The Imaging Science Journal
Encyclopedia
The Imaging Science Journal (print: , on-line: ), formerly The Journal of Photographic Science, is a bimonthly peer-reviewed
academic journal
covering both fundamental and applied scientific aspects of imaging, including conventional, analogue chemical, electronic, digital and hybrid imaging systems. It is the official journal of the Royal Photographic Society
and published by Maney Publishing
. The journal was established in 1953.
Main subject areas include aerospace imaging, applications and display, colour reproduction, consumer imaging, detectors and sensors, digitisation and 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 and metrics, multispectral imaging, psychometric scaling methods, and vision and imaging. The editor in chief
is Ralph Jacobson (University of Westminster
, Harrow, UK).
Peer review
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academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
covering both fundamental and applied scientific aspects of imaging, including conventional, analogue chemical, electronic, digital and hybrid imaging systems. It is the official journal of the Royal Photographic Society
Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
and published by Maney Publishing
Maney Publishing
Maney Publishing is an independent Academic publishing company specialising in peer-reviewed academic journals in materials science and engineering, the humanities, and health science. The company has offices in Leeds and London in the United Kingdom, and in Boston and Philadelphia in the United...
. The journal was established in 1953.
Main subject areas include aerospace imaging, applications and display, colour reproduction, consumer imaging, detectors and sensors, digitisation and 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 and metrics, multispectral imaging, psychometric scaling methods, and vision and imaging. The editor in chief
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
is Ralph Jacobson (University of Westminster
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
, Harrow, UK).