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The Imaging Science Journal is Journal of the Month in May 2012!
To celebrate, we are offering you up to 20% off subscriptions to the journal. Simply choose from the options below, but hurry as this offer is only available until 15th June 2012.

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The Imaging Science Journal is the official journal of the Imaging Science Group, a specialist group of The Royal Photographic Society. It covers exclusively both fundamental and applied scientific aspects of imaging. The content of the journal includes most areas of activity concerned with conventional, analogue chemical, electronic, digital and hybrid imaging systems. Within the context and scope of the journal the term imaging is taken to mean: the recording and visualisation of information recorded from radiation of any kind, emitted from, reflected by, or otherwise affected by an object. The recording media include conventional photochemical, electronic and any other media for recording, manipulation, display or transfer of images and includes moving, or time-based imaging, as well as still imaging. Subject areas include, but are not limited to:

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Journal of the Month!
The Imaging Science Journal is our Journal of the Month throughout May. Visit the Journal of the Month page for features from Rob Jenkin (Editor), Ralph Jacobson (Editorial Consultant) and information on all of the Assistant Editors, plus free access to all articles published between 2009-2011! Visit the page now.

Professor Ralph Jacobson steps down as Chief Editor
After being Chief Editor for more than 10 years, Professor Ralph Jacobson has stepped down and handed the journal on to Dr Robin Jenkin, the journal’s current Executive Editor. You can read the final Editorial from Professor Jacobson free via ingentaconnect.

We also welcome Kevin Gross, President of Image Science, Imatest Founder, You Go Mountain PO and Dr Jeff Mackey, Aptina Imaging as Assistant Editors of The Imaging Science Journal.

Call for Papers - Special issue on Computational Intelligence in Image Processing
We are soliciting original contributions, which address a wide range of theoretical and practical issues with the use of computational intelligence techniques. Download the full Call for Papers here.

Top 10 articles free to download via IngentaConnect:

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1. Application of image processing to aid revealing Mozart's hidden words, D Wertheim, R T Parfitt, R.T and T Geake.

2. Holographic metrology: some examples of imaging in medicine and non-destructive inspection, J M Webster

3. New algorithm for calculating perceived colour difference of images, G Hong and M R Luo.

4. Combined watermarking and fingerprinting technologies for digital image copyright protection, M C Chang, D C Lou and H K Tso.

5. Shape detection using light line and Bezier approximation network, J Apolinar Munoz-Rodríguez, R Rodríguez-Vera, A Asundi, G Garnica Campos.

6. Accelerated k-means clustering algorithm for colour image quantization, Y C Hu and B H Su.

7. Fast and robust iris recognition, W T Lin, C C Liu and S Y Chen.

8. The application of machine vision to food and agriculture: a review, E R Davies.

9. High resolution optical measurements of specimen deformation in the split Hopkinson pressure bar, C R Siviour and S G Grantham.

10. Imaging of high energy nanosecond X-ray pulse accelerators, G W Smith.

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The Imaging Science Journal is the official journal of The Royal Photographic Society that covers both fundamental and applied aspects of imaging.

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Managing Editor: Mark Hull
m.hull@maney.co.uk

Individuals who wish to subscribe should apply to the Royal Photographic Society to receive the journal as part of their annual membership. For more information visit www.rps.org

Guest editor: Dr John M Webster

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Guest edited by Dr Mark Richardson, Cranfield University, UK.

This special issue commemorates the centenary of the first published infrared images by Professor Robert Williams Wood. The infrared photographs which appear in this issue, first appeared in the October 1910 edition of the Royal Photographic Society Journal.

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Guest edited by Mr P W W Fuller, Association for High Speed Photography and Photonics, UK

This issue of The Imaging Science Journal is devoted largely to papers on the various uses of high speed photography and photonics.

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Instructions for Authors

Contributions to the journal should be submitted online at http://ims.edmgr.com
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Submissions
The Imaging Science Journal is the official scientific journal of The Royal Photographic Society that covers both fundamental and applied aspects of imaging. Examples of areas that come within the scope of the Journal include the following topics, listed in alphabetical order:

• Aerospace Imaging
• Applications & Display
• Colour Reproduction
• Consumer Imaging
• Detectors and Sensors
• Digitization & Storage
• Displays
• Forensic Imaging
• Hard Copy Output
• High Speed Imaging
• Holography and 3-D Imaging
• Image Acquisition
• Imaging: mechanisms, modelling and properties
• Image Processing
• Image Quality
• Image Security
• Input/Output Devices
• Instrumentation
• Machine Vision
• Media Life Expectancy
• Medical Imaging
• Metrology & Metrics
• Multispectral Imaging
• Psychometric Scaling Methods
• Vision and Imaging

The listed topics should not be taken to be exclusive. The submission of papers in any of the above, or related areas, is most welcomed.

Types of contribution include:

• Papers: reporting research and practice
• Technical notes: for preliminary announcements of the results of current work, or short accounts of new techniques, typically 1000-1500 words in length with, at most, four figures and/or tables.
• Critical assessments/reviews: should deal with their subject in a broad perspective, examining the current position critically and comprehensively: typically 4000-5000 words plus figures and tables, and well referenced.

All contributions are peer reviewed before publication. Prospective authors of critical assessments or reviews should, in the first instance, submit an abstract for consideration and comment to robin.jenkin@rps-isg.org. Manuscripts are considered on the understanding that they present original work that has not been submitted elsewhere or previously published in the same or essentially similar form. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material or illustrations for which they do not hold the copyright. Articles must be submitted online at http://ims.edmgr.com

Conditions of submission:

By submitting to The Imaging Science Journal, authors acknowledge and accept that papers are considered for publication on the basis:

1) that the paper presents original work that is not being considered or reviewed by any other publication, and has not been published elsewhere in the same or a similar form 

2) that all authors are aware of, and have consented to, the submission of the paper to The Imaging Science Journal

3) that due regard has been paid to ethical considerations relating to the work reported

4) that the paper contains no libellous or unlawful statements. 

Submission procedure and file requirements

Articles must be submitted online at http://ims.edmgr.com

If you have not already done so, you will need to register to obtain a username and password. (Select the 'REGISTER' option from the main navigation bar at the top of the homepage.) Information on the submission procedure is provided online, but you will be asked to provide the information and files listed below. Failure to conform to these requirements may delay processing and subsequent publication of your paper. Authors will be asked to submit their work according to the requirements of the journal.

Authors will be expected to supply an electronic version of accepted papers in Word or a compatible word processor file. In preparing the electronic version there is no need to format the article, but please include italic or bold type where necessary. Automatic foot- or endnote routines should not be used: references should be typed at the end of the file as part of the text. Use hard returns only at the end of paragraphs; switch auto hyphenation off; and do not justify text. Consistency in spacing, punctuation, and spelling is essential. Tables should be keyed horizontally from left to right using a tab between columns, not the space bar (or keyed in Table mode in Word). 

The submitted manuscript must contain:

• An abstract of 150-300 words, giving a concise summary of the aims, content, and conclusions of the paper
• Text: section and subsection headings should be clearly differentiated, using a structured numbering system if necessary
• References (see below)
• Tables and list of figure captions.

Acknowledgements should be grouped before the reference list. Pages should be numbered consecutively with the title page as page 1.

For an initial submission you must upload:

- a Word file containing the complete paper

- OR a Word file containing the text, references, tables and figure captions plus an individual file of each figure, prepared to the specification laid out below.

You will be asked to input separately the title, abstract and keywords for the article and contact details for all authors. This information may be cut and pasted. 

When submitting a revised article you must upload:

- a text file containing the revised text, references, tables and figure captions, prepared to the specification described below. This file must not include graphics. The preferred file format is Word (.doc) or rich text format (.rtf), but Word-compatible word processor files (e.g. .wpd) and LaTeX2e files will also be acceptable. 

SI units
Use of SI units is mandatory. The full form of any abbreviation or acronym should be given in the text when the term is first used. Do not use the same symbol to represent more than one variable: please ensure that Greek symbols are clear and that similar characters, e.g. 'el' and 'one' and 'oh' and 'zero', are distinguished and used consistently. A list of symbols should be provided if helpful to the reader.

Figures
Should be cited in a single numerical sequence throughout the text as 'Fig.1', 'Fig.2', ...

Equations and tables
Should also be numbered in sequence and referred to in the text as, for example, 'equation (1)' and 'Table 1' respectively.

Important note on equations in Word 2007: equations generated in Word 2007 cannot be used for typesetting because they are stored as images (unlike in previous versions of Word). Papers that include equations must be prepared in Word 2007 compatibility mode (as described below) or in an earlier version of Word, or using the MathType package to set the equations.

Compatibility mode must be used from the outset to typeset equations; it is not possible to convert equations retrospectively. To use compatibility mode: (1) Using a new document, turn on compatibility mode by saving as a Word 97-2003 document (use the Office button in the top left corner, select Save As, then choose ‘Word 97-2003 document’ from the dropdown menu when naming the document). (2) It should be possible to paste text (but not equations) into the document without loss of formatting, although some Word 2007 features are not available in compatibility mode. (3) To insert an equation, click Insert/Object/Microsoft Equation 3.0 to access the equation editor. The editor can be used for both displayed and inline equations, though for single symbols Insert/Symbol may be used. Inline equations must be on one line only. (4) Continue to save the document as a Word 97-2003 document (this should happen automatically once step 1 has been completed).

Tables and figures captions
Tables and figure captions should appear at the end of the paper, not within the text. Each table should have a title. Each figure should have a caption that is intelligible without reference to the text; discussion of figures should appear in the text of the paper, not the caption. Where appropriate, scales or magnifications must be provided.

References
References should be numbered serially in a single sequence. Citations in the text should be as superior characters, thus,^1,2,4-6 outside any punctuation marks. References cited for the first time in a table or figure caption should be numbered as if they appeared in the text where the table or figure is first mentioned. References should be set out in a list, numbered according to their appearance in the text. All references given must be complete, and should be verified at source.

Journals
Journal abbreviations in references follow the ISO system, e.g.

E. Bilissi, R. E. Jacobson and G. G. Attridge: 'Influence of luminance and resolution on the perceived quality of black-and-white images on soft displays', Imag. Sci. J., 2002, 50, 277-289.

R. S. Berns and H.-K. Choh: 'Cathode-ray tube to reflection-plate machining under mixed chromatic adaptation using RLAB', J. Electron Imag., 1995, 4, 347-359.

If the abbreviation is not known, the journal title should be given in full. Where the pagination is not consecutive through the volume, it is essential to give the month or part number.

Books
Book references should give full bibliographic details, e.g.

M. S. Sanders and E. J. McCormick: 'Human factors in engineering and design', 7th edn, 34; 1992, New York, McGraw-Hill.

J. V. Wood: 'Spray forming of aluminium alloys', in 'Future developments of metals and ceramics', (ed. J. A. Charles et al.), Vol.1, 235-239; 1992, London, The Institute of Materials.

Standard texts should not be cited in their entirety: indicate the appropriate page or section.

Conferences
Conference references must include the date, location, and organiser or publisher of the meeting, e.g.

S. Trantaphillidou, R. E. Jacobson and A. M. Ford: 'Preferred tome reproduction of images on soft displays', Proc. Int. Cong. on 'Imaging science': ICPS '98, Antwerp, Belgium, September 1998, University of Antwerp, Vol. 2, 204-209.

Reports, theses, etc
Reports, theses, etc. should be presented in the form:

R. D. Niel: 'Image acquisition technology in hostile environments', Report 1131, AVS plc, Huntingdon, UK, 2000.

A. M. Ford: 'Relationships between image quality and still image compression', PhD thesis, University of Westminster, UK, 1997.

Footnotes
Footnotes may be used sparingly. If a large numbers of notes is required, these should be incorporated into a combined list of References and notes, and cited accordingly.

Illustrations
These should be submitted on separate pages and numbered sequentially using Arabic numerals. Each must have a caption and source and should appear at the end of the paper. Discussion of figures should appear in the text of the paper, not the caption. Within the text, figures, tables and equations should be referred to by number (e.g. Figure 1; Table 1; Equation (1)), and preferred position and groupings in the text should be clearly indicated. Where appropriate, scales or magnifications must be provided. Each figure should ideally be supplied in a separate electronic file and in all cases a hard copy should also be supplied. The author will be required to provide images in CMYK format as TIFF or EPS files at high resolution suitable for printing. As a guideline, images should be submitted at a minimum input scanning resolution of 300 dpi for full colour, 350-400 dpi for half tones, 600 dpi for slides or transparencies, 800 dpi for simple line and 1200 dpi for fine line illustrations. Please note that the final reproduction quality is dependent on the quality of the original illustration.

If supplying hard copy, each figure must be supplied on a separate sheet and clearly identified. Two sets of glossy prints should be provided of any photographs (halftones). Montages of halftones should be supplied in a form suitable for scanning without reassembly. Line drawings should be provided as high quality printouts, large enough to allow reduction to 80mm (single column width) or 168mm (page width) for printing. Lettering should be such as to reduce to 2mm in height at final size, i.e. wider figures generally require larger lettering, and keys must be legible when reduced to final size. The author must obtain written evidence of permission to reproduce images (in all formats, in perpetuity and in all geographical regions worldwide) from the copyright owner for the use of any illustrative matter in the journal and will be liable for any fee charged by the owner of the image. The caption should include relevant credit of the permission of the copyright holder to reproduce the image. For more information please see www.maney.co.uk/authors/copyright.

Colour policy
Colour reproduction of figures in the printed journal is offered if the author is prepared to make a modest contribution to the additional costs. Otherwise illustrations must be suitable for reproduction in black and white: coloured lines, contour maps, etc. may not reproduce adequately and suitable labelling or reformatting should be used to ensure clarity.

Free online colour
It is possible for colour illustrations to be published in the online version of The Imaging Science Journal free of charge. Images submitted in colour will be published in black and white in the printed journal (unless otherwise agreed with the journal editor as above) but will be posted online in colour. Authors have the opportunity to enhance the appearance of their article, improve its clarity, and heighten its impact by using colour for diagrams, graphs and illustrations. Authors should consider the use of colour within their articles carefully to ensure that meaning is not lost from diagrams when produced in greyscale in the print journal. Authors should bear this in mind when preparing the format of images for submission and when obtaining permission to use material from third parties. For more information please see www.maney.co.uk/authors/copyright.

Copyright
It is a condition of publication that all papers become the copyright of The Royal Photographic Society (with the year of publication).

Authors who wish to reproduce material from previously published sources or where the copyright is owned by a third party, such as sections of text, tables or images, must obtain written permission from the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and the author(s)/artist(s) of the original material. A line giving the full source of the material should be included in the manuscript. If material from the author's own published work is to be used, permission must still be obtained from that publisher. Copyright is required for use in all formats (including digital), in perpetuity and in all geographical regions worldwide. For more information and advice please see www.maney.co.uk/authors/copyright.

Permissions
Any reproduction from The Imaging Science Journal, apart from for the purposes of review, private research or 'fair dealing', must have the permission of the Royal Photographic Society. Requests for such permission must be addressed to Permissions Section, Maney Publishing at the above address, who act on behalf of the Society, or to permissions@maney.co.uk. In all cases, acknowledgement must be made to The Imaging Science Journal.

E-prints
Under Maney's open access policy, corresponding authors will receive a screen-resolution PDF file of the published version of their paper. Orders for digital offprints may be made at the time proofs are distributed. This PDF may be forwarded to co-authors without separate permission being required from the publisher. The PDF cannot be used for commercial purposes. The Imaging Science Journal must be cited as the original source of publication and a link to www.maney.co.uk/journals/imagingscience included with any listing. This PDF may be posted on authors' individual websites or that of their institution. Authors are entitled to make copies of the article for reasonable personal use only. For more information please see Maney's copyright and permissions policy and advice for authors' page available in the Maney Author Area www.maney.co.uk/authors/permissions. Authors should note that eprints are produced as screen resolution PDFs, so the printed quality will not match that of the print copies of the journal.

Further information
For further information contact the journal office