Page architecture celebrating 30 years

As design scholars we 

all have our own paths 

to follow, but we need to 

be careful not to end up 

following only ourselves.

publishers of original thinking

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Celebrating 30  years

what are the key things that 

Potential Contributors should 

know about the JoUrnal of design, 

BUsiness & soCieTy? 

what makes it different from 

other design Journals?

The journal is a scholarly peer-reviewed 

publication interested in publishing high 

quality academic papers, case studies, 

book reviews of relevant literature, and 

critiques that examine the role of design 

in business or society. The purpose of the 

journal is to promote cross-disciplinary 

research, and therefore, in addition to 

soliciting design papers, we are also 

interested in receiving manuscripts 

on research about design that are 

coming from non-design areas, such 

as business, marketing, management, 

health, psychology, social sciences, 

environmental sciences, and others. We 

have two issues per year, but we are also 

interested in commissioning special 

topic issues from guest editors. We 

are particularly proud that the articles 

we publish are not only popular with 

academics, but also with governmental 

and corporate consultants who 

have shown a significant interest in 

subscribing to the journal.

Overall, the journal is very practical in 

focus. We are not really that interested 

in publishing purely philosophical 

articles or articles that focus just on 

design, without discussing the broader 

implications that 

design can have to 

business or society. 

We are, however, 

very interested 

in articles that 

showcase exemplary 

case studies, or 

provide new insights 

to policy makers 

and strategic 

business leaders.

what do you like 

about working 

with intelleCt?

I love working with Intellect. Intellect has 

been fantastic in providing lots of support