Call for Abstracts
UDA Biannual Int’l Design Research Journal
Submit before Monday, September 2, 2024
The Design Behaviors journal aims to establish a standard research methodology and terminology for all design disciplines.
The design is influenced by nature and the environment, shaping our understanding of our place in nature and the environment. It profoundly impacts our conscious and unconscious decisions, influencing what we know, what we buy, where we go, why we act, and reflecting our current position and future direction. Design can convey ideas of sustainability or transience based on its function and message, and it is perceived and interpreted through the five senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound), as well as our emotions and concepts. Design is an intrinsic part of our identity, shaped by natural processes and intellectual endeavors such as theories and methodologies, defining the aesthetics and functionality of forms.
Design is not just art or science; it combines both, often called ‘Art and science.’ This has increased global recognition of the design field in graduate and Ph.D. programs. Our profession aims to develop and unify research methods and terminology within the design field, supported by selective programs worldwide. The Design Behaviors Journal seeks to share innovative and practical research methods globally to advance and unite the design discipline.
MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES
1. Empirical Article
2. Theoretical Article
3. Methodological Article
4. Case Study
DEADLINES & SUBMISSION PREPARATION
Please follow these submission preparations. If you do not follow it, we cannot guarantee your submission.
Step 1. Abstract Submission: Monday, September 2
An abstract must be between 400 and 800 words. You must use the Official Abstract Template (Microsoft Word file) and save your Abstract file as a Microsoft Word file and a PDF file (for reference, save it as a screen version).
– Send your Abstract file to applyuda@gmail.com.
– No review fee for Abstract Submissions
Step 2. Acceptance Notification from UDA: Monday, November 4
Step 3. Full Manuscript Submission: Monday, February 3
– You must use the Official Manuscript Guideline to prepare your manuscript. All manuscripts must follow the APA Style 7th Edition. You must save your Manuscript file as a Microsoft Word file and a PDF file (for reference, save it as a screen version).
– Send your Manuscript file to applyuda@gmail.com.
– Send your Review fee (us$100 for UDA Members, us$150 for graduate students, us$200 for non-members) via your PayPal account https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Due by Monday, February 3. Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
– Submitted Manuscripts are blinded-reviewed by two reviewers.
Step 4. Final Acceptance Notification from UDA: Monday, March 10
Step 5. Final Manuscript (InDesign): Monday, April 7
– You must use the official Manuscript template (InDesign file). You must save your Manuscript file as InDesign files (Indd and Idml format) with all linked images (300 dpi, CMYK, 100%, Jpeg) and a PDF file (for reference, save as a screen version). Necessary: Do not change the layout and fonts. All images and tables must be original and noted.
– Send your files to applyuda@gmail.com.
Step 6. Publication Date: Monday, May 26
MANUSCRIPT REVIEW FEE
– Submitted Manuscripts are blinded-reviewed by two reviewers.
– Send your Step 3. Review fee (us$100 for UDA Members, us$150 for graduate students, us$200 for non-members) via PayPal account https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Due by Monday, February 3. Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
AWARD CERTIFICATE & PUBLICATION
All finalists are permanent collections of the UDA archive.
Copyright: The entrant is responsible for all copyright matters in the entry. All designs become the Collection of the United Designs Alliance. The United Designs Alliance reserves the right to use all entrants’ information and the right to publish, exhibit, or reproduce all designs entered for the competition.
