''Computers & Graphics'' is a

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that covers computer graphics and related subjects such as

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, human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and

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. It was established in 1975 and originally published by Pergamon Press. It is now published by Elsevier, which acquired Pergamon Press in 1991. From 2018 to 2022 ''Graphics and Visual Computing'' was an

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sister journal sharing the same editorial team and double-blind peer-review policies. It has since merged into GMOD, the International Journal of Graphical Models.

History

The journal was established in 1975 by founding editor-in-chief Robert Schiffman ( University of Colorado, Boulder), as ''Computers & Graphics-UK.'' Schiffman, who co-organized the first

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conference in 1974, had the conference proceedings published as the first issue of the journal. He was succeeded in 1978 by Larry Feeser (

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). In 1983 José Luis Encarnação ( Technische Hochschule Darmstadt) took over.

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( University of Lisbon) has been Editor-in-Chief since 2007.

Replicability

The journal is working with the Graphics Replicability Stamp Initiative to promote replicable results in publication.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: * Current Contents/Engineering, Computing & Technology *

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* Scopus * Chinese Computer Federation/Recommended List of International Conferences and Journals on CAD & Graphics and Multimedia. According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 2.5.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Computers and Graphics Computer graphics Computer science journals Academic journals established in 1975 English-language journals Elsevier academic journals Virtual reality Visualization (research)