Thank you for choosing to submit your paper to JDSSI. These instructions will ensure your article matches the journal’s requirements，so your article can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly. Please take the time to read and follow them as closely as possible.
Our topics include, but are not limited to:
Design Service and Society Innovation;
Sustainable Design;
Innovation in everyday life;
Design Cases Study;
Design and Consumer Culture;
Research on Design Theory;
Design History.
* The journal provides a waiver on article processing charges for all authors.
Types and requirement
Research articles
Should be written with the following elements in the following order:
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion
Acknowledgments
Declaration of interest statement
References
Appendices (as appropriate)
Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages)
Figures
Figure captions (as a list)
Should be over 8000 words, inclusive of:
Tables
References
Figure or table captions
Endnotes
Should contain an unstructured abstract of 150 words.
Should contain between 5 and 10 keywords.
Types and requirement
Literature reviews
Should be written with the following elements in the following order:
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion
Acknowledgments
Declaration of interest statement
References
Appendices (as appropriate)
Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages）
Figures
Figure captions (as a list)
Should be over 10000 words, inclusive of:
Tables
References
Figure or table captions
Endnotes
Should contain an unstructured abstract of 150 words.
Should contain between 5 and 10 keywords.
Types and requirement
Book reviews
Should be written with the following elements in the following order:
Title page
Abstract
Keywords
Main text introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion
Acknowledgments
Declaration of interest statement
References
Appendices (as appropriate)
Table(s) with caption(s) (on individual pages）
Figures
Figure captions (as a list)
Should be over 5000 words, inclusive of:
References
Figure or table captions
Endnotes
Title should include the title, author, publishing and location information for the publication or event being reviewed.
Read more manuscript requests at Instructions for authors.
