Human-Technology InteractionArchitecture and Computational DesignArt, Politics, and ModernismVisual Culture and Art TheoryArt, Technology, and CultureDigital Media and Visual ArtInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref