International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics

International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics (IJDNE) acts as a channel of communication for researchers from around the world working on a variety of studies involving nature and its significance to modern scientific thought and design. These studies have demonstrated the rich diversity of the natural world. Ecodynamics in particular aims to relate ecosystems to evolutionary thermodynamics in order to arrive at satisfactory solutions for sustainable development. The International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics also opens new avenues for understanding the relationship between arts and sciences.

This journal aims to provide a channel of communication between all those working in this exciting new discipline whether they are in academia, research institutes or industry.

Focus and Scope

Papers on the following topics, in accordance with the aims and objectives of the journal, are welcome:

• Design in nature
• Nature and architectural design
• Thermodynamics in nature
• Evolutionary thermodynamics
• Eco-informatics
• Natural materials in engineering
• Mechanics in nature
• Dynamic modelling and ecosystems
• Indicators
• Biosciences
• Natural resources management
• Environmental assessment and risk
• Assessment and management of Biodiversity
• Epistemology
• Energy conservation and generation
• Solutions from nature
• Sustainability studies
• Social and political sciences
• Architecture and the built environment
• Economics
• Arts and aesthetics
• Philosophy and related sciences 
• Constructal theory

Publication Frequency

The IJDNE is published regularly by the IIETA, with six regular issues (excluding special issues) and one volume per year.

Peer Review Statement

The IIETA adopts a double blind review process. Once submitted, a paper dealing with suitable topics will be sent to the editor-in-chief or other members of the editorial board, and then be reviewed by at least two experts in the relevant field. The reviewers are either members of our editorial board or special external experts invited by the journal. In light of the reviewers’ comments, the editor-in-chief or other members of the editorial board will make the final decision over the publication, and return the decision to the author.

There are four possible decisions concerning the paper: acceptance, minor revision, major revision and rejection. Acceptances means the paper will be published directly without any revision. Minor revision means the author should make minor changes to the manuscript according to reviewers’ comments and submit the revised version to the IIETA. The revised version will be accepted or rejected at the discretion of the editor-in-chief or other members of the editorial board. Major revision means the author should modify the manuscript significantly according to reviewers’ comments and submit the revised version to the IIETA. The revised version will be accepted or rejected at the discretion of the editor-in-chief or other members of the editorial board. Rejection means the submitted paper will not be published.

If a paper is accepted, the editor-in-chief or managing editor will send an acceptance letter to the author, and ask the author to prepare the paper in MS Word using the template of IIETA. 

Plagiarism Policy

Plagiarism is committed when one author uses another work without permission, credit, or acknowledgment. Plagiarism takes different forms, from literal copying to paraphrasing the work of another. The IIETA uses iThenticate to screen for unoriginal material. Authors submitting to an IIETA journal should be aware that their paper may be submitted to CrossRef at any point during the peer-review or production process. Any allegations of plagiarism made to a journal will be investigated by the editor-in-chief or managing editor. If the allegations appear to be founded, we will request all named authors of the paper to give an explanation of the overlapping material. If the explanation is not satisfactory, we will reject the submission, and may also reject future submissions.

For instructions on citing any of IIETA’s journals as well as our Ethics Statement, see Policies and Standards.

Indexing Information

• Elsevier’s Scopus

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• Engineering Village, EI Geobase

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• Dimensions 

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• CAB Abstracts (CABI)

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• Zetoc

Web: http://www.zetoc.jisc.ac.uk/

• MIAR

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• Google Scholar 

Web: http://scholar.google.com

• Microsoft Academic

Web: https://academic.microsoft.com/home

Included in

•  SCImago Journal & Country Rank 

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•  Crossref.org 

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The journal is catalogued and archived in the British Library and American Library of Congress.

ISSN: 1755-7437 (print); 1755-7445 (online)

For Submission Inquiry

Email: editor.ijdne@iieta.org