Submissions

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • Intellectual rights are cleared.
  • Digital files are in the correct format.
  • Images are provided in the preferred color mode (RGB) and color space (sRGB).
  • The physical (print) dimensions of the artwork match the required dimensions of the journal. (See: Size and Resolution).
  • The recommended file-naming conventions have been used. (See: File Naming).
  • All images are provided as separate files.
  • All artwork is numbered according to its sequence in the text.
  • All images have captions and these are provided on a separate text file. All figures are referred to in the text of the manuscript.

Author Guidelines

We welcome original, scientific, and scholarly research papers. The manuscripts should be original and have not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract, a published lecture or an academic thesis). According to ethics in the publication do not submit material that is currently being considered by another journal. The language should acknowledge and convey respect to all people and also promote equal opportunities. Authors are responsible for securing permission to publish copyrighted material, such as tables, photographs, and other artworks and for paying any fees involved. Publication of an article will not begin until the editor has received all relevant permissions.

If the article is accepted, in the case of a re-publication in the same form, in English or in any other language, proper attribution and credit for the previously published work, should be provided.

The journal accepts submissions of original research articles including all the topics described below, but not limited to them as:

Aesthetics, Semantics, History, Continuity of cultural heritage, Methodological approaches, Social-Cultural Aspects of Design, Visual Studies Culture, Design and Material Culture, Identity and Heritage, Criticism, Creativity, Innovation, Arts, Visual sequences, Sustainability, Learning strategies and pedagogy, Expertise in design, Visual techniques in the design process, Design tools and Experiential approaches concerning Interior Architecture, Furniture Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Visual Communication Design, Photography, New Media and Digital Imaging, Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Conservation and restoration, Technologies in Art and Design, Creative and Innovative Media Arts Concepts.

Download the General Author Guidelines.

Download the Manuscript Template.

Download the Artwork Submission Guide.

Articles

The journal aims to be broadly inclusive and interdisciplinary, publishing research articles, projects, portfolios, student works and book reviews with a particular focus in:

  • Theory addressing current dialogue in conceptual design strategies and philosophical frameworks in interior architecture, product design, graphic visualization, environmental design, and art.
  • Practice models and new alternative perspectives in building methods, materials research, cultural studies, sustainable approaches, etc.
  • Portfolio presentations of original artwork projects, installations, film, photography, etc.
  • Education that integrates research with design and culture as well as pedagogies that explore alternative approaches to the delivery of history and theory in design research, studio projects, theoretical investigations of teaching practices, etc.
  • Applied research investigating design and culture ideologies supported by the development of theoretical frameworks in design research, case studies, etc.

Topics, that will be covered include (but are not limited to):
Aesthetics, Semantics, History, Continuity of cultural heritage, Methodological approaches, Social-Cultural Aspects of Design, Visual Studies Culture, Design and Material Culture, Identity and Heritage, Criticism, Creativity, Innovation, Arts, Visual sequences, Sustainability, Learning strategies and pedagogy, Expertise in design, Visual techniques in the design process, Design tools and Experiential approaches concerning Interior Architecture, Furniture Design, Product Design, Graphic Design, Illustration, Animation, Visual Communication Design, Photography, New Media and Digital Imaging, Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Conservation and restoration, Technologies in Art and Design, Creative and Innovative Media Arts Concepts and Projects, Artworks.

* The term "journal article" is consistent with the COAR Controlled Vocabularies for Repositories terminology according to the following definition: "An article, typically the realization of a research paper reporting original research findings, published in a journal issue." [Source: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/JournalArticle]

The Authors are strongly advised to use the Manuscript Template. 

The images contained in Articles or in Artwork/Portfolio will be saved according to the DAC Artwork Submission GUIDE.

Artwork/Portfolio

The journal accepts submissions of artists' portfolios and project presentations primarily related to but not limited to painting, drawing, printmaking, typography, sculpture, architectural design, photography, graphic design, graffiti, animation, art installations, public art and audiovisual media. We are mainly interested in artwork that addresses the broad concept of space, both as cultural convention and as encapsulating physical environment, and the formative role of the art media and processes within.

Submitting a paper in the Artwork/Portfolio section will be through the Journal's publishing platform. All submissions are double-blind and peer-reviewed. The Submissions can be either by artist(s) themselves or by an art critic or curator.

The submission for an artist’s portfolio presentation should include an abstract with 250 words, a text up to 2,500 words with the description of the work, a short artist's biographical statement of approximately 100 words and no more than twenty images or other media, according to AICA (Association Internationale des Critiques d’ Art) criteria.

The images must be included in the MS Word file in low resolution (72 pixels/inch) along with their captions and references. Also, the images will indicate their position in the text. The high-resolution images will be uploaded according to the instructions provided in the Author Guideline, SENDING IMAGES section.

All images contained in ARTWORK/PORTFOLIO as well as the Profile images of the authors will be submitted on the platform in separate files. The images will be submitted according to the DAC Artwork Submission GUIDE. 

Book Reviews

The journal also dedicates a permanent section of the journal’s content on book reviews and criticism. Consistent to common academic practices, these book reviews will not have the form of a simple informative and/or promotional report on new publications that are relevant to the scientific, artistic and academic community. Instead, this section will attempt to become another integral part of the dialogue and reflective thinking fostered in this journal – in a sense, a parallel methodological tool for exploring aesthetic, theoretical, and ideological themes that are related to design, art and culture within a broader sense.

Therefore, the featured articles will be texts of critical analysis, they will have a scientific framework and they will attempt to introduce a theoretical framework related to the current thematic of the journal.

The selection of the albums, essays, scientific guidebooks and journals that will be presented, will be based on their current and innovative character and will concern wider fields of human thought: Art, aesthetics, philosophy, history, social anthropology, theory of architecture, language and theory of literature, new digital technologies, bioclimatic design, sustainable development, cultural studies, etc.

* The term "book review" is consistent with the COAR Controlled Vocabularies for Repositories terminology according to the following definition: "A written review and critical analysis of the content, scope and quality of a book or other monographic work." [Source: http://purl.org/spar/fabio/BookReview]

Editorial

* The term "journal article" is consistent with the COAR Controlled Vocabularies for Repositories terminology according to the following definition: "A brief essay expressing the opinion or position of the chief editor(s) of a (academic) journal with respect to a current political, social, cultural, or professional issue." [Source: Adapted from ODLIS [Source: http://www.abc-clio.com/ODLIS/odlis_e.aspx ]

Submitting the paper

In order to submit a paper, you need to register for an account on the Journal’s publishing platform. 

The paper should be submitted in 2 files, saved as DAC [underscore] first letters of the corresponding author name and surname[underscore] 1 and 2 .doc or .docx.

For example, DAC_HS_1.doc or .docx, and DAC_HS_2.doc or .docx (Corresponding author Harriet Smith).

The 1st file corresponds to the Title Page and should include the author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s); the corresponding author and full correspondence details; the title of the article submitted; short notes about the authors.

The 2nd file corresponds to the Blinded Manuscript and should include the article’s title, abstract, keywords and the main body of text, along with the references and notes according to the template provided. All submissions should omit all author-identifying material for a two-way anonymous peer review. Submissions must not appear on any publicly visible website to avoid compromising the validity of an anonymous review.

Image files

Image files according to specifications (see Guide for Authors).

Copyright Notice

The copyright for articles in this journal is retained by the author(s), with first publication rights granted to the journal. By virtue of their appearance in this open access journal, articles are free to use (with the exception of the non-granted right to make derivative works) with proper attribution for non-commercial uses (licence Creative Commons 4.0). EKT/NHRF retains the worldwide right to reproduce, display, distribute, and use articles published in DAC in all formats and media, either separately or as part of collective works for the full term of copyright. This includes but is not limited to the right to publish articles in an issue of the Journal, copy and distribute individual reprints of the articles, authorize reproduction of articles in their entirety in another EKT/NHRF publication, and authorize reproduction and distribution of articles or abstracts thereof by means of computerized retrieval systems.

DAC journal considers all submitted artwork on the condition author(s) confirm that third-party intellectual property rights are not violated in any way.
Author(s) are responsible for securing permissions to publish copyrighted material, such as photographs and other artwork and for paying any fees involved. Production of an article will not begin until the editor has received all relevant permissions.
The copyright for published articles in Design | Arts | Culture is retained by the author(s). By virtue of their appearance in this open access journal, articles can be used freely, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial purposes.

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