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International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice

Common Ground Research Networks · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2325-1638

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.199

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.125

Total Worksi

213

Total Citationsi

232

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice examines how design is organized, executed, and sustained within various professional contexts. It explores the organization of design, design work, and design as a professional practice.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 14 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications213

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Common Ground Research Networks

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2325-1638

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

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2025

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

ArchitectureQ3

Urban StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Urban StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsArchitecture

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Design Education and PracticeCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceBIM and Construction IntegrationCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentArchitecture and Computational DesignInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentCrafts, Textile, and DesignDigital Media and Visual ArtArchitecture, Design, and Social HistoryConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice

Is International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice?

International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.199.

Is International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice is indexed in Scopus.