Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Interaction Design and Architectures
ISSN 1826-9745 · eISSN 2283-2998 · Scuola IaD · Italy
Interaction Design and Architectures: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interaction Design and Architectures is published by Scuola IaD and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Educational Games and Gamification, together about 29.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since 2005 IxD&A (Interaction Design and Architecture (s)) Journal bases its existence on the following beliefs: – the complexity of today’s society requires the development of new visions and new tools to address new systemic problems; – one needs at large to promote a deeper understanding of the nature of the experience, of the concept of wellbeing, and of the interaction mechanisms embedded in techno-ecosystems, whatever the scale and the phenomena involved, from which originate the dynamic and static of the ecosystems and all forms of architectures; – within complex systems, processes, architectures, and cultural stratifications the focus should be always the individuals (people-centered) and their continuous co-evolution with the technology-augmented place (people in place centered) that they populate; – integrated thinking (experimental + design thinking, augmented by computational thinking), the project and the ability to meta-design, and getting competent are central elements necessary to live experiences with full awareness, including those mediated by the machine. IxD&A aims to offer an interdisciplinary arena where everybody can present top-level research and discuss ideas on the future of technology-mediated experiences in the field of communication, learning, working, entertainment, healthcare, etc…) a future that can be made possible by a joint effort in research and education, by a full social awareness and by active citizenship. IxD&A, indeed, offers the ideal forum for a meeting among frontier research, education, social commitment, cutting-edge technology development, and application. Indeed, there will be no future if research and education will not be able to meet the world of production, or, in other words, if we will not be able to transfer the ‘lab’ into real life to achieve the well-being of humans and of the planet. IxD&A is therefore a veritable ‘think tank’ from which to proceed to the design for future learning, working, entertaining, growing, aging, etc. IxD&A is expected to cover future and state-of-the-art technologies, theoretical concepts, field trials, ongoing research projects, cultural media studies, and innovative applications. We encourage cross-disciplinary contributions from interaction designers, technology developers, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, anthropologists, designers and architects, educators, researchers, and practitioners to address new trends and challenges in the interactive ecosystem and system design, nomadism & ubiquity, personalization and contextualization, identities and glocalities, mixed/enhanced environments, design for experiences, experience styles and monitoring, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science11.4%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsPsychology9.4%
- Educational Games and GamificationPsychology8.3%
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- E-Learning and Knowledge ManagementComputer Science6.1%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering5.7%
- Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science4.6%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 39 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 107 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 179 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 209 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | 425 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- case studyLong / Short Research papers: to report original scientifically sound researches or case studies discussion, contributing to the knowledge advancement on a topi…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLong / Short Research papers: to report original scientifically sound researches or case studies discussion, contributing to the knowledge advancement on a topi…Length not stated
- long / short research papersLong / Short Research papers: to report original scientifically sound researches or case studies discussion, contributing to the knowledge advancement on a topi…Length not stated
- research paperLong / Short Research papers: to report original scientifically sound researches or case studies discussion, contributing to the knowledge advancement on a topi…Length not stated
- reviewLong / Short Research papers: to report original scientifically sound researches or case studies discussion, contributing to the knowledge advancement on a topi…Length not stated
- review papersReview papers: to offer a comprehensive analysis of the existing literature on a topic and provide recommendations for future research.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Authors of accepted articles are asked to make a mandatory donation with no lower limit and to be available to review at least one paper in the year following publication. Model summary
Starting with issue No. 68 (2026), in order to encourage a sense of shared responsibility and participation, authors of articles accepted for publication will be asked to: a) make a mandatory donation with NO LOWER LIMIT b) be available, if requested, to review at least one paper in the year following the publication of their article on IxD&A Journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Gold Open Access journal, peer-reviewed, with no charge to authors. Model summary
IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) and implements a veritable ‘place’ (in contrast to the largely diffused ‘electronic no places’) and community trying to balance the sense of belonging to a community and promotion of the individuals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. Model summary
all papers will be double-blindly peer-reviewed by at least two (2) reviewers
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
- Scuola IaD
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1826-9745
- Electronic ISSN
- 2283-2998
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interaction Design and Architectures
What CAS zone is Interaction Design and Architectures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interaction Design and Architectures is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Interaction Design and Architectures?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Interaction Design and Architectures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interaction Design and Architectures is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Interaction Design and Architectures open access, and what is the APC?
Interaction Design and Architectures 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .