Design Issues' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.8, ranking Q1 in Museology. Two-year citation average from OpenAlex data, updated August 2026.
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Journal Metrics Score 2026 · 2021–2024 window citedness 0.88.
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35 of 180 works · same type, year & subfield
5 works · same type, year & subfield
Below field-year expectation
of 2,879 topic-associated OpenAlex sources by lifetime output
FWCI compares papers with the same publication year, type, and field. 1.0 is the world average; above 1.0 is above expectation. This journal's median is 0.30, so its typical recent paper runs about 70% below its field benchmark.
19.4% of recent papers rank in the global top 10% after field normalization. This is easier to compare across specialties than raw citation totals.
Volume is separated from citation accumulation so newer papers are not presented as weaker simply because they are newer.
OpenAlex source records · 2016–2025
180 OpenAlex works · 2021–2024
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| Category | Quartile |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | Q4 |
| Museology | Q1 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | Q4 |
| Urban Studies | Q2 |
Yes. A Q1 journal by citation data
Yes. By citation data, Design Issues is a strong journal: it is Q1 in Museology and ranks #3,021 of 3,811 Engineering journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 80%). Design Issues' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.8. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Museology, and Human-Computer Interaction, so check that your topic fits its scope.
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OpenAlex classifies Design Issues' papers in subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Museology, and Human-Computer Interaction. Read the aims and scope page and a few recent papers close to your topic before you prepare the manuscript.
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Design Issues does not publish an acceptance rate.
Yes. By citation data, Design Issues is a strong journal: it is Q1 in Museology and ranks #3,021 of 3,811 Engineering journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 80%). Design Issues' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.8. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Museology, and Human-Computer Interaction, so check that your topic fits its scope.
Design Issues' 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.8, from the August 2026 data release. The score is a two-year citation average computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works.
We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Design Issues or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. To judge selectivity, compare Design Issues' quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.
Design Issues' best quartile is Q1. By OpenAlex subfield: Q4 in Mechanical Engineering; Q1 in Museology; Q4 in Human-Computer Interaction; Q2 in Urban Studies. Quartiles rank journals by Journal Metrics Score within each subfield.
No. Journal Metrics computes the score independently from OpenAlex open data. Other providers use different citation databases, document types, and counting rules, so their published figures for Design Issues will not match this score exactly. Compare journals using one source at a time.
Comparable journals include Design Journal, Design Science, Design Studies, and Ai Edam-Artificial Intelligence For Engineering Design Analysis and Manufacturing. Compare their scores, acceptance times, and costs in the recommended alternatives on this page before choosing where to submit.
Submit online through the link in Design Issues' author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter.