Journal of Design History

Aims & Scope

Journal of Design History is a leading journal in its field.

It plays an active role in the development of design history (including the history of the crafts and applied arts), as well as contributing to the broader field of studies of visual and material culture.

The journal includes a regular book reviews section and lists books received, and from time to time publishes special issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24824

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.146

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Do It Yourself: Democracy and Design

  Citation: 78

  Authors: P.

• Scissors and Glue:: Punk Fanzines and the Creation of a DIY Aesthetic

  Citation: 73

  Authors: T.

• Consumption and the Rhetorics of Need and Want

  Citation: 54

  Authors: C.

• Storage and Clutter: Discourses and Practices of Order in the Domestic World

  Citation: 40

  Authors: S. B., A.

• Shop Design and the Display of Goods in Eighteenth-Century London

  Citation: 40

  Authors: C.

• The Production-Consumption-Mediation Paradigm

  Citation: 35

  Authors: G.

• The Bachelor Pad as Cultural Icon: Masculinity, Consumption and Interior Design in American Men's Magazines, 1930-65

  Citation: 32

  Authors: B.

• In Search of the Ideal Socialist Home in Post-Stalinist Hungary: Prefabricated Mass Housing or Do-It-Yourself Family Home?

  Citation: 27

  Authors: V.

• Visions of Plenty: Refrigerators in America around 1950

  Citation: 27

  Authors: S.

• Professionalism, Amateurism and the Boundaries of Design

  Citation: 27

  Authors: G., P.

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