EDITORIAL POLICY
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
RESUBMISSION
REVIEW PROCESS
PAST EDITORS AND REVIEW BOARD

EDITORIAL POLICY
The Journal of Interior Design, published by the Interior Design Educators Council, is a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to issues related to the design of the interior environment. Scholarly inquiry that represents the entire spectrum of interior design theory, research, education and practice is invited. Submissions are encouraged from educators, designers, anthropologists, architects, historians, psychologists, sociologists, or others interested in interior design. Two hard-copy issues of the Journal of Interior Design are published annually. Special editions on current issues or themes are occasionally published in hard copy and/or electronic form.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Scholarly inquiry appropriate for submission to the Journal of Interior Design falls into distinct submission categories:

• Articles: theoretical, empirical, historical and/or critical inquiries
• Reports: innovative approaches in design education or practice
• Perspectives: positions on current issues that impact interior design
• Letters: responses to ideas published in JID or presented at design conferences.

Authors should refer to the following submission guidelines. Guidelines are specific to each category. If the guidelines are met, the manuscript is submitted for triple blind review.

Articles. Articles must be inquiries made in the context of a theoretical or conceptual framework, with analysis based on an identified set of criteria. Articles should educate the reader about a particular work, artist, object, or theory in relation to an area of expertise, a broader context, and/or as a solution to satisfy human social, physical, and psychological needs. A theoretical/conceptual framework from any discipline can be used to develop criteria so long as it is shown to have a meaningful relationship with the work to be analyzed. Papers in this submission category should increase the knowledge base and reinforce the value of discourse in design studies. Content should focus on interior design issues of scholarly content that will contribute to the body of knowledge. Examples of articles considered for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Exploration of an issue or formulation of a position
• Criticism of designed environments
• Design history and/or historic preservation
• Socio/Cultural aspects of interior environments
• Design teaching and pedagogy
• Design philosophy
• Design theory and theory development
• Behavioral relationships and interior environments
• Human factors and interior environments
• Material culture and interior environments

Reports. Reports provide an avenue of communication for educators, researchers, practitioners, and industry affiliates to discuss innovative processes and methodologies in a critical forum. The emphasis is on demonstration, i.e. creative, day-to-day techniques and practices in the design classroom or professional practices that promote insightful design thinking to advance and improve the discipline. Reports are intended to be illustrative essays focusing on teaching, research or practice. Topics of reports considered for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Innovative teaching methods/strategies
• Motivational/instructional materials and ideas
• Performance measures, e.g. client, student, software, or equipment
• Innovative methods in programming, practice, teaching, or research
• Design practice in a global context
• Participatory design strategies
• Student internship experiences
• Post-occupancy evaluations

Perspectives. Perspectives provide a forum for the exchange and debate of ideas among educators, practitioners, and other interested parties. The purpose of Perspectives is to inspire discussion of critical issues facing interior design practice and education. Examples of Perspectives considered for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Discussion of current topics and concerns
• Expression of a particular position or stance

Letters. Letters offer the opportunity to engage in stimulating dialogue for the purpose of advancing the discipline. While letters expressing a personal opinion are encouraged, such opinions must be supported and substantiated by facts, evidence from the literature, and/or experts in the field. Letters should be submitted in essay format and the issue, position, or article/presentation being addressed must be clearly identified. Letters considered for publication include, but are not limited to:

• Response to Perspectives shared in previous JID issues
• Response to an idea or concept presented in an article or at design conferences

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION
The following guidelines apply to all submissions.

Citation Style. Authors may choose to submit a manuscript in APA or Chicago format. Styles may not be mixed and must be identified on the title page.

For information on guidelines specific to manuscript preparation, please consult the following manuals:

• For APA see the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Ed., 2001.
• For Chicago see The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Ed., 2003.

Title Page. Manuscripts must include a title page that provides the following information: the manuscript title, the manuscript category (i.e., article, report, perspective, or letter), and author information (i.e. each author’s name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email address). Identify which author is the correspondence author, and also provide the office and home phone numbers for this person. Do not include self-identifying information, including institutional names, anywhere else in the manuscript. List the manuscript word count including abstract, but not references. Finally, indicate which style was used to format the manuscript (i.e. APA or Chicago).

Contents Outline Page. Submit a contents outline to assist the Editor in understanding intended heading levels.

Abstract and Text Document. The abstract should be a brief, comprehensive summary of the manuscript in no more than 250 words. In the upper right-hand corner of the abstract page, provide a running head and begin page numbering. Separate the abstract from the main body of the text with a page break. Include the running head and page number on all following pages.

Tables and Figures. Do not embed non-text items (e.g. tables and figures) within the body of the manuscript. Instead, please refer to tables and figures by noting their approximate location (e.g. “insert table 1 about here”). All drawings, images, graphs, tables and charts should be submitted as separate electronic files. Titles and captions should not appear in these files but should be listed in a separate document (see Tables and Figures Captions Page below).

Tables, including graphs and charts, should be prepared in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel. Figures, including diagrams, sketches, and photos, should be prepared (or scanned) in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator and saved as TIF or EPS files respectively. The required resolution for all figures is 300 dpi at 100% of the final size (most figures will be reproduced at approximately half of an 8.5 x 11 page). Powerpoint slides, GIF’s, JPG’s and low resolution images from the web will not be accepted.

Note: If visuals from other copyrighted publications are to be included in the manuscript, it is the author’s responsibility to secure permission to publish these in JID before submitting the manuscript for review.

Tables and Figures Captions Page. List titles and captions for all tables and figures on a separate page. When necessary, captions should be accompanied by a parenthetical note giving credit to the original author and to the credit holder.

File Naming Conventions. Use the following naming conventions for all files being submitted: authorname_text.doc, authorname_figure1.tif, authorname_titlepage.doc, etc.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Manuscripts should be accompanied by a cover letter, including a statement indicating that the manuscript has not been published, accepted, or submitted elsewhere. Click here to view a Sample Submission.

All manuscripts must be submitted electronically to Meaghan Beever, Editorial Assistant, at meaghan@wsu.edu and copied to Jenni Vincent, Operations and Circulation Manager, at info@idec.org.

When necessary, particularly large files may be burned to a CD and mailed to: Jo Ann Asher Thompson, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Interior Design, Washington State University Spokane, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495.

JID operates on a “rolling submission” policy. As such, there are no deadlines for submission; each submission is processed as soon as it is received. Authors should be aware, however, that the entire process from submission to publication is a lengthy one. (Please see the Publication Timeline for an outline of this process.)

Questions regarding manuscript preparation and submission should be addressed to Meaghan Beever, Editorial Assistant, at meaghan@wsu.edu.

RESUBMISSIONs
When resubmitting a manuscript that has been previously reviewed by JID, please include a cover letter clearly indicating that the manuscript is a resubmittal. Attach copies of all Editorial recommendations related to the original submission. Note changes in manuscript title if appropriate and update any contact information that may have changed since the time of original submission. Submit to the e-mail addresses listed above.