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Communication Design Quarterly Template

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About the Communication Design Quarterly format

Communication Design Quarterly is a peer-reviewed journal published by ACM, covering Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, Design Education and Practice.

PublisherACM
Reference styleNumbered (ACM)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] Ada Smith, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. A representative article title. Communication Design Quarterly 12, 3, Article 45 (2023).

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Publishes research inInnovative Human-Technology Interaction Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Design Education and Practice Persona Design and Applications Knowledge Management and Sharing
ISSN2166-1642
Citation impact (2-yr)0.32
h-index26
i10-index77
Total citations2,586
Top institutions publishing hereUtah State University
Journal websitewww.sigdoc.org
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Papers published in Communication Design Quarterly per year

16
2014
42
2015
7
2016
47
2017
33
2018
35
2019
23
2020
16
2021
28
2022
23
2023
78
2024
27
2025

Citation impact of Communication Design Quarterly by publication year

258
2014
461
2015
84
2016
389
2017
312
2018
427
2019
83
2020
97
2021
83
2022
54
2023
28
2024
7
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Communication Design Quarterly

Journey mapping

Tharon Howard · 1 May 2014

If you've been in the field of user experience design, usability testing, or marketing for anytime at all, you've almost certainly come across the use of personas to help members of a cross functional design team communicate with one another about the impacts that design decisions will have on a particular user demographic. As Adlin…

Information architects

Amber Swope · 22 Jan 2019

Every organization relies on information to communicate with prospects and customers - blog posts, articles, whitepapers, user manuals, web portals, videos, tweets, social media posts, moderated forums, and more. This means that many people are creating content and are delivering it in multiple ways. To meet our users' needs, we need information architecture (IA) to…

Navigating increasingly cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary, and cross-organizational contexts to support social justice

Rebecca Walton, Natasha N. Jones · 1 Aug 2013

We believe that one of the major research questions that will drive the field of technical communication during the next 5--10 years is, "How can technical communication scholars navigate increasingly cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary, and cross-organizational contexts to support social justice through better communication?"

Designing globally, working locally

Guiseppe Getto, Kirk St. Amant · 13 Jan 2015

Extending digital products and services to global markets requires a communication design approach that considers the needs of international (e.g. non-U.S.) users. The challenge becomes developing an approach that works effectively. The concept of personas, as applied in user experience design (UX), can offer an effective solution to this situation. This article examines how this…

Patient experience design

Lisa Melonçon · 4 Aug 2017

Successfully engaging in a health- or medical-related activity is a matter of understanding what one needs to do. This means information used in this context needs to be easy to use. Accomplishing the goals laid out in the essay will facilitate understanding and allow for effective use. Thus, successful medical and health communication are connected…

Communication Design Quarterly template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Communication Design Quarterly format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Communication Design Quarterly template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official ACM format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Communication Design Quarterly use?
Communication Design Quarterly uses Numbered (ACM) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] Ada Smith, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. A representative article title. Communication Design Quarterly 12, 3, Article 45 (2023).
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Communication Design Quarterly?
No. DocuGuru generates the acmart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a ACM-ready Communication Design Quarterly document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Communication Design Quarterly template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Communication Design Quarterly format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Communication Design Quarterly?
Communication Design Quarterly is a engineering and computer science journal published by ACM. DocuGuru's Communication Design Quarterly template matches ACM's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Communication Design Quarterly PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Communication Design Quarterly template (the acmart class) that is ready to submit to ACM, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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