Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation
ISSN 2165-0349 · eISSN 2165-0357 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 399 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 5% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Design Education and Practice, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience and Product Development and Customization, together about 58.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation provides a forum for discussing the nature and potential of creativity and innovation in design from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Design creativity and innovation is truly an interdisciplinary academic research field that interests and stimulates researchers of engineering design, industrial design, architecture, art, and similar areas. The journal promotes existing research disciplines but also pioneers new ones in the intermediate area between the domains of cognitive science, psychology, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, information technology, computer science, social science, philosophy, linguistics, and related fields. It is worth noting that creativity occurs in almost any human activity, but the focus of this journal is on creativity in the context of design processes. Manuscripts that do not contribute to the advancement of knowledge in this specific field will be considered out of the scope of this journal. The journal welcomes research papers across research methodologies including analytical studies, constructive studies, case studies, field studies, literature surveys, etc. that establish and advance the academic discipline of design creativity and its role in innovation. Theories on Design Creativity and Innovation Cognition of Design Creativity Creative Process in Engineering and Industrial Design Concept Generation and Inspiration Design Synthesis Analogical Reasoning for Design Creativity Biomimicry and Bio-Inspired Design Design Creativity in Sustainability Computational Creativity Artificial Intelligence and Design Creativity Method and Tools for Design Creativity Models of Design Creativity Assessment of Design Creativity Individual, Team and Collaborative Design Creativity Co-Creation in Design Role of Design Creativity in Technological and Market Innovation Education for Design Creativity and Innovation The journal does not typically accept research related to creative design outputs per se, without original reflections on what factors contributed to their creation. Peer Review Policy: The journal uses double anonymous peer review and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING
Editor-in-chief Gaetano CasciniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering30.1%
- Creativity in Education and NeurosciencePsychology22.5%
- Product Development and CustomizationBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Innovative Human-Technology InteractionComputer Science5.1%
- Color perception and designPsychology4.7%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning ProcessesPsychology3.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Manufacturing | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.48Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.19Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.53OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 49,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6 | 26 |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 | 95 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | 159 |
| 2022 | 18 | 11 | 218 |
| 2021 | 14 | 8 | 138 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
399 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 315 days – 468 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 412 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (38 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 106 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Empowering the creative design process through LLM-based support tools
Ana Rodrigues et al. Research Article | Published online: 3 Jul 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
The journal uses double anonymous peer review and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 2165-0349
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-0357
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation
What CAS zone is International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Manufacturing. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 399 days (interquartile range 315–468 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 5%. 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 International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Design Creativity and Innovation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .