Journal Guide

Design Automation for Embedded Systems is a multidisciplinary journal addressing the systematic design of embedded systems. It offers a forum for scientists and engineers to report their latest work and results on algorithms, tools, architectures, case studies, and actual design examples. The journal focuses primarily on tools, methodologies and architectures for embedded systems, including HW/SW co-design, simulation and modeling approaches, synthesis techniques, architectures, and design exploration.

The first American academic journal to examine design history, theory, and criticism, Design Issues provokes inquiry into the cultural and intellectual issues surrounding design. Regular features include theoretical and critical articles by professional and scholarly contributors, extensive book reviews, and visual sequences. Special guest-edited issues concentrate on particular themes, such as design history, human-computer interface, service design, organization design, design for development, and product design methodology. Scholars, students, and professionals in all the design fields are readers of each issue. Design Issues is a peer reviewed journal.

D esign Philosophy Papers ( DPP) exists to advance critical, philosophical engagement with design and ‘the world as designed’. It welcomes contributions from a variety of disciplines and a range of philosophical perspectives. It is particularly interested in issues such as sustainability, unsustainability, design ethics, design futures and intercultural design theory.

All papers are subject to double blind peer review before publication.

Design Studies is the only peer reviewed journal to approach the understanding of design processes from comparisons across all domains of application, including engineering and product design, architectural and urban design, computer artefacts and systems design. It therefore provides a unique forum for the analysis, development and discussion of fundamental aspects of design activity, from cognition and methodology to values and philosophy. The journal publishes new research and scholarship concerned with the process of designing, and in principles, procedures and techniques relevant to the practice and pedagogy of design.As design increases in complexity and in its social, cultural and economic importance, it is vital for researchers, educators and practising designers to stay abreast of the latest research and new ideas in this rapidly growing field; with its interdisciplinary coverage, Design Studies meets these needs with maximum effect.Benefits to authorsWe also provide many author benefits, such as free PDFs, a liberal copyright policy, special discounts on Elsevier publications and much more. Please click here for more information on our author services.Please see our Guide for Authors for information on article submission. If you require any further information or help, please visit our support pages: http://support.elsevier.comDesign Studies is a peer reviewed journal published in cooperation with the Design Research Society. To see the peer review policy of Design Studies please visit http://cdn.elsevier.com/promis_misc/JDST_Peer_Review_Policy.pdf

Design for Augmented Humanity (DAH) is an international journal enabling reporting and archiving of advances in knowledge for the meaningful integration and development of technology to enhance and extend human capabilities and well-being. The scope of the journal encompasses physical, mental and holistic considerations. DAH welcomes articles which report on and discuss related research issues including but not restricted to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research on human augmentation and enhancements for individuals and social groupings including cognitive and socio-psychological aspects; design theory and methodology for human augmentations; advanced applications, insights and case studies on augmented humanity.

DAH serves as a platform for researchers, designers, and technologists to share innovative work, discuss emerging trends, and explore the social, ethical, and psychological implications of human enhancement technologies. The journal is committed to fostering dialogue and collaboration between disciplines to inspire novel approaches that promote the responsible and meaningful development of technologies that augment human life in both individual and collective contexts.

The scope of DAH includes interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research that addresses a wide range of topics, such as cognitive and socio-psychological aspects of human enhancement, advanced design methodologies for human augmentation, and cutting-edge applications in augmented humanity. Contributions are invited from diverse fields, with a focus on practical insights, case studies, and theoretical advancements that contribute to the evolving landscape of human-centered design and technology.

Designed Monomers and Polymers (DMP) provides a forum for the prompt publication of peer-reviewed, English-language papers on all areas of macromolecular design and application. Emphasis will be placed on the macromolecular preparations including the synthesis, characterization and application of monomers. The experimental part should be provided in such detail (including specific observations, precautionary notes, use of new materials, techniques, and their possible problems, etc.) that it could be reproduced by any researcher wishing to repeat the work. The subjects of macromolecular science, initiators, macroinitiators for macromolecular design, as well as the kinetics, mechanism and modeling aspects of polymerization, will be included too.

Designed Monomers and Polymers provides an interface between organic, and polymer chemistries and aims to bridge the gap between monomer synthesis and the design of new polymers. The subject of monomers may include old monomers but new methods of synthesis. Authors must show the evidence for polymerization (including polycondensation, sequential combination, oxidative coupling, radiation, plasma polymerization, etc.) for new monomers. The field of monomers encompasses functional prepolymers of various architectures such as hyperbranched polymers, telechelic polymers, macromonomers, or dendrimers.

There is a great deal of activity in design theory, coding theory and cryptography and recently there has been considerable research done which brings together more than one of the subjects. Designs, Codes and Cryptography provides a forum for high quality papers of both a theoretical and a practical nature which bridge more than one of these areas, encouraging interaction between them. It emphasizes the algebraic and geometric aspects of design theory, coding theory and cryptography. The journal is widely read by engineers, mathematicians, computer scientists and others in education, industry and government.