Welcome to the website of IxD&A
(https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-000)
print and use the IxD&A Journal QRCode at your will
open access (OA) SCOPUS and ESCI – WoS (Emerging Sources Citation Index – Web of Science) indexed Journal – see Indexing and metrics
• On March 2022 the editor of IxD&A (ASLERD) became a member of Crossref and allow IxD&A to assign DOIs to the journal, to the issues, and to the published papers. The deposit of DOIs started with issue N.50 has been back-extended to all the previously published issues. Recently we started also the deposit of the reference lists to be compliant with I4OC (Initiative for OpenCitations)
• On the occasion of the integration of videos in the IxD&A website the journal took another step into the future and started to issue blockchain-anchored e-certificates for the authors and the guest editors that take part in the Meet the Authors events by introducing the corresponding issue and presenting their own papers.
• On occasion of the pubblication of issue N. 47 IxD&A journal inaugurated the video era (the third one) with the event ‘Meet the Authors’
An overview of IxD&A Journal @ Meet the Authors N. 47
• On April 2021 inaugurated the IxD&A Youtube channel -> link
NEWS:
• 2026 Open call for special issues and focus sections: is now online -> read the call
Notification with feedback to the proponents: within 30 days from the date of the proposal submission
• N. 64 is now available for reading and downloading
special issue on ‘Smart Learning Ecosystems beyond 2030‘
Gabriella Dodero, Carlo Giovannella, Francesca Pozzi
link to the Table of contents: (static & dynamic)
Next issues:
• N. 65 (Summer 2025)
‘Digital Technologies for Supporting Inclusion’ (focus section)
Guest editors: Hasan Ferdous, Carsten Röcker, Syed Isthiaque Ahmed, Nusrat Jahan Mim
submission closed -> link to the call
• N. 65 (Summer 2025)
‘Map-based interfaces and interactions’ (focus section)
Guest editors: Masood Masoodian, Saturnino Luz
submission closed -> link to the call
Communication on future scheduled issues:
• N. 66 (Autumn 2025)
‘Digital Wellbeing for Teens: Designing Educational Systems’
Guest editors: Chiara Ceccarini, Catia Prandi, Alberto Monge Roffarello, Luigi De Russis
submission closed -> link to the call
• N. 67 (Winter 2025-2026)
‘Smart Learning Ecosystems: Facts and Future Directions’
Guest editors: Mihai Dascalu, Cristian Mihaescu
submission closed -> link to the call
Open call
• N. 68 (Spring 2026)
‘Participatory Design meets Artificial Intelligence: Co-imagining mutual learning of AI technologies and designing with AI tools’
Guest editors: Susanne Stigberg, Klaudia Carcani, Suhas Govind Joshi, Tone Bratteteig
-> link to the call
• N. 69 (Summer 2026)
‘Sustainability and Innovation in Creative Industries and Design’
Guest editors: Stefan Greuter, Ali Alraouf, Fatma Al Aamri
-> link to the call
• N. 70 (Autumn 2026)
‘Democratic Technology Design’
Guest editors: Alma Leora Culén, Jasmin Niess, Nicholas Stevens, Jason Miklian
-> link to the call
Preliminary information on next issues
• N. 71 (Winter 2026)
‘AI enhanced learning as bridge toward future jobs and a better society’
Guest editors: Mihai Dascalu, Donatella Persico
Citation of papers published on IxD&A
We recommend using the following citation schemes (to be adapted to the specific Journal format):
Surname1 N1., Surname2 N2., Surname3 N3.: Paper Title, Interaction Design & Architecture(s) – IxD&A Journal, N.23, 2014, pp. 15–30
Submission of regular contributions
is always open -> click here
IxD&A implements the Gold Open Access (OA) road to its contents with no charge to the authors (submission & paper processing) and implements a veritable ‘place’ (in contrast to the largely diffused ‘electronic no places’) and community trying to balance the sense of belonging to a community and promotion of the individuals.
The scientific editors and all colleagues who voluntarily contribute to the editorial process are constantly striving to improve it and, at the same time, to bring it into line with international standards, as well as to consistently increase the quality of the published content and preserve the fairness, speed and rigour of the review process.
All this has also production costs, and we do really appreciate if you can help bear them in order to maintain If you wish to help to keep Gold Open Access (OA) road to the published contents and avoid avoid the use of advertising.
Any small contribution will be very much appreciated.
Donations are collected through the publisher, a non-profit scientific association ASLERD. Information about funds collected and their usage will be published periodically on this website.
Thank you in advance for for supporting IxD&A: your journal and your community.
IxD&A fully supports the IEEE Statement on Appropriate Use of Bibliometric Indicators
-> link to the short version
-> link to the full .pdf document
IxD&A Indexing
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