About the Journal

Prototyping Across the Disciplines is a peer-reviewed, trans-disciplinary journal dedicated to the artifact as an argumentative substrate. We believe that knowledge produced through prototyping—whether in materials engineering, landscape architecture, or the digital humanities—is often diluted when forced into conventional narrative prose.

Our mission is to provide a high-stakes, citable venue for the Prototype Edition: a constrained, 8-page "visual vitrine" that allows novelty to be legible without being converted into a story. We treat the prototype not as a preliminary report or a technical supplement, but as the primary scholarly contribution.

The "1 + 3 + 3" Standard

To reduce submission friction and ensure peer-review rigour, all submissions must adhere to a fixed 8-page structure:

  • Page 1 (The Claim): A hero image and a 200-word claim statement situating the work within the field and the lab’s trajectory.

  • Pages 2–7 (The Evidence): Six high-resolution plates with minimal, pointing captions.

  • Page 8 (The Review): A structured, published peer response addressing the contestable, defensible, and substantive nature of the work.

By fixing the format, we allow researchers to bypass "article anxiety" and focus on making their epistemic moves visible, inspectable, and citable.

Publication Frequency & Rolling Submissions

PAD operates on a rolling "Rapid Vitrine" model. Because the Prototype Edition is a constrained package (7 images + 200 words), our review cycle is optimized for speed without sacrificing rigour.

  • Review Timeline: Initial editorial feedback or peer-review results are returned within four to six weeks.

  • Rolling Publication: Accepted Editions are assigned a permanent DOI and published immediately upon final formatting.

  • Volume Structure: Discrete issues are curated twice annually from the rolling gallery.

The bottom line: We have removed the narrative overhead. If your prototype makes a claim, it is ready for submission.