Journal profile
DIID
ISSN 1594-8528 · eISSN 2785-2245 · Bologna University press · Italy
DIID: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 73 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DIID is published by Bologna University press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Design Education and Practice, Sustainable Design and Development and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, together about 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
For some time now, diid has been seeking to intercept transformation, focusing on Change Studies, because we are convinced that where design is able to grasp the change, there arises a demand for design, an explicit need, an urgency for answers, clients who require attention. Our editorial surveying is unable to keep pace with the acceleration that change is currently undergoing: the timescales of scientific publishing do not coincide with those of the reality we are living in. However it sometimes happens, as in issue 88, that we succeed in intercepting certain enduring islands in the contemporary debate such as the one in which design deals with the fuzzy front end of innovation. The designer produces synthesis, and the disorientation caused by the acceleration in the speed of change tends to produce blurred, subjective and sensationalistic images rather than verified and shared ones. This Open Debate explores the intersection between design, unpredictability and the development of emerging design skills. In contexts characterised by uncertainty, complexity and constant change, it examines the role of design in challenging the status quo and developing innovative research methods and practices to address unstable and rapidly-evolving situations. Rather than consider the future as a fixed destination for design, this debate concentrates on designing with the future, considering its fragility, plurality and transformative potential. The discussions included here reflect on approaches that seek to reach beyond simple adaptation, proposing inclusive and transformative interventions that prototype alternative possibilities, inviting us to imagine what might be instead of restoring what was, through a systemic perspective.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, Sweden 1, Colombia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering16.7%
- Sustainable Design and DevelopmentEngineering12.8%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science10%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Cultural and Communication Design ResearchArts and Humanities5.3%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities5.1%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering4.9%
- Urban Development and Cultural HeritageSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 422 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 64 | 64 | 48 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 70 |
| 2024 | 134 | 134 | 60 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 12 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 3 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- conversation piece/interviewConversation Piece/Interview (6,500 words)Length not stated
- conversation pieces/interviewsConversation Pieces/Interviews (6,000 words)main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reportageReportage (3,000 words)Length not stated
- reportagesReportages (3,000 words)main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research and experimentation paperResearch and Experimentation Paper (6,500 words)Length not stated
- research and experimentation papersResearch and Experimentation Papers (6,000 words)main text ≤ 6,000 words
- revieww (6,500 words) Reportage (3,000 words) Review Paper (3,000 words) [maximum 200 words long abstract, spaces included] Abstracmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- review paperReview Paper (3,000 words)Length not stated
- review papersReview Papers (3,000 words)main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of work
The authorship of the work must be limited to those who have contributed significantly to the conception, writing and interpretation of research content.The Corresponding Author (who interacts with the Editors) must guarantee that all Co-authors are properly included, have supervised and approved the final version of the work, and is responsible for the agreement of all Authors to the journal’s op…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest and disclosure
Unpublished materials and the contents of the submissions can be used for research purposes neither by the Scientific Direction nor by the Guest Editors or members of the Board, without the Author's express written consent, before the eventual publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Published under CC BY-NC-SA license. Model summary
The Authors grant to the journal all copyright in and to the submitted contribution, including but not limited to the right to publish, republish, transmit, sell, distribute and otherwise use the Contribution and the material contained therein in electronic and print editions. Relinquishment of usage rights applies exclusively to the Contribution and the journal hereby described. All Authors must …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access License for Published Contents and Open Access Policy
All Authors are aware that their works are released in open access mode on the online platform diid.it, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review is the primary method of article selection, waivable only in exceptional cases with notice at publication. Model summary
Articles are first reviewed internally by the respective acting editor (Editor-in-Chief or Associate Editors). If the article fulfils the submission requirements, then an anonymised version is sent to two external reviewers. The peer-review process is overseen by the acting editor, and if necessary (e.g. in case of dispute between reviewers), the acting editor consults a member of the advisory edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
Originality: not previously published, not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Authors shall guarantee original scientific contributions, ensuring that the submitted article has never been published elsewhere or by others. The proposed manuscripts must not have been published as copyrighted material in other journals or volumes. Manuscripts subjected to journal review should not be submitted to other journals for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bologna University press
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1594-8528
- Electronic ISSN
- 2785-2245
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DIID
How long does peer review take at DIID?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of DIID based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Sweden (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index DIID?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DIID is indexed in DOAJ.
Is DIID open access, and what is the APC?
DIID is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .