Discern

Discern 由 Art + Design: elearning lab - design for social change, Cyprus University of Technology 出版。按 OpenAlex 近年发文统计，该刊主要发表 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development、Design Education and Practice、Cultural and Historical Studies 等主题的论文，这 3 个主题约占 32.9%。（根据 OpenAlex 主题统计与中科院分区数据生成）

The expected date of the next issue is November 2026The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2026.Vol. 7, No. 2 FrequencySemi-annual (October-November/Fall Edition and April-May/Spring Edition) Thematic Synopsis / Aims & ScopeDISCERN is a scientific and cross-disciplinary open-access journal (ISSN digital: 2184-6995) with blind peer review, which publishes articles in the broad and multi-faceted area of design for social change and social innovation. Through original conceptual, theoretical, and empirical research articles, it promotes and shares interdisciplinary and diverse knowledge related to the research and practice of design for social change, sustainable innovation, and entrepreneurship in an open, global and multidisciplinary perspective. The authors and readers of this journal are educators, academics, researchers, practititoners, postgraduate students, and scholars from the fields of social design, innovation, entrepreneurship, and social sciences, as well as practitioners in the broad area of social design at national and/or international levels, interested in the global debate on the current environmental, social, economic and cultural societal challenges. DISCERN is published in March/April (Spring Edition) and September/October (Autumn Edition) of each year. It accepts papers only written in English, and there is no fee to publish them.The editorial team encourages contributions from a broad cross-sectoral audience , and it invites a variety of submissions including: Original research articles (conceptual, theoretical and empirical) Discussion articles and dialogues Research case studies Work in progress Shorter reports Review articles Book reviews KeywordsDesign, Social design, Social change, Social innovation, Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Education, Social enterprises, Social awareness, Social responsibility Review processAll submissions are editorially and double-blind peer-reviewed. The editorial team undertakes an initial and a final review. Submissions are forwarded to two reviewers, members of the Advisory Board of the journal or registered reviewers with the journal, for blind review. The editorial team seeks to assign reviewers who have as much knowledge as possible of the theme or topic of the submission. The publication of articles may be:a) approved without revisionsb) approved with revisionsc) not acceptedEthics policyDISCERN has adopted The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (Revised Edition, 2017). The ethi

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出版商

Art + Design: elearning lab - design for social change, Cyprus University of Technology

出版国家或地区

Cyprus

出版语言

English

ISSN

2184-6995

官网最新一期

Volume 7, Issue 1（2026 年）

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• 编委会 ↗LetPub
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