About the Journal
Trends in Knowledge: Fashion and Textile Research is a peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-quality original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and selected high-impact reprints in the domain of fashion, textiles, and apparel industries. The journal emphasizes studies that advance fundamental understanding, technological innovation, and data-driven insights across textile science, clothing technology, and fashion management, providing an international platform for interdisciplinary research bridging material, design, and business perspectives.
Published half-yearly, the journal is available in both print and electronic formats, ensuring wide accessibility to the research community.
Scope:
The journal welcomes high-quality submissions in all aspects of fashion and textile. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Textile Science and Technology: Fiber, yarn, and fabric engineering; advanced textile material characterization; dyeing, printing, and finishing technologies; smart, functional, and intelligent textiles; textile composites; and performance evaluation.
- Clothing Science and Technology: physiological and ergonomic aspects of clothing; protective and functional garments; sportswear; smart and wearable apparel; mass customization; advanced apparel manufacturing and process optimization.
- Economics of Clothing, Textiles, and Fashion Business: management strategies in the textile and apparel industry; merchandising, retailing, and supply chain optimization; fashion marketing; consumer behaviour analysis; socio-psychological aspects of fashion adoption.
- Fashion Design and Aesthetics: aesthetic evaluation of textiles, garments, and designs; fashion product development; trend forecasting; costume and dress studies; digital fashion and virtual design platforms; fashion theory, journalism, and exhibitions.
