Journal profile
i Diseno
ISSN 1889-433X · Universidad de Málaga · Spain
i Diseno: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
i Diseno is published by Universidad de Málaga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Communication Design Research, Graphic Design and Typography and Design Education and Practice, together about 37.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
I+Diseño is a scientific journal that aims to disseminate and transfer the results of design research, as well as the promotion and development of all sectors that affect design, including industrial, product, graphic, strategic, methodological, environmental, spaces and services. I+Diseño is edited by the Publications Service of the University of Malaga, is published annually in digital format and is aimed at the entire design community in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, and includes articles in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. All articles received by the journal I+Diseño are assessed by the editors and checked by Crossref Similarity Check before being submitted to a blind peer review process for evaluation. I+Diseño is currently indexed in: DOAJ, Dialnet, Latindex and ERIHPlus.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Communication Design ResearchArts and Humanities13.5%
- Graphic Design and TypographyArts and Humanities12.4%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering11.8%
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering11%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities9.6%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities4.2%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science3.9%
- Sustainable Design and DevelopmentEngineering3.6%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Latindex, Dialnet, ERIHPlusPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 306 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Los autores/as conservarán sus derechos de autor y garantizarán a la revista el derecho de primera publicación de su obra, el cuál estará simultáneamente sujeto a la Licencia de reconocimiento de Creative Commons que permite a terceros compartir la obra siempre que se indique su autor y su primera publicación esta revista.Los autores/as podrán adoptar otros acuerdos de licencia no exclusiva de dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Published annually in digital format by the Publications Service of the University of Malaga; aimed at design community in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America; includes articles in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Model summary
I+Diseño is edited by the Publications Service of the University of Malaga, is published annually in digital format and is aimed at the entire design community in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, and includes articles in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All articles are assessed by editors and checked by Crossref Similarity Check before blind peer review. Model summary
All articles received by the journal I+Diseño are assessed by the editors and checked by Crossref Similarity Check before being submitted to a blind peer review process for evaluation.
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
- Universidad de Málaga
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1889-433X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about i Diseno
How long does peer review take at i Diseno?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index i Diseno?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, i Diseno is indexed in DOAJ.
Is i Diseno open access, and what is the APC?
i Diseno 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: .