ISSN 2575-8144 (Online)

 

Scope

The Journal of Perceptual Imaging has a broad scope, welcoming research from a wide range of disciplines, technologies, and application areas. Experimental, theoretical, and survey papers are welcome. Topics include:

Perception and Cognition for Imaging and Visualization

• Vision, audition, touch, and multisensory interactions
• Color perception
• Texture, lighting, and material appearance
• Visual attention and saliency
• Human decision making and problem solving
• Memory, perceptual organization, and semantics
• Depth, stereo, and movement
• Psychophysical and experimental methods
• Art, aesthetics, and emotion
• Brain plasticity and crossmodal interactions

Perceptually inspired Algorithms and Approaches for:

• Image quality and quality of experience
• Image and video search, analysis, coding, synthesis, and understanding
• Visualization, computer graphics, and visual analytics
• Stereoscopic and immersive environments
• Machine learning, AI, and computer vision
• Computational aesthetics
• Design and evaluation

Application Areas

The world of imaging is expanding. The Journal of Perceptual Imaging welcomes papers in new and emerging applications and technologies, including:

• Novel user interface
• Virtual and augmented reality
• Surveillance, autonomous vehicles, and other sensor-based technologies
• Medical imaging and bioinformatics
• Digital humanities
• Computational photography and light-wave cameras
• Mobile and high dynamic range systems
• Gaming and robotics

Why Publish in JPI?

• You are inspired by technology innovation and also by a deep understanding of fundamental principles of human perception, cognition, and expression.
• Your research is multidisciplinary and does not fit neatly into other journals’ scope.
• There is a significant computational, psychological, neurophysiological, and/or artistic component to your imaging research.
• There are important practical implications of your perceptual and cognitive research for imaging technologies and/or applications.
• You want your research to be seen as soon as you approve the proofs for publication. JPI papers are posted online as soon as final approval is given by the author(s) and editors.
• JPI is indexed by Ebsco, Portico, Crossref, CNPIEC, OCLC, and others. Published articles appear in GoogleScholar and secured in perpetuity by Portico.

Open Access Policy

As of April 1, 2025, the Journal of Perceptual Imaging (JPI) is a Libre Open Access journal. Users are able to freely read, print, and download published articles with no embargo period or requirement for registration; reuse rights are dictated by the Creative Commons (CC) License or equivalent signed by the author(s) and indicated on each paper (upper right corner) and in the Digital Library entry. Archival material from before this date is available to freely read, print, and download; reuse rights are dictated by the copyright or license on each article. For example, CC BY articles are governed by the CC BY license; IS&T copyrighted articles are available to freely read and download, but users must contact IS&T for reuse rights.

Background

The world of imaging is exploding, from its earliest roots in image processing, printing, and display technology to its vibrant branches in visualization, image search, internet applications, and art. Some of the biggest advances in this field have been driven by insights and advances in psychology and vision science, including JPEG and MPEG coding, image quality metrics, high dynamic range imaging, and color guidance for visual analytics. Recent advances in computational capability and sophistication have opened the door to new approaches and application areas that will enable and require deeper understanding of the “human in the loop.”

The Journal of Perceptual Imaging springs from the IS&T Conference on Human Vision and Electronic Imaging (HVEI)—a conference within the Electronic Imaging Sympsosium—which has been driving the research agenda in this multidisciplinary field for 30 years. JPI builds on this foundation to provide an open-source, peer-reviewed academic journal to serve perceptual, imaging, and visualization scientists in the greater intellectual community.