Designs

Designs is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of engineering designs published bimonthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High visibility: indexed within Scopus, InspecEi Compendex and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q2 (Engineering (miscellaneous))
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 18.3 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Energies, Mathematics, Processes, Designs
Multi-Energy Systems, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Arsalan Najafi, Zbigniew Leonowicz, Michał Jasiński, Omid Homaee
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Topic in Designs, Energies, Processes, Safety, Sustainability
Environmental and Workplace Sustainability of the Industrial Processes Topic Editors: Elisabetta Sieni, Sabrina Copelli, Barozzi Marco
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Topic in Applied Sciences, Biosensors, Designs, Electronics, Materials, Micromachines, Applied Biosciences
Wearable Bioelectronics: The Next Generation of Health Insights Topic Editors: Shuo Gao, Yu Wu, Wenyu Wang
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Topic in Applied Sciences, Designs, Electronics, Energies, Mathematics
Distributed Optimization for Control, 2nd Edition Topic Editors: Honglei Xu, Lingyun Wang
Deadline: 20 May 2026
Special Issue in Designs
Innovative Approaches in Infrastructure Design, Resilience, and Maintenance Guest Editor: Xu-Yang Cao
Deadline: 31 July 2025
Special Issue in Designs
Design and Applications of Positive Energy Districts Guest Editors: Tony Castillo-Calzadilla, Carlos Quesada Granja
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Special Issue in Designs
Advancements in Robotic Design, Manufacturing, and the Action-Perception Loop Guest Editors: Roveda Loris, Roberto Meattini
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Special Issue in Designs
Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Design, Engineering, and the Circular Economy Guest Editor: Aziz Ahmed
Deadline: 31 August 2025
Topical Collection in Designs
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Biomaterials Design Collection Editors: Richard Drevet, Hicham Benhayoune
Topical Collection in Designs
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Smart Energy Systems Design Collection Editors: Surender Reddy Salkuti, Dibin Zhu
Topical Collection in Designs
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Drone Design Collection Editors: Jinchao Chen, Jun Feng, Ruxandra Botez
Topical Collection in Designs
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Designs of New Generation Vehicles Collection Editors: Junnian Wang, Yuping He
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