Aim
ALAM CIPTA aims to become one of the leading tropical-based journals devoted to ongoing design issues through integrative studies of social sciences and design discipline. It intends to position designers as the “creative integrator” of advanced technologies with the everyday needs of users and their communities. The journal promotes sustainable design, which has an international appeal. ALAM CIPTA would like to develop networks with local and international institutions and organisations by disseminating knowledge on sustainable design research and practice. The journal encourages discussions based on design and related theories supporting emerging sustainable design research and practice. ALAM CIPTA publishes research articles, short communications, systematic reviews or commentaries, and letters to the Editor or Errata.
Scope
Architecture | Art Criticism | Branding and Packaging | Construction | Cultural and Heritage | Digital Media Design | Environmental Behaviour | Fashion Design | Governance, Sustainability and Resilience | Green Technology | Heritage Conservation | History and Theory of Design | Hospitality and Tourism | Housing | Industrial Design | Interior Design | Land Planning and Management | Landscape Architecture | Multimedia and Graphic Design | Museology | Product Design | Responsive Environmental Design | Spatial Analysis | Teaching and Learning of Design Courses | Textile Design | Town Planning | Urban Environment | User Experience Design | Visual Art | Visual Quality Assessment |
Peer Review Process
ALAM CIPTA follows a double-blind peer review process. Peer review is fundamental to the scientific publication process and the dissemination of sound science. Peer reviewers are experts chosen by journal associate editors to provide a written assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript, intending to improve the quality of the manuscript for the journal.
Two (2) or three (3) reviewers will independently evaluate the scientific quality of the submitted manuscripts. Authors are encouraged to indicate the names of 2 to 3 potential reviewers. These reviewers are subjected to the editor’s final choice and are not bound by these suggestions. Each manuscript will be assigned to an associate editor who decides to choose the reviewers. The comments from the reviewers will be sent back to the associate editors in a report which will be finally sent to the Editor-in-Chief to accept or reject the manuscript, invite the authors to revise and resubmit the manuscript, or seek additional review reports. If a revision is indicated, the editor provides guidelines to the authors for attending to the reviewers’ suggestions and perhaps additional advice about revising the manuscript.
The authors will then return a revised manuscript version to the Editor-in-Chief. The authors may also submit a rebuttal when the authors disagree with certain comments provided by the reviewers. Finally, the Editor-in-Chief sends the revised manuscript out for re-review. Typically, at least 1 of the original reviewers will be asked to examine the article. When the reviewers have completed their work, the Editor-in-Chief examines their comments and decides whether the manuscript is ready to be published, needs another round of revisions, or should be rejected.
Code of Ethics
ALAM CIPTA International Journal of Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice has adopted a Code of Ethics to ensure that its commitment to integrity is recognised and adhered to by contributors, editors and reviewers. For more details, please click here to download the Code of Ethics.
Indexing
ALAM CIPTA International Journal of Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice is indexed by SCOPUS (Elsevier), MyCite, EBSCO, ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) and Islamic World Science Citation Centre (ISC).
Publication frequency
The ALAM CIPTA journal will now be published quarterly, ensuring regular dissemination of research throughout the year.
Publishing Charge
Regular Issue : RM1000
Special Issue : RM1200
The publication fee for manuscripts accepted for publication will apply to each manuscript submitted on or after
January 1, 2025.
Manuscripts and other communication must be directed to the secretariat of the journal at the following address:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siow May Ling
Editor-in-Chief
ALAM CIPTA International Journal of Sustainable Tropical Design Research and Practice
Faculty of Design & Architecture
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Serdang 43400
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: +603-97698044
E-mail: alamciptajurnal@gmail.com
Current Issue
Volume 18 Issue 2 October 2025
Editor in Chief: Siow May Ling
ISSN: 1823-7231
Frequency: 4 issues per year
Abstracting/Indexing:
SCOPUS, Malaysian Citation Index (MyCite), Google Scholar, Open Access Journals, EBSCO, Asian Citation Index, ISC
Content
Editorial
KNOWLEDGE FOR SURVIVAL: RESEARCH AT THE NEXUS OF DESIGN, CULTURE, AND PLANETARY HEALTH
Siow May Ling
ARTICLES
RICE STRAW ROPE UTILIZATION MODEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIAL FOR THE SUSTAINABLE HANDICRAFT AND FURNITURE INDUSTRY
Sumarno, Nur Rahmat Ardi Candra Dwi Atmaja and Primastiti Wening Mumpuni
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER01
TAMBALE: BEHAVIOR OF ACTIVITIES, SPACE, AND TIME IN THE KAILI LEDO COMMUNITY, CENTRAL SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Irdinal Arief, Tarcicius Yoyok Wahyu Subroto and Syam Rachma Marcillia
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER02
TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOCIO-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT OF KAMPUNG PASIRAN SAMARANGAN GARUT INTO BATIK MOTIFS
Ariesa Pandanwangi, Belinda Sukapura Dewi, Baskoro Suryo Banindro and Baridah Mutmainah
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER04
POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP DELIVERED HOUSING IN GREATER LAGOS, NIGERIA
Oyedeji, Joseph Oyewale, Oyesomo, Clement Oyewole, Ogunleye, Toyin Funmilayo and Adedamola, Akinola Wasiu
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER05
APPLICATION OF ERGONOMIC WORKPLACE MODEL TO DESIGN AN INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMIC TROLLEY FOR THE WOOD FURNITURE INDUSTRY
Nurhanisah Mohd Hawari, Ruhaizin Sulaiman, Khairul Manami Kamarudin and Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER06
SPATIOTEMPORAL MODELING OF STREET VITALITY USING COLOR SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION AND PEDESTRIAN TRAJECTORY PREDICTION
Jijiang Zhang, Faziawati Abdul Aziz and Mohd Fabian Hasna
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER07
UNDERSTANDING THE MEIXI STONE PAIFANG AS A CATALYST OF URBAN IDENTITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE SYMBOLISM THROUGH THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ICONOGRAPHIC SEMIOTICS METHOD
Juan Yang, Mohd Fabian Hasna and Nor Azlina Abu Bakar
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER08
WATER TRANSPORTS ART AND SYMBOLISM IN THE MALAY WORLD: TYPES OF BANGAU DECORATIONS ON TRADITIONAL BOATS FROM THE EAST COAST OF MALAYSIA
Norazilawati Abd Wahab, Nur Alia Shamsul Bahri, Arba’iyah Mohd Noor, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah and Nurshuhada Mohamed
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER09
THE REALIZATION OF MALAY COMMUNITY‘S DEPENDENCE ON THE TRADITIONAL HOUSE LANDSCAPE BASED ON THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL COMIC OF ANAK-ANAK SIDEK
Mohd Amirul Hussain, Mohd Yusof Kamaruzaman, Hasrina Baharum, Mohd Yazid Mohd Yunos and Nur Afikah Idrus
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER10
PATTERNS OF CONTEXTUAL ADAPTATION: INTERIORITY AS A DESIGN FRAMEWORK FOR CAFÉ SPACES
Bramasta Putra Redyantanu
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER11
USER INTERFACE DESIGN FOR THAI AGRICULTURAL E – COMMERCE PLATFORM
Pibool Waijittragum and Suppakorn Disatapundhu
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER12
3D MODELLING FOR BORNEO CULTURES MUSEUM: UAV PHOTOGRAMMETRY
Shifa‘hannan Abdul Buhat and Khairul Nizam Tahar
doi.org/10.47836/AC.18.2.PAPER13
