Journal profile
The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication
ISSN 2146-5193 · Istanbul Aydın University · Turkey
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The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication: fully open access; APC about USD 39; review about 81 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 120 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication is published by Istanbul Aydın University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture and Cultural Influences and Cinema History and Criticism, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art, and Communication (TOJDAC) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, scientific, and international journal that started to be published in 2011. Our journal, aiming to publish national and international high-quality research in design, art, and communication; is published four times a year in January, April, July, and December. Articles submitted for publication in the journal must be scientific and original works in English or Turkish.Original research articles, review articles, interviews, opinions, translations, and book reviews in the fields of design, art, and communication that comply with scientific publication qualifications and publication principles are evaluated.TOJDAC aims to publish original scientific articles of researchers in line with international publishing principles to reach the society in which it is located by opening up to the world under the guidance of science and leading their changing and developing demands. TOJDAC Journal, providing international visibility to its authors as a journal scanned in international indexes, such as ULAKBIM, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), Crossref, Index Copernicus, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost), Google Scholar, and SOBIAD. TOJDAC publishes studies that evaluate many topics such as media studies, communication research, new media, digital art, virtual reality, digitalization, social media, digital culture, virtual addiction, network society, digital society, digital minimalism, internet of things, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, digital communication, internet, and mass media from the perspective of design, art and communication fields.TOJDAC applies a double-blind peer-review process. The target audience of TOJDAC, which opens to the world under the guidance of science, consists of academics, higher education students, professionals, and related corporate enterprises. Period Months January April July October Last Update Time: 14 January 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Architecture, Modernity, and DesignEngineering9%
- Architecture and Cultural InfluencesArts and Humanities7.2%
- Cinema History and CriticismArts and Humanities7.1%
- Media and Digital CommunicationComputer Science6.7%
- Digital Media and Visual ArtComputer Science5.1%
- Media Studies and CommunicationSocial Sciences5%
- Architecture, Design, and Social HistoryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Journalism and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,397 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 121 | 371 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 499 |
| 2024 | 72 | 72 | 435 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 508 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 406 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 351 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
81 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 16 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 81 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 5 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | TRY 750 | — | — |
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
- License & copyright Creative Commons
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Common Attribution Licence. (CC-BY-NC 4.0)
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Architecture, Modernity, and Design, Architecture and Cultural Influences.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesTRY 750 (OpenAlex)Fee details
- 5Expected review time81 days · Publisher-reported, submission to final decision · community reports about 16 weeksReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Istanbul Aydın University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2146-5193
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication
How long does peer review take at The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication?
The publisher reports about 81 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Is The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication open access, and what is the APC?
The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 39.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .