Journal of Computational Design and Engineering  is an international, fully open-access, online-only journal. It serves as a platform for academia and industry to rapidly publish research manuscripts reporting innovative computational methods and applications aimed at achieving breakthroughs, practical advancements, and pioneering research directions across diverse fields of design and engineering.

    Theory and its progress in computational advancement for design and engineering
    Development of a computational framework to support large scale design and engineering
    Interaction issues among human, designed artefacts, and systems
    Knowledge-intensive technologies for intelligent and sustainable systems
    Emerging technology and convergence of technology fields presented with convincing design examples
    Educational issues for academia, practitioners, and future generation
    Proposal for new research directions as well as surveys and retrospectives on the mature field.

Examples of relevant topics include traditional and emerging issues in design and engineering but are not limited to:

    Field-specific issues in mechanical, aerospace, shipbuilding, industrial, architectural, civil, electrical, and biomedical engineering
    Geometric modelling and processing, solid and heterogeneous modelling, computational geometry, features, and virtual prototyping
    Computer graphics, image processing, virtual and augmented reality, and scientific visualisation
    Human modelling and engineering, user interaction and experience, human-computer interaction (HCI), human-machine interface (HMI), human-vehicle interaction (HVI), cognitive engineering, and human factors and ergonomics with computers
    Knowledge-based engineering, intelligent CAD, AI and machine learning in engineering, and ontology
    Product data exchange and management, interoperability, data mining and analytics, and database issues
    Design theory and methodology, sustainable design and engineering, concurrent engineering, and collaborative engineering
    Digital and virtual manufacturing, rapid prototyping (3D/4D printing) and tooling, and CNC machining
    Computer-aided inspection, geometric and engineering tolerancing, and reverse engineering
    Finite element analysis, optimization, meshes and discretization, and virtual engineering
    Bio-CAD, Nano-CAD, and medical applications
    Aesthetic design, new media, and design education
    Survey and benchmark reports.