Design Studies
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
83 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.853) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 2.50đ | WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.09) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.791) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.78) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 2.00đ | WoS Q1(IF: 2.133) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
Design Studies is a leading international academic journal focused on developing understanding of design processes. It studies design activity across all domains of application, including engineering and product design, architectural and urban design, computer artefacts and systems design. It therefore provides an interdisciplinary forum for the analysis, development and discussion of fundamental aspects of design activity, from cognition and methodology to values and philosophy. Design Studies publishes work that is concerned with the process of designing, and is relevant to a broad audience of researchers, teachers and practitioners. We welcome original, scientific and scholarly research papers reporting studies concerned with the process of designing in all its many fields, or furthering the development and application of new knowledge relating to design process. Papers should be written to be intelligible and pertinent to a wide range of readership across different design domains. To be relevant for this journal, a paper has to offer something that gives new insight into or knowledge about the design process, or assists new development of the processes of designing.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING | JCRSCIE | 24/71 | Q2 |
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCRSCIE | 30/178 | Q1 |
ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING | JCISCIE | 16/71 | Q1 |
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | JCISCIE | 33/179 | Q1 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 27 | 14 |
| 2025 | 4.8 | 43 | 275 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 23 | 109 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 39 | 637 |
| 2022 | 3.853 | 33 | 571 |
| 2021 | 3.09 | 50 | 1,443 |
| 2020 | 2.791 | 40 | 945 |
| 2019 | 2.78 | 42 | 1,888 |
| 2018 | 2.133 | 41 | 1,769 |
| 2017 | — | 58 | 2,710 |
| 2016 | — | 51 | 2,883 |
| 2015 | — | 56 | 2,611 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Design Studies
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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