''Computers & Graphics'' is a

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that covers

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and related subjects such as

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, human-computer interaction,

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, and

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. It was established in 1975 and originally published by

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. It is now published by

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, 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

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policies. It has since merged into GMOD, the International Journal of Graphical Models.

History

The journal was established in 1975 by founding

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Robert Schiffman (

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), 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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(

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) 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: *

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/Engineering, Computing & Technology *

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* Inspec *

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/Recommended List of International Conferences and Journals on CAD & Graphics and Multimedia. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2022

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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)