Journal profile · Multiple
International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education
ISSN 1754-3266 · eISSN 1754-3274 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 362 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification and Crafts, Textile, and Design, together about 35.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education aims to provide a high quality peer-reviewed forum for research in fashion design, pattern cutting, apparel production, manufacturing technology and fashion education. The Journal will encourage interdisciplinary research and the development of an academic community which will share newly developed technology, theory and techniques in the fashion and textile industries, as well as promote the development of excellent education practice in the clothing and textile fields. Contributions suitable for this journal should fall into one of the following three categories: Research papers presenting important new findings Technical papers describing new developments or innovation Academic discussion papers dealing with medium to long-term trends and predictions. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Kristina ShinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fashion and Cultural TextilesArts and Humanities16.5%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Crafts, Textile, and DesignArts and Humanities8.9%
- Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Textile materials and evaluationsMaterials Science5.6%
- Color perception and designPsychology4.5%
- Design Education and PracticeEngineering4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Materials Science, Textiles | Zone 2 |
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
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Educational Research AbstractsPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 151,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 666 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 19 | 7 |
| 2025 | 32 | 11 | 42 |
| 2024 | 49 | 8 | 150 |
| 2023 | 44 | 17 | 309 |
| 2022 | 42 | 8 | 642 |
| 2021 | 48 | 11 | 785 |
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
362 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 253 days – 495 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 375 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (134 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".
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)
Article types accepted3
- academic discussion papersAcademic discussion papers dealing with medium to long-term trends and predictionsLength not stated
- research papersResearch papers presenting important new findingsLength not stated
- technical papersTechnical papers describing new developments or innovationLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education 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 ope…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
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
- 1754-3266
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-3274
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education
What CAS zone is International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Materials Science, Textiles / Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 362 days (interquartile range 253–495 days). 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.
What JCR quartile is International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Management.
Which databases index International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Fashion Design Technology and Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .