Aims & Scope
Design Science is an international open access journal publishing original quantitative and qualitative research in the creation of artifacts and systems, and their embedding in our physical, virtual, psychological, economic, and social environment.
Peer reviewed by an international editorial board, Design Science aims to serve as the archival venue of science-based design knowledge across multiple disciplines.
The Journal will facilitate communication across diverse fields and will serve as a bridge across several communities, publishing original research with a strong emphasis on accessibility by scholars from a diversity of disciplines.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.531 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 |
Journal Rank
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 10938 |
Journal Citation Indicator
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 285 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Mathematics, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Licensing & Copyright
This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.
Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.
Policy Links
This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.
- Aims scope
- Homepage
- Oa statement
- Author instructions
- License terms
- Review url
- Board url
- Preservation url
- Apc url
- License
APC Details
The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities, Engineering and Mathematics, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.
This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 3,450.00 USD. Learn more.
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