Journal profile
Journal of Digital Media Interaction
ISSN 2184-3120 · DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center · Portugal
Journal of Digital Media Interaction: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Digital Media & Interaction is an international open-access journal, published in two regular issues annually, and further complemented by thematic issues dedicated to emerging or particularly relevant topics. The journal welcomes research on digital media and user experience within creative, cultural, and social contexts. It focuses on socio-technological challenges approached from a transdisciplinary perspective, drawing on fields such as media studies, interaction design, human-computer interaction, communication, cultural studies, design, and psychology. Specific areas of interest Digital Accessibility Digital Audiovisual Digital Culture Digital Ecosystems Digital Entertainment Digital Experience Digital Health Digital Innovation Digital Games Digital Learning Digital Literacy Digital Narratives Digital Television Digital Wellbeing Working languagesEnglish, Portuguese, French and Spanish. PublishingThe Journal of Digital Media & Interaction is published by the DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center. DigiMedia is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Aveiro focusing on research in interaction design, classified as Very Good by the national evaluation system. The journal adheres to the highest standards of peer review and engages established and emerging scholars from anywhere in the world. The Journal of Digital Media & Interaction is based on a model of Open Access (OA) publishing: free online access, free to read, free of charge (no Article Processing Charges - APC to authors), available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 license. In addition, it provides an open forum of discussion and monitoring of trends and transformations in the digital media landscape; the presentation of new design models and emergent technologies for the innovation of the user experience; the presentation of results from empirical studies and innovative research approaches. Generative AI PolicyThe Journal of Digital Media & Interaction supports transparency in the use of generative AI tools. AI cannot be listed as an author, and any significant use must be clearly disclosed. Full details of our policy are available here. Electronic Backup and PreservationAll journal content is archived and preserved within the institutional repository infrastructure (PROA-UA) of the University of Aveiro. This guarantees long-term digital preservation and sustained access to the journal’s publications, even in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lídia OliveiraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 36, Brazil 16, Spain 8, France 4, United States 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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, with length limits
- articlesArticles Authors are invited to submit scholarly papers, under the stated aims and scope of the Journal of Digital Media and Interaction (JDMI).Length not stated
- reviewf Digital Media and Interaction (JDMI). Reviews should be between 1000 and 2500 words. Submitting Manuscripts Electronically To submit a manuscrimain text ≤ 2,500 words
- reviewsReviews JDMI also accepts reviews of books/films/games/apps of interest within the scope of the Journal of Digital Media and Interaction (JDMI).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
APA Reference Style and reference management software required Model summary
Articles must follow APA Reference Style, and it is mandatory to use a reference management software (e.g.: Mendeley) to insert automated references
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Articles should be anonymized for double-blind peer review.
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
- DigiMedia - Digital Media and Interaction Research Center
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- French, Portuguese, English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2184-3120
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 21 (2026)
- 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 Journal of Digital Media Interaction
How long does peer review take at Journal of Digital Media Interaction?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Journal of Digital Media Interaction based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (36), Brazil (16) and Spain (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Digital Media Interaction?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Digital Media Interaction is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Digital Media Interaction open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Digital Media Interaction 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: .