FormAkademisk

Aims & Scope

FormAkademisk – research journal of design and design education – is a peer-reviewed scientific forum for the documentation of design and design education research from a perspective of innovation and sustainability.

The journal define design as a generic term in line with Herbert Simon, who says that ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones’ (Simon, 1969, p. 55).

We publish articles whitin fields such as industrial design, visual communication, interaction design, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and design education at all levels from kindergarden to the doctoral level.

The journal is aimed at those involved in design research as defined by the higher education system in the Nordic countries and internationally.

Our purpose is to present cutting-edge scientific insight in a form that is accessible to all who might benefit from this information.

We also aim to bring new life to this field of research by providing overviews of high-quality literature and free access to the journal’s own articles.

We aim to become the most important academic forum for design research and artistic development in the Nordic countries.

The articles are published in Norwegian, other Scandinavian languages, or English.

Contributions are expected to be of high academic quality and will be submitted to a rigorous, systematic peer-review process.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, 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
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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