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Design Science Journal Paper Content Template
Submission to the journal should normally follow a template covering the material in the
following headings. This template is meant to assist authors in providing appropriate structure
fitting the particular goals of Design Science. The section headings need not have the same exact
titles but the overall manuscript should contain the relevant material.
Title
The Title should be informative, specific and be an attractor to the content of the paper.
Abstract
Each paper should contain an abstract of not more than 250 words. The Abstract should tell the
reader about the content of the paper and should be standalone text without any references, to
allow it to be listed independently of the paper. The Abstract is not the place for the argument,
explanation or editorializing.
Introduction (Background and Motivation)
Since the Journal aims to attract authors and readers from the multiple disciplines that carry out
design science research, this section should contain sufficient material for a design researcher,
who is not an expert in the specific topic of the paper, to gain an understanding of the issues
being researched. It should address the relevant background literature through the analysis of
the literature’s content and provide the motivation for the research by identifying gaps in the
available knowledge. Given the heterogeneity of the readers, more references that cover the
background should be provided.
Aim(s)
The overarching goal(s) of the research should be succinctly stated here.
For papers reporting the results of computational or empirical experiments, after stating the aims,
the hypotheses that are being tested need to be stated (and referred to later in the paper). For
theory papers, after stating the aims, the issue being addressed should be presented.
Significance
If the aims are achieved, what will be the original contribution of the work: i.e., what will be
known or be possible which was previously not known or possible.
Method
This is the place to describe the why, what, how, who and when of the research in a form such
that it can be repeated by another cognate researcher. Describe the nature of the independent/
input data and the measured/output data.
Results
Describe the results in a form that matches the independent/input and measured/output data
described in the Method section. If you are presenting statistical models please ensure that the
correct method has been used. Tables and figures provide basic structure to results that make it
easier for a reader to grasp what is presented.
Analysis/Discussion
The measured/output data generally needs to be analyzed by structuring it (often statistically)
and possibly turning it into a form where it can be used to test the hypotheses listed in the Aims
section of the paper. Where appropriate the structured results can be compared with results in