Call for Abstracts
UDA Biannual Int’l Design Research Journal
2026 F/W Issue: Submit before Monday, March 30, 2026
2027 S/S Issue: Submit before Monday, September 7, 2026
The Design Behaviors journal aims to standardize research methodology and terminology for all design disciplines.
Design originates in nature/environment, and we understand our existence in nature/environment through how design influences us, consciously and unconsciously. Its power is evidenced by what we know, what we buy, where we go, why we act, and, most of all, where we are now and where we are going. Design can describe sustainability or ephemerality based on its function and message. And we acknowledge its aesthetics and purpose through the five senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, and sound). Also, it manifests our feelings and conceptions. Naturally, the design is our entity. Therefore, design is not a purely natural outcome; instead, intellectual activities, such as theories and methodologies, shape the aesthetics and function of the forms.
Design is not either art or science; it is a cross-disciplinary ‘Art & Science.’ Hence, the design discipline has enhanced the global educational value of graduate and Ph.D. programs. Our profession formulates and unifies design research methodology and terminology, and provides adequate and innovative design research support through selective programs globally. Hence, the Design Behaviors Journal aims to share innovative and practical research methodologies worldwide to advance the formulation and unification of 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: F/W Issue (Monday, March 30) or S/S Issue (Monday, September 7)
An abstract must be between 400 and 800 words. You must use the Official Abstract Template (Microsoft Word file), save your Abstract as a Microsoft Word file and a PDF (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: F/W Issue (Monday, May 4) or S/S Issue (Monday, November 2)
Step 3. Full Manuscript Submission: F/W Issue (Monday, September 7) or S/S Issue (Monday, February 1)
– You must use the Official Manuscript Guidelines 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$100 for graduate students, us$150 for non-members) via your PayPal account https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Due by Monday, February 2. 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: F/W Issue (Monday, October 12) or S/S Issue (Monday, March 8)
Step 5. Final Manuscript (InDesign): F/W Issue (Monday, November 2) or S/S Issue (Monday, April 5)
– You must use the official Manuscript template (InDesign file). You must save your Manuscript file as InDesign files (Indd and Idml formats) with all linked images (300 dpi, CMYK, 100%, JPEG), and as a PDF (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: F/W Issue (Monday, December 28) or S/S Issue (Monday, May 31)
MANUSCRIPT REVIEW FEE
– Submitted Manuscripts are blinded-reviewed by two reviewers.
– Send your Step 3. Review fee (us$100 for UDA Members, us$100 for graduate students, us$200 for non-members) via PayPal account https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/udalliance. Due by Monday, September 7, for F/W Issue or Monday, February 1, for S/S Issue. Please make sure you have the correct name and address.
AWARD CERTIFICATE & PUBLICATION
All finalists are part of the UDA archive’s permanent collection.
Copyright: The entrant is responsible for all copyright matters in the entry. All designs become part of the United Designs Alliance Collection. 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.
