Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. General Requirements

Authors are required to read and comply with these Author Guidelines before submitting a manuscript to Jurnal Desain.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's minimum administrative, technical, ethical, scope, or scholarly requirements may be returned for revision or declined during the Initial Editorial Assessment without being sent for external peer review.

Submission of a manuscript indicates that all authors have read and agreed to comply with the journal's editorial, ethical, and publication policies.

2. Originality and Exclusive Submission

Submitted manuscripts must constitute original scholarly work, must not have been previously published in substantially the same form, and must not be under consideration by another journal, publisher, or publication venue at the same time.

The manuscript must be free from plagiarism, fabrication, falsification, inappropriate manipulation of data or visual materials, unauthorized authorship, citation manipulation, duplicate submission, and other forms of academic or publication misconduct.

Authors must submit one completed Author Integrity Declaration covering all listed authors and signed in accordance with the requirements of the official form..

The declaration confirms, among other matters, the originality of the manuscript, exclusive submission, authorship responsibility, disclosure of applicable AI use, ethical compliance, data integrity, funding, competing interests, and compliance with applicable journal policies.

Any closely related previous publication, conference paper, preprint, dataset, thesis or dissertation material, or other potentially overlapping work must be disclosed where relevant and appropriately cited.

Submission of a manuscript that materially overlaps with previously published or simultaneously submitted work without appropriate disclosure may result in editorial action in accordance with the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement.

3. Language

Jurnal Desain accepts manuscripts written in English or Bahasa Indonesia.

For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, authors must provide the title, abstract, and keywords in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.

For manuscripts written in English, the title, abstract, and keywords are provided in English.

The manuscript must use clear, grammatically appropriate, academically acceptable, and terminologically consistent language.

4. Manuscript Format

Manuscripts must be prepared using the official Jurnal Desain Article Template and submitted in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format.

The main text of the manuscript must contain 3,500–8,000 words, excluding references, tables, figures, captions, and appendices (if any)..

Authors must follow the formatting, typography, heading structure, spacing, paragraph styles, table and figure specifications, declaration requirements, and other technical instructions provided in the current official Jurnal Desain Article Template.

Manuscripts that do not use the current official template or do not comply with the journal's technical preparation requirements may be returned for revision during the Initial Editorial Assessment before external peer review.

SCOPE AND MANUSCRIPT TYPES

5. Scope and Eligible Manuscripts

Jurnal Desain publishes original scholarly works in design, visual art, and visual culture, including interdisciplinary studies that make a clear contribution to these fields.

The journal primarily considers the following manuscript types:

• Original Empirical Research Articles;
• Design Studies and Practice-Based Research; and
• Conceptually Grounded Scholarly Papers applied to a specific corpus, case, artefact, practice, or visual/material phenomenon.

All manuscripts must present:

• a clearly defined research problem;
• an identifiable research object, corpus, case, artefact, practice, process, user, environment, or relevant visual/material/spatial/digital/media-related phenomenon;
• an appropriate research methodology or analytical approach;
• systematically collected, generated, or critically analysed evidence;
• substantive analysis; and
• an identifiable scholarly contribution relevant to the journal's Focus and Scope.

Eligible research objects may include, but are not limited to, visual artefacts, graphic communication, typography, branding, advertising, illustration, photography, film, animation, digital interfaces, products, fashion, interiors, architecture, exhibitions, design processes, creative practices, visual archives, material culture, users, designers, communities, and other visual, material, spatial, digital, media-related, cultural, or practice-based phenomena.

Conceptual and Theoretical Manuscripts

Conceptual or theoretical manuscripts may be considered only when the scholarly argument is developed through a clearly defined analytical framework and applied to a specific corpus, case, artefact, practice, or phenomenon.

The contribution must arise from the analysis of that object or corpus and must not be limited to summarizing, classifying, or synthesizing previous publications.

Review-Based Manuscripts

Jurnal Desain does not accept stand-alone review-based manuscripts whose primary data and principal scholarly contribution are limited to reviewing, mapping, classifying, or synthesizing previously published literature without an original empirical or object-based investigation.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Systematic Literature Reviews (SLR);
• systematic reviews;
• Narrative Literature Reviews;
• Scoping Reviews;
• Integrative Reviews;
• bibliometric studies;
• literature mapping studies; and
• other comparable review-only manuscripts.

Literature review is permitted and expected as part of the scholarly positioning of an eligible research article, particularly for establishing the state of the art, research gap, theoretical positioning, and comparison with previous studies. However, previously published literature must not constitute the manuscript's sole research evidence or principal contribution.

Out-of-Scope or Ineligible Manuscripts

A manuscript may be declined during the Initial Editorial Assessment when:

• its connection to design, visual art, or visual culture is only peripheral;
• it does not examine an identifiable research object, corpus, case, artefact, practice, process, user, environment, or relevant visual/material/media-related phenomenon;
• it is primarily a project report, portfolio description, production narrative, or practical activity report without sufficient scholarly analysis;
• the research design or analytical approach is not capable of addressing the stated research objective; or
• the manuscript does not demonstrate a recognizable scholarly contribution to the fields addressed by Jurnal Desain.

Authors should consult the Focus and Scope before submission.

ARTICLE STRUCTURE

6. Title

The title must be specific, concise, informative, and representative of the manuscript's substantive scholarly focus.

The title must contain 10–15 words.

Where appropriate, the title should communicate the principal finding, analytical focus, or scholarly contribution rather than merely naming the research object, topic, medium, or location.

The title should:

• avoid unnecessary abbreviations;
• avoid overly broad or generic expressions;
• avoid redundant wording;
• use terminology consistent with the manuscript's scholarly focus; and
• include a research location only when the location is analytically or substantively important to the study.

For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, authors must provide the Indonesian title followed by its English translation.

For manuscripts written in English, only the English title is required.

7. Author Names and Affiliations

Author information must be complete and consistent between the manuscript and OJS metadata.

Academic and professional titles must not be included in author names.

Author names should contain the appropriate given/first name and family/last name. Family names should not be represented only by initials. Where an author has only one personal name, the same name may be entered in both required name fields in OJS where technically necessary.

Each affiliation must be written in full and include at least the institution, city, and country.

The corresponding author must be clearly identified and provide an active email address.

The order of authors in the manuscript must correspond exactly with the order entered in OJS metadata.

Changes to authorship after submission, particularly after acceptance, require a clear justification and editorial approval in accordance with the journal's publication-ethics policy.

8. Abstract

The abstract must provide a clear, concise, and self-contained summary of the study.

The abstract must contain 150–250 words and must be written as a single coherent paragraph.

It must include, in a concise sequence:

• the research context or background, where necessary;
• the research objective;
• the method or research approach;
• the principal findings; and
• the conclusion.

The abstract must report the actual principal findings of the study rather than merely state that results are discussed or analyzed.

The abstract must not contain:

• citations or bibliographic references;
• references to figures or tables;
• equations that are unnecessary for understanding the study;
• unexplained abbreviations; or
• extended theoretical discussion.

Implications or recommendations may be included briefly where they are directly supported by the findings.

For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, authors must provide both an Abstrak in Bahasa Indonesia and an Abstract in English containing equivalent substantive information.

For manuscripts written in English, only the English abstract is required.

9. Keywords

Each manuscript must provide 3–5 keywords or key phrases that accurately represent the principal concepts, research object, theoretical orientation, or analytical focus of the article.

Keywords should support scholarly discoverability and should avoid unnecessary repetition of words already evident from the title when more informative terms are available.

For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, keywords must be provided in both Bahasa Indonesia and English.

10. Introduction

The Introduction must establish the scholarly context, research problem, and justification for the study in a clear and logically connected argument.

The Introduction must include:

• the research context and problem;
• a critical state-of-the-art overview of relevant previous studies;
• an explicit research gap;
• justification of the study's novelty or original scholarly contribution; and
• a clear research objective and/or research question.

Previous studies must not merely be listed or summarized individually. Authors should critically synthesize the relevant literature to establish:

what is already known → what remains unresolved → why the present study is necessary → what contribution the study intends to make.

The claimed novelty or contribution should not rely solely on the use of a different object, location, medium, population, or case. It should demonstrate an identifiable conceptual, analytical, methodological, empirical, interpretive, or design-related contribution supported by the scholarly positioning of the study.

Relevant theoretical concepts, conceptual frameworks, and previous studies must be integrated into the Introduction as part of the scholarly argument.

Jurnal Desain does not use a separate Literature Review, Review of Literature, Theoretical Framework, or Conceptual Framework section as a standalone major section of the article. Where theoretical or conceptual positioning is required, it should be incorporated appropriately into the Introduction and subsequently used in the analysis and discussion.

The Introduction should conclude with a clearly stated research objective and/or research question that is consistent with the research problem, method, and subsequent analysis.

11. Method

The Method section must provide sufficient information for readers to understand, evaluate, and, where applicable, trace or reproduce the research process.

Depending on the nature of the study, authors should explain:

• research design or approach;
• research object or corpus;
• participants or cases;
• data or evidence sources;
• sampling or selection criteria;
• data-collection procedures;
• research instruments;
• analytical method;
• coding or interpretive framework;
• validation or trustworthiness procedures; and
• relevant ethical considerations.

For design research and practice-based studies, authors should clearly explain the design or creative process, evidence-generation procedures, evaluation methods, and analytical basis used to develop and interpret the findings.

The method must be appropriate to the research objective and should be described transparently rather than merely naming a method or theoretical approach.

12. Results and Discussion

Jurnal Desain uses an integrated Results and Discussion section.

This section must present the study's identifiable research evidence, principal findings, analytical interpretation, and scholarly discussion as a coherent argument.

Research Evidence and Principal Findings

Authors must present sufficient evidence to support the principal findings of the study.

Depending on the research approach, evidence may include:

• empirical data;
• visual or material objects;
• artefacts;
• images;
• photographs;
• diagrams;
• tables;
• design outputs or prototypes;
• observations;
• interviews or quotations;
• archival materials;
• digital or media objects; or
• other relevant research materials.

The principal findings should be clearly identifiable and should arise logically from the research method, data, corpus, object, or analytical procedure described in the Method section.

Raw data, visual description, quotations, or research documentation should not be presented without explaining their scholarly significance.

Analysis and Interpretation

The discussion must move beyond descriptive reporting.

Authors are expected to:

• interpret the principal findings critically;
• explain the analytical significance of the evidence;
• use relevant theoretical or conceptual frameworks to interpret the findings where applicable;
• connect the findings to the research objective and research gap;
• critically compare or synthesize the findings with relevant previous research; and
• explain how the findings contribute to existing knowledge in design, visual art, visual culture, or related fields.

The discussion should demonstrate whether the findings support, extend, qualify, reinterpret, or challenge relevant previous knowledge or scholarly arguments.

A strong Results and Discussion section should demonstrate a clear analytical progression:

evidence/data → principal findings → interpretation → theoretical/conceptual engagement → critical comparison or synthesis → scholarly contribution.

Visual Evidence

Where visual, material, spatial, or design evidence is central to the study, it must function as scholarly evidence, not merely as illustration or decoration.

Authors should identify and analyse the specific features relevant to their argument, which may include:

• form;
• colour;
• typography;
• composition;
• material;
• spatial characteristics;
• representation;
• aesthetics;
• function;
• interaction;
• meaning; or
• socio-cultural context.

Figures and other visual materials must be explicitly discussed in the body text and connected to the interpretation or finding they support.

Subsections

Subheadings may be used within the Results and Discussion section when they are necessary to organize substantive findings or analytical arguments.

Subsections should not fragment the discussion into excessively short descriptive units and should maintain a clear relationship with the research objective, principal findings, and overall scholarly argument.

13. Conclusion

The Conclusion must directly answer the research objective and/or research question, synthesize the principal findings, and clarify the study's scholarly contribution.

Where appropriate, the conclusion may state theoretical, practical, methodological, or design implications and identify recommendations or directions for future research.

The Conclusion must not introduce new evidence, extensive new discussion, or merely repeat the Results and Discussion section.

14. Acknowledgments (Optional)

An Acknowledgements section is optional.

Authors may acknowledge individuals, institutions, communities, technical assistance, access to research sites or materials, or other non-author contributions that materially supported the research or preparation of the manuscript.

Acknowledgements must not be used to assign authorship credit to individuals who do not meet appropriate authorship criteria.

Funding information must not be reported solely in the Acknowledgements section. All financial or institutional research support must be disclosed separately in the Funding Statement under Declarations.

If there is no relevant contribution to acknowledge, this section should be omitted.

DECLARATIONS

15. Declarations

All manuscripts must include the declarations required below in accordance with the official Jurnal Desain Article Template and journal policies.

The following four declarations are mandatory for all manuscripts:

• Artificial Intelligence Use Statement;
• Author Contributions Statement;
• Funding Statement; and
• Conflict of Interest / Competing Interests.

An Ethical Approval / Ethical Compliance Statement must additionally be provided where applicable to the nature of the research.

A Data Availability Statement may be included where relevant to the nature of the study, particularly where clarification regarding research data or supporting materials would improve transparency.

Artificial Intelligence Use Statement

Authors must explicitly declare whether generative AI or AI-assisted technologies were used in the preparation of the manuscript or in research-related activities.

Where AI was used, the statement must identify the relevant tool and describe the purpose and extent of its use in accordance with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy of Jurnal Desain.

Where no AI or AI-assisted technology was used, this must also be explicitly stated.

AI must not be listed as an author or co-author and must not replace the authors' scholarly judgment, analytical responsibility, or accountability for the final manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, citations, references, data, analysis, interpretation, and final content of the article.

Author Contributions

The manuscript must include an Author Contributions Statement identifying the substantive contribution of each author.

The CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) may be used where appropriate.

All individuals listed as authors must have made a genuine scholarly contribution to the research and/or preparation of the manuscript and must approve the final submitted version.

For a single-author manuscript, an appropriate sole-author contribution statement must be provided.

Funding Statement

Authors must disclose all sources of financial, institutional, or other specific funding that supported the research.

Where applicable, the statement must identify:

• the funding organization;
• the grant or award number; and
• other relevant funding information.

Where the research received no external or specific funding, this must be explicitly stated.

Funding information must be reported in the Funding Statement and must not be reported solely under Acknowledgements.

Conflict of Interest / Competing Interests

Authors must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived financial, professional, institutional, or personal interests that could reasonably be considered to influence the research or publication.

Where no conflict of interest or competing interests exist, this must be explicitly declared.

Ethical Approval / Ethical Compliance Statement (where applicable)

Research involving human participants and/or animals must comply with applicable ethical, institutional, and regulatory requirements.

Where formal ethical approval is required, the manuscript must state:

• the name of the ethics committee or institutional review body;
• the approval number; and
• the year of approval.

Where informed consent is applicable, the relevant information must also be reported.

For research categorized as low or negligible risk, where formal ethical clearance is not required or reasonably applicable, authors must provide an appropriate Ethical Compliance Statement describing the ethical safeguards applied.

Where ethical approval or an Ethical Compliance Statement is genuinely not applicable to the research, this declaration may be omitted.

The editorial team may request supporting ethical documentation or clarification where necessary.

Data Availability Statement (Optional / Where Relevant)

Authors may include a Data Availability Statement where relevant to the nature of the study.

Where included, the statement should indicate, as applicable, whether the data or supporting research materials are:

- publicly available, including the relevant repository, DOI, URL, accession number, or other access information;
- available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request;
- restricted because of ethical, privacy, confidentiality, copyright, contractual, cultural, intellectual-property, or other legitimate considerations;
- included within the article and/or supplementary materials; or
- not applicable because no new data were created or analysed in the study.

Authors are not required to make confidential, restricted, copyrighted, ethically sensitive, culturally sensitive, or otherwise protected research materials publicly available.

The absence of a Data Availability Statement does not constitute non-compliance where such a statement is not materially relevant to the nature of the study.

Where clarification regarding research data or supporting materials is necessary for editorial assessment, research integrity, reproducibility, or publication transparency, the editorial team may request an appropriate Data Availability Statement or supporting information.

Authors should consult the Research Data and Reproducibility Policy for further guidance.

FIGURES AND TABLES

16. Figures and Visual Materials

All figures must be numbered consecutively, referred to in the manuscript, provided with informative captions, and supplied at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.

Figures should be legible at publication size and should have a substantive function in communicating or supporting the research.

Photographs, illustrations, diagrams, maps, interfaces, screenshots, visual artefacts, and comparable materials are normally treated as figures.

Figure captions are placed below the figure.

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate permission for copyrighted or third-party visual material where required.

Sources or authorship of visual materials must be clearly identified.

Visual materials must not be manipulated in a manner that misrepresents the research evidence.

17. Tables

Tables must be numbered consecutively, explicitly referred to in the main text, and provided with clear and informative titles.

Table numbers and titles must be placed above the table.

Tables must remain editable and must not be submitted as screenshots, raster images, or other non-editable formats.

Tables should present information efficiently and should not unnecessarily duplicate information already provided in the body text.

Where applicable, the source of the table must be provided below the table.

Previously published or adapted tables must include appropriate attribution, and authors are responsible for obtaining permission from the copyright holder where legally required.

Tables must be readable at publication size and formatted consistently with the specifications provided in the official Jurnal Desain Article Template.

REFERENCES AND CITATIONS

18. Reference Requirements

Each manuscript must include at least 15 references.

The reference list must demonstrate adequate scholarly quality, relevance, recency, and primary-source orientation.

Minimum Number of References

The manuscript must contain at least 15 references.

Primary References

More than 80% of the references must consist of primary references.

In accordance with the applicable national journal accreditation guidelines, primary references include:

• articles published in scholarly journals;
• conference proceedings papers;
• dissertations;
• theses;
• undergraduate theses;
• manuscripts or primary archival materials;
• research monographs; and
• other sources that constitute direct research outputs rather than compilations derived primarily from other literature.

General textbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, news articles, blogs, generic institutional webpages, commercial websites, and comparable secondary or tertiary sources are not normally counted as primary references.

Sources whose principal content consists primarily of compiling, summarizing, or synthesizing previously published literature should not normally be treated as primary references for this requirement.

The proportion of primary references should not be treated merely as a numerical requirement. A strong primary-reference base is expected to support the manuscript's state-of-the-art overview, research-gap analysis, scholarly positioning, and justification of originality or novelty.

Authors should therefore use relevant primary references critically to establish:

• what previous research has demonstrated;
• what remains unresolved;
• how the present study is positioned in relation to previous research; and
• how the study contributes new knowledge, interpretation, evidence, or design-related insight.

Compliance with the percentage requirement does not by itself demonstrate adequate scholarly positioning. A manuscript may contain a high proportion of primary references but still require revision if those references are merely listed or summarized without being critically synthesized to establish the state of the art, research gap, and contribution.

The minimum number of references and the proportion of primary references are assessed separately. A manuscript containing fewer than 15 references does not satisfy the journal's minimum reference requirement regardless of the proportion of primary references.

19. Citation Style and Reference Management

Jurnal Desain uses APA Style, 7th Edition.

Authors are required to use a recognized reference-management application such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, or another appropriate reference manager.

Every in-text citation must correspond to an entry in the reference list, and every reference-list entry must be cited in the manuscript.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and verifiability of:

• author names;
• publication years;
• titles;
• journal or publisher information;
• volume and issue;
• page or article numbers;
• DOI;
• URLs; and
• other bibliographic information.

Fabricated, AI-generated, unverifiable, or nonexistent references must not be included.

SIMILARITY AND RESEARCH INTEGRITY

20. Similarity Screening

All submitted manuscripts are subject to similarity screening as part of the editorial process.

Jurnal Desain applies an overall similarity index below 20% as an editorial and technical screening threshold.

The similarity percentage does not by itself determine whether plagiarism or inappropriate text reuse has occurred.

The editorial team may evaluate, where relevant:

• the source of the matching material;
• the concentration of matching text;
• the extent of similarity within individual text blocks;
• attribution and citation;
• direct quotation;
• paraphrasing;
• reuse of previously published material;
• overlap with the authors' own previous publications; and
• the overall context and significance of the similarity.

A manuscript with an overall similarity index below 20% may still contain plagiarism, inappropriate paraphrasing, unattributed reuse, or other research-integrity concerns.

Conversely, a similarity index above 20% is not automatically treated as evidence of plagiarism without substantive editorial examination.

Manuscripts that do not meet the journal's similarity and research-integrity requirements may be returned for revision, subjected to further editorial investigation, or declined depending on the nature and seriousness of the issue.

Authors should consult the Plagiarism Screening Policy for complete information.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

21. Use of Artificial Intelligence

Authors may use generative AI or AI-assisted technologies only in accordance with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy of Jurnal Desain.

AI must not:

• be listed as an author or co-author;
• fabricate data, evidence, citations, or references;
• replace critical scholarly analysis or interpretation; or
• assume responsibility for any part of the manuscript.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, citations, data, analysis, interpretation, and final content of their submission.

Applicable AI use must be transparently disclosed through the required Artificial Intelligence Use Statement.

SUBMISSION AND METADATA

22. OJS Metadata

Authors must enter all authors listed in the manuscript individually in the OJS submission metadata. Entering only the first author or corresponding author is not permitted.

The metadata must include:

• complete author names;
• full affiliations;
• email addresses;
• country information;
• article title;
• abstract;
• keywords; and
• other required information.

ORCID should be provided where available.

For manuscripts written in Bahasa Indonesia, authors must complete the corresponding Indonesian and English metadata fields/locales where provided by OJS.

The number, identity, and order of authors entered in OJS must exactly correspond with the submitted manuscript.

23. Required Submission Files

At minimum, authors are required to submit:

1. the manuscript in an editable format using the official Jurnal Desain Article Template; and
2. the completed and signed Author Integrity Declaration.

High-resolution figure files, supplementary research materials, ethical documentation, permissions, datasets, or other supporting documents may be requested where applicable.

24. Corresponding Author Responsibilities

The corresponding author is responsible for:

• ensuring that all co-authors have approved the manuscript and submission;
• ensuring the accuracy and agreed order of authorship;
• maintaining accurate OJS metadata;
• communicating editorial decisions to all authors;
• coordinating revisions and responses to reviewers;
• submitting required declarations and documentation; and
• completing publication-related communication with the journal.

The corresponding author's email address must remain active throughout the editorial and publication process.

EDITORIAL AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION

25. Editorial and Peer-Review Process

Submitted manuscripts undergo a Preliminary Administrative Completeness Check and an Initial Editorial Assessment before external peer review.

Manuscripts considered suitable for external review are normally evaluated by two independent qualified reviewers through a double-blind peer-review process.

Reviewers are normally given approximately 28 days to complete each regular review round after accepting the review invitation. This period applies only to the reviewer evaluation stage and does not represent the total duration of the editorial or publication process.

Following peer review and author revision, the Section Editor evaluates the revised manuscript, the authors' Response to Reviewers, and the reviewers' comments and recommendations and provides an editorial recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief.

The final editorial decision remains the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.

For manuscripts processed through the regular pathway, the overall process from initial submission to online publication typically takes approximately 3–5 months. The actual duration may vary depending on reviewer availability, the number of review and revision rounds, author response time, manuscript complexity, ethical or technical verification, and completion of post-acceptance production. In some cases, the overall process may take up to six months.

Following formal acceptance, manuscripts must still complete copyediting, layout and typesetting, author proofreading, final publication checks, and online publication.

Authors should consult the Peer Review Process for complete information regarding editorial stages, reviewer timelines, revision procedures, editorial decisions, acceptance, and post-acceptance production.

26. Publication Charges

Jurnal Desain does not charge an Article Submission Charge (ASC).

Article Submission Charge (ASC): IDR 0

Effective from Vol. 14 No. 1 (September 2026), the Article Processing Charge (APC) is IDR 1,000,000 per accepted article.

The APC becomes applicable only after the manuscript has formally received an Accepted editorial decision.

A 100% APC waiver is available for articles in which all authors are affiliated with institutions outside Indonesia.

If one or more authors are affiliated with an institution in Indonesia, the article is not eligible for this waiver.

Jurnal Desain also provides an optional Fast-Track Review pathway for eligible manuscripts, subject to editorial capacity, reviewer availability, and the applicable Fast-Track policy.

The Fast-Track Review fee is separate from the APC and applies to expedited editorial and peer-review processing.

Payment of an APC or Fast-Track Review fee does not influence:

• Initial Editorial Assessment;
• reviewer selection;
• scholarly evaluation;
• reviewer recommendation;
• editorial decision;
• acceptance;
• publication priority; or
• issuance of a Letter of Acceptance.

Fast-Track Review does not guarantee acceptance, publication, publication in a particular issue, or issuance of a Letter of Acceptance within a predetermined period.

Authors should consult the Publication Charges Policy and Fast-Track Review Policy for complete and current information.

COPYRIGHT, LICENSING, AND OPEN ACCESS

27. Copyright, License, and Open Access

Jurnal Desain operates as a Gold Open Access journal.

All published articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, without subscription fees, access charges, or embargo periods.

Authors retain copyright to their published articles and grant Jurnal Desain the right of first publication.

Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Authors are responsible for ensuring that copyrighted or third-party materials included in their manuscripts may legally and ethically be reproduced under the applicable publication conditions.

Please refer to the journal's Copyright Notice and Open Access Statement for complete information.

BEFORE SUBMISSION

28. Final Author Check

Before submitting a manuscript, authors must ensure that all applicable journal requirements have been satisfied.

The manuscript should be checked for the following:

Scope and Manuscript Eligibility

• fits the Focus and Scope of Jurnal Desain;
• constitutes an eligible manuscript type;
• presents an identifiable research object, corpus, case, artefact, practice, process, user, environment, or relevant visual/material/media-related phenomenon;
• does not constitute a prohibited stand-alone review-based manuscript.

Manuscript Preparation

• uses the current official Jurnal Desain Article Template;
• contains 3,500–8,000 words, excluding references, tables, figures, captions, supplementary materials, and appendices where applicable;
• provides the required language version(s) of the title, abstract, and keywords;
• contains a title of 10–15 words;
• contains an abstract of 150–250 words;
• provides 3–5 keywords or key phrases;
• follows the required article structure;
• does not use a separate Literature Review, Review of Literature, Theoretical Framework, or Conceptual Framework section where prohibited by the journal structure.

Author and Metadata Information

• provides complete and accurate author names and affiliations;
• identifies the corresponding author and provides an active email address;
• ensures that the number, identity, and order of authors in the manuscript correspond exactly with the OJS metadata;
• completes all required OJS metadata fields.

Declarations and Ethics

The manuscript contains the following mandatory declarations:

• an Artificial Intelligence Use Statement;
• an Author Contributions Statement;
• a Funding Statement; and
• a Conflict of Interest / Competing Interests Statement

Where applicable, the manuscript also contains:

• an Ethical Approval / Ethical Compliance Statement.

A Data Availability Statement may be included where relevant to the nature of the study.

Where an Acknowledgements section is included, it is limited to appropriate non-author contributions and does not replace the mandatory Funding Statement.

Figures and Tables

• all figures are clearly numbered, cited in the text, and accompanied by informative captions;
• figures meet the minimum technical quality requirement of 300 dpi where applicable;
• source or copyright information is provided for visual materials where required;
• tables are editable and are not submitted as screenshots or raster images;
• all tables are numbered consistently and explicitly cited in the text.

References and Citations

• contains at least 15 references;
• contains more than 80% primary references;
• contains more than 80% references published within the last 10 years;
• follows APA Style, 7th Edition consistently;
• has been prepared using an appropriate reference-management application;
• contains only authentic and bibliographically verifiable references;
• ensures that every in-text citation appears in the reference list and every reference-list entry is cited in the manuscript.

Similarity and Research Integrity

• meets the journal's overall similarity index below 20% screening threshold;
• appropriately cites and attributes all reused, quoted, adapted, or third-party material;
• contains no fabricated, falsified, manipulated, or unverifiable data, images, citations, or references; and
• complies with the journal's publication-ethics and research-integrity requirements.

Required Submission Document

• is accompanied by the completed and signed Author Integrity Declaration using the official Jurnal Desain form.

Authors should review the Submission Preparation Checklist and all applicable journal policies before completing the submission.