About the Journal

TRP-21 (E-ISSN 2451-6112) is an open-access academic journal founded in 2014 within the framework of the research project Digital Parametric Models, developed at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism of the Universidad de Buenos Aires.

The journal is currently edited from the School of Engineering of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, maintaining its academic vocation and its commitment to open access.

TRP-21 publishes original works in Spanish and accepts contributions that comply with its editorial lines and author guidelines. The journal adopts an academic publishing model with no costs for authors or readers, in accordance with the principles of open access.

Scope

TRP-21 is an open-access scientific journal oriented toward research and critical reflection on the impact of digital technologies on design, architecture, art, and contemporary project-based practices. The journal positions itself within the current debate that understands these fields as hybrid territories, traversed by computational processes, algorithmic models, and dynamics of material transformation that reconfigure material and visual culture.

The journal conceives digital systems not merely as technical tools, but as conceptual frameworks capable of transforming the ways in which projects are conceived, produced, and evaluated. From this perspective, TRP-21 welcomes contributions that address, from theoretical, methodological, or experimental approaches, issues related to parametric and algorithmic models, computational processes applied to design, CAD/CAM technologies, digital fabrication, eco-environmental approaches, bioinspiration, and hybrid systems that articulate data, matter, and form.

TRP-21 pays particular attention to research that explores emerging, experimental, or still-consolidating phenomena, as well as to critical approaches that question traditional paradigms of project-based practice and computational design. Special consideration is given to interdisciplinary crossings between architecture, design, art, biology, and applied sciences, understood not as a mere superposition of disciplines but as spaces for the production of situated knowledge.

From an Ibero-American perspective, the journal understands digital technologies as an open field of research and experimentation, not restricted to hegemonic contexts nor conditioned by exclusionary access logics. In this sense, TRP-21 positions itself as an academic space for project-based experimentation and the production of critical knowledge, without excluding contributions from other cultural and geographical contexts.

The journal is not oriented toward the mere presentation of formal results or closed technological solutions, but toward the understanding of processes, logics, and cultural consequences that emerge in scenarios of digital transformation that are not yet stabilized. TRP-21 is conceived as an academic publication with a critical and experimental vocation, addressed to researchers, educators, and professionals interested in advanced project-based processes and in the transformations that digital technologies introduce into contemporary material and visual culture. The journal is freely accessible and does not apply article processing charges.

Editorial Policy

Submissions to TRP-21 must be strictly original and must not be under evaluation by other journals. Manuscripts must be submitted in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Instructions for Authors. The journal also accepts book reviews.

All submissions are subject to a peer-review process under a blind review modality. The opinions expressed in the articles are the sole responsibility of their authors.

Publication Costs

TRP-21 adopts a diamond open access model. The journal does not apply article processing charges or any type of cost for authors or readers.

Copyright

Authors retain the copyright of works published in TRP-21 and grant the journal the right of first publication. Articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits use, distribution, public communication, and the creation of derivative works, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the author and the original source of publication.

Advertising

TRP-21 does not accept advertising or sponsored content. The journal does not include commercial advertisements or sponsorship agreements that could directly or indirectly influence its editorial decisions.

Funding

TRP-21 does not receive specific financial funding for its editing and management. The journal is sustained through the academic and editorial work of its teams, within the framework of its institutional affiliation with the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.

The absence of external or commercial funding reinforces the editorial independence of the journal and prevents conflicts of interest in the processes of selection, evaluation, and publication of works.

Dissemination of Published Works

TRP-21 actively promotes the dissemination of published works through their availability in open access, their inclusion in academic repositories and scientific platforms, and their circulation through academic social networks and specialized digital channels. The journal encourages the visibility and reuse of scientific knowledge as an integral part of the editorial process.

Authors are authorized and encouraged to self-archive their published articles in institutional and subject-based repositories, academic profiles, and scientific platforms, in accordance with the conditions of the publication license. This policy aims to foster the circulation of knowledge, critical exchange, and the academic and cultural impact of the works, both within the Ibero-American context and internationally.

TRP-21 understands dissemination not as a strategy of commercial promotion, but as a natural extension of scientific research, oriented toward ensuring the accessibility, traceability, and long-term availability of content, without subordinating its value to commercial metrics or visibility logics external to the academic context.