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The International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) encompasses product design and manufacturing, with computer modelling, simulation, and analysis at the heart of our publications.

Examines developing, handling, and designing highly realistic, multi-sensorial virtual prototypes.
Features cutting-edge research in mechatronics, design and manufacturing sciences, numerical and mechanical engineering, and virtual reality.
Promotes advanced modelling of design and manufacturing problems.
Encourages the exploration of solution spaces through virtual simulators.
Advocates for user-centered, innovative methods in design and manufacturing.

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Duc Truong Pham PhD

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Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 (2025)

5-year Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 (2025)

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Computational Modelling and Bee-Inspired Optimisation in Manufacturing and Design (invitation only)

The Bees Algorithm has become a popular optimisation tool, and this collection invites its full range of uses across design and manufacturing.

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AI-Enabled Product Design, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Systems

AI-enabled product design, robotics, and smart manufacturing systems play key roles in the Industry 4.

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Innovative Design Methods and Tools in Industrial Engineering

This Topical Collection brings together original research contributions on methods, tools, and applications in interactive design and...

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November 2026 Volume 20, Issue 11

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Bio-inspired geometric modeling with texture-driven surface generation based on parametric framework for additive manufacturing
Ronald M. Martinod
Original Article Open access 17 October 2026
Analysis of load distribution characteristics of parallel-shaft planetary gear transmission systems
Bingwei Gao
Wenchao Chen
Hao Sun
Original Article 12 October 2026
Real-time detection of multi-scale surface defects in FDM 3D printing based on improved YOLOv8
Rui Zhou
Shuaiyuan Lu
Shuaibing Lu
Original Article 07 October 2026
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Advances on Design Methods and Tools in Industrial Engineering
Integrated FEA and Taguchi-based injection moulding optimisation of a glass fibre-reinforced nylon automotive bracket: a simulation-based study
Mohd Shahneel Saharudin
Syafawati Hasbi
Mohd Zaid Abu Yazid
Original Article Open access 25 September 2026
Computational design of auxetic structures for energy absorption: a stiffness-controlled topology optimisation framework
Nguyen Dinh Khoa
Steven Linforth
Tuan Ngo
Original Article Open access 23 September 2026

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Electronic ISSN: 1955-2505
Print ISSN: 1955-2513
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International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM)

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Computational Modelling and Bee-Inspired Optimisation in Manufacturing and Design (invitation only)

AI-Enabled Product Design, Robotics and Smart Manufacturing Systems

Innovative Design Methods and Tools in Industrial Engineering

Latest issue

Latest articles

Bio-inspired geometric modeling with texture-driven surface generation based on parametric framework for additive manufacturing

Analysis of load distribution characteristics of parallel-shaft planetary gear transmission systems

Real-time detection of multi-scale surface defects in FDM 3D printing based on improved YOLOv8

Integrated FEA and Taguchi-based injection moulding optimisation of a glass fibre-reinforced nylon automotive bracket: a simulation-based study

Computational design of auxetic structures for energy absorption: a stiffness-controlled topology optimisation framework

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