Notes for Contributors - The Imaging Science Journal

Submissions

The following types of contribution are welcomed:

• 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.

Unsolicited 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.

Contributions should be sent to the Executive Editor. Electronic submission is strongly 

encouraged: the preferred format for initial submissions is a PDF file, which should be sent to isj@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk. 

Submission of hard copy is also welcome: send two hard copies of the manuscript to Dr R. B. Jenkin, Executive Editor, The Imaging Science Journal, Department of Aerospace, Power and Sensors, Cranfield University, The Defence Academy, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA, UK.

Typescripts/disks

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 autohyphenation 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). Figures and tables should be grouped at the end of the paper, not included within the text.

The manuscript must contain: 

• a title page giving full contact details, including email addresses, for all authors
• 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.

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. 

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 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.

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.

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.

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. 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 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

Each figure must be clearly identified. Authors are strongly encouraged also to submit electronic versions of figures to the specification given below.

Colour reproduction of figures 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. 

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. 

Electronic versions of figures

Each figure must be supplied as a separate file and in all cases, a hard copy should also be supplied. Halftones should be supplied as greyscale tiff or jpeg files and must have a resolution of at least 300dpi (dots/pixels per inch) at final size: do not save at the default screen resolution (72dpi). Colour images should be of similar resolution, in CYMB format, not RGB. Figures embedded within Word documents will not give acceptable results. Line figures should be submitted as tiff or eps files of at least 1200dpi resolution at final size. If supplying eps files ensure that all fonts are attached.

Further information

For further information contact Chief Editor Ralph Jacobson ralph@copse12.freeserve.co.uk or Managing Editor Caitlin Meadows c.meadows@maney.co.uk.