Design Frontiers was established in 2025. It is an international academic journal focusing on the fields of art and design. It is committed to promoting interdisciplinary integration and innovative practices. Since its founding, the magazine has been committed to maintaining high academic standards and improving its visibility in the academic community.
In 2025, the magazine achieved its first important indexing milestone and was included in the Open Access Citation Index (OACI), indicating our commitment to high-quality open access publishing and strict peer review standards. This indexing ensures that the published works in Design Frontiers can reach a wider academic audience and gain appropriate recognition in the academic community.
Looking to the future, the magazine has formulated a strategic indexing roadmap from 2025 to 2027. We are actively striving to be included in several major academic databases, including Google Scholar, the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). These planned index expansions are in line with our mission to enhance the global influence and impact of the magazine and are committed to creating a benchmarking publication with both academic depth and practical value to help global knowledge production and innovative practices in the fields of art and design.