Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Design Principles and Practices
ISSN 1833-1874 · eISSN 2473-5736 · Common Ground Research Networks
Design Principles and Practices: subscription journal; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Design Principles and Practices is published by Common Ground Research Networks. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Design Education and Practice, Architecture, Modernity, and Design and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering24.4%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering11.9%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science8.1%
- Sustainable Design and DevelopmentEngineering4.8%
- Architecture, Art, EducationArts and Humanities4.2%
- Architecture and Computational DesignEngineering4%
- Usability and User Interface DesignComputer Science4%
- Cultural and Communication Design ResearchArts and Humanities4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 256/697 | 63rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 846 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 68 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 67 |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 113 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 105 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 112 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Common Ground Research Networks
- ISSN
- 1833-1874
- Electronic ISSN
- 2473-5736
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Design Principles and Practices
Which databases index Design Principles and Practices?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Design Principles and Practices is indexed in Scopus.
Is Design Principles and Practices open access, and what is the APC?
Design Principles and Practices is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .