The Journal of Interior Design is a scholarly, refereed publication dedicated to a pluralistic exploration of the interior environment. The Journal seeks to move the discipline forward by welcoming scholarly inquiry from diverse and interdisciplinary approaches, perspectives, and methods that actively explore and analyze the evolving definition of the interior. The Journal’s publications investigate the interior relative to design, human perception, behavior, and experience, at all scales and for all conditions. Scholarship published in the Journal shapes, informs, and defines interior design education, practice, research, criticism, and theory.
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Writing for Impact: How to Prepare a Journal Article
Andrew M. Ibrahim, MD, MSc1, Justin B. Dimick, MD, MPH2
1Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; 2Department of
Surgery, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,
United States
Call for Volunteers
The Board of Directors of the Journal of Interior Design (JID) invites applications for the following positions:
Special Issue Call for Papers
Uncovering Structures: Making Visible Hidden Biases
Registration of Interest due March 1, 2022
Submissions due February 1, 2023
‘It is not Interior Decoration’: Passing’ and ‘Covering’ Exclusion, and Expanding the Margin of Interiors Discourse
Registration of Interest due March 1, 2023
Submissions due January 1, 2024
New Virtual Issue
In the latest virtual issue, When You Can’t – Designing Supportive Housing for Refugees, Dr. Tasoulla Hadjiyanni asks readers to consider the following: “What does home mean to you? What defines your identity, and who would you be if you lost those elements that constitute your being? Then, take a look around your home and ask yourself: What would I take with me if I had to flee my house while bombs were falling all around me? And, how would I pick up the pieces to rebuild my life as a refugee?” Dr. Hadjiyanni, who sought refuge at a Meneou plantation during Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus, curates JID articles focused on vulnerability, dignity, and resilience that provide design recommendations related to supportive housing. As you read these papers, ask yourself: What kind of design interventions can you employ to transform housing into home for a population that hopes their relocation will be a temporary situation? And, how can design help heal the traumas of displacement, restoring dignity and a belief in the future?
JID Best Article
Year 2022 Recipient
PJ Carlino Ph.D.
JID 46.1 Tied to the Desk: The Somatic Experience of Office Work, 1870–1920 (pages 27-43)
Year 2021 Recipient
Giyoung Park Ph.D., Upali Nanda Ph.D., Lisa Adams, Jonathan Essary M.Arch., Melissa Hoelting B. Arch, HKS, USA
JID 45.1 Creating and Testing a Sensory Well-Being Hub for Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities (pages 13-32)
Year 2020 Recipient
Stephanie Liddicoat
JID 44.2 Spirituality in Therapeutic Spaces: Perceptions of Spatiality, Trace, and Past Rituals Manifesting Present Occupation (pages 26-42)
Year 2019 Recipient
Amy Huber
JID 43.4 Exploring Hiring Practitioner Preferences for and Assessment Practice of Prospective Candidates (pages 21-44)
Year 2018 Recipient
Xiaobo Quan, Anjali Joseph, & Upali Nanda
JID 42.1 Developing Evidence-based Tools for Design and Evaluating Hospital Inpatient Rooms (pages 19-38)
Year 2017 Recipient
Dianne Smith & Linda Lilly
JID 41.2 Understanding Student Perceptions of Stress in Creativity-Based Higher Education Programs: A Case Study in Interior Architecture (pages 39-55)
JID Outstanding Reviewer of the Year
Year 2022 Recipient
Dr. Marilyn Reed
Oregon State University
Year 2021 Recipient
Dr. David Wang
Washington State University
Year 2020 Recipient
Ronn Daniel
Kent State University
Year 2019 Recipient
Dr. Nisha Fernando
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Year 2018 Recipient
Dr. Joan Dickinson
Radford University
Year 2017 Recipient
Dr. Lucinda Kaukas-Havenhand
Syracuse University
