An International Journal of Systems & Applications in Computer Graphics

Computers & Graphics is dedicated to disseminate information on research and applications of computer graphics (CG) techniques. The journal encourages articles on:
1. Research and applications of interactive computer graphics. We are particularly interested in novel interaction techniques and applications of CG to problem domains.
2. State-of-the-art papers on late-breaking, cutting-edge research on CG.
3. Information on innovative uses of graphics principles and technologies.
4. Tutorial papers on both teaching CG principles and innovative uses of CG in education.

Computers & Graphics provides a medium to communicate information concerning interactive CG and CG applications. The journal focuses on interactive computer graphics, visualization and novel input modalities including virtual environments, and, within this scope, on graphical models, data structures, languages, picture manipulation algorithms and related software.

Replicability Badge and Software Publication
Computers and Graphics is collaborating with the GRSI (Graphics Replicability Stamp Initiative), an independent group of volunteers who help the community by enabling sharing of code and data as a community resource for non-commercial use. The volunteers review the submitted code (and data) and certify its replicability. Note that an accepted paper will be published independently of the GRSI application outcome. However, if the paper receives the Replicability Stamp, it will be given additional exposure by having an attached Replicability Badge, and by being listed on the Replicability Stamp website. See http://www.replicabilitystamp.org for further information.

We invite you to convert your open source software with GRSI Badge into an additional journal publication in Software Impacts, a multi-disciplinary open access journal. Software Impacts provides a scholarly reference to software that has been used to address a research challenge. The journal disseminates impactful and re-usable scientific software through Original Software Publications which describe the application of the software to research and the published outputs.

For more information contact us at: software.impacts@elsevier.com

Special Issue on Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality 2024 (SVR 2024)
Submission Date: 2024-08-02

The Symposium on Virtual and Augmented Reality 2024 (SVR 2024) is the premier conference on VR and AR in Brazil. It is annually hosted by the Special Interest Group on Virtual Reality (CERV) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC).

The event will occur from September 30 to October 03 in Manaus, AM, Brazil. It will be organized by the State University of Amazonas.

The conference will be held in conjunction with two other major events: Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment 2024 (SBGames 2024), and Conference on Graphics, Patterns and Images 2024 (SIBGRAPI 2024).

Guest editors:

Rosa Maria Esteves Moreira daCosta, PhD
State Univesity of Rio de Janeiro, RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil

Cléber Gimenez Corrêa, PhD
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, CURITIBA, Brazil

Skip Rizzo, PhD
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Manuscript submission information:

The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will be available for receiving submissions to this Special Section from June 15, 2024. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI: SVR 2024” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage: Computers & Graphics | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier. 

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *15/06/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *02/08/2024
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *10/09/2024

Keywords:

Virtual Reality; Augmented Reality; Mixed Reality

Special Issue on Chinagraph 2024
Submission Date: 2024-08-20

This special section features a collection of well-selected best papers from the regular paper program of Chinagraph 2024. Chinagraph is one of the most prestigious graphics conference in China.

Guest editors:

Prof. Kai Xu, PhD
National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China

Prof. Song-Hai Zhang, PhD
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Prof. Juyong Zhang, PhD
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China

Manuscript submission information:

This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *30/07/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *20/08/2024
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *05/10/2024

Keywords:

Computer graphics, geometry processing, rendering, simulation, animation

Special Issue on eXtended Reality for Industrial and Occupational Supports
Submission Date: 2024-08-31

This special section focuses on the current state of XR research and explores gaps in the field of human factors and ergonomics, particularly in the context of industrial and occupational tasks. We invite original research papers and comprehensive reviews that delve into not both the opportunities and challenges presented by XR technologies in various workplace settings.

Guest editors:
Isaac Cho, PhDUtah State University, Logan, United States of America
Kangsoo Kim, PhDUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Heejin Jeong, PhDArizona State University, Tempe, United States of America
Hyungil Kim, PhDOakland University, Rochester, United States of America
Myounghoon Jeon, PhDVirginia Tech, Blacksburg, United States of America

Manuscript submission information:
The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) will be available for receiving submissions to this Special Section from March 1st, 2024. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript and select the article type of “VSI: XRIOS 2024” when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage: Computers & Graphics | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier. 

Timeline:
Submission Open Date *01/03/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *31/08/2024
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *30/11/2024

Special Issue on the 29th International ACM Conference on 3D Web Technology
Submission Date: 2025-02-01

The 29th International ACM Conference on 3D Web Technology (Web3D 2024) is a major annual event for the 3D Web community. Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH, in cooperation with Web3D Consortium and supported by Eurographics. This conference is hosted by the CCG/ZGDV Institute in Guimarães, on the Azurém Campus of the University of Minho. The purpose of the Conference is to study and share the principles of the latest advancements in interactive 3D technologies, including the Metaverse.

The conference will bring together experts from around the world to discuss the latest research, development, and practices related to these technologies. This year’s conference theme is “The Metaverse Workplace'' an integration of virtual reality, augmented reality, and other immersive technologies into the traditional workplace, creating a digital environment to collaborate, communicate, and work together.

Guest editors:

Miguel Angel Guevara Lopez, PhD
Polytechnic University of Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal

Augusto Sousa, PhD
University of Porto, FEUP, Porto, Portugal

Traian LAVRIC, PhD
TELECOM SudParis, Evry, France

Manuscript submission information:

This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *01/11/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *01/02/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *01/05/2025

Keywords:

Web, 3D, XR, VR, AR, MR, Metaverse, Digital Twins, Semantic Web for 3D objects and scenes, AI

Special Issue on Advances in Extended Reality
Submission Date: 2025-02-07

This special section presents extended versions of the best papers of the 21st EuroXR International Conference 2024. All papers at the conference were reviewed by a rigorous double-blind process, including a rebuttal phase. Out of the accepted ones, a best papers awards committee selected the ones presented here, which were subsequently expanded significantly by the authors, and reviewed again by Computers and Graphics reviewers. 

Guest editors: 
Gabriel ZachmannUniversity of Bremen, Bremen, Germany 
Arcadio Reyes-LecuonaUniversity of Malaga, Malaga, Spain 
Patrick BourdotCNRS, Paris, FranceUniversity Paris-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France 
Manuscript submission information: 
This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only. 

Timeline: 
Submission Open Date *06/01/2025 
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *07/02/2025 
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *28/06/2025

Special Issue on the 17th Annual ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction and Games
Submission Date: 2025-02-07

Motion plays a crucial role in interactive applications, such as VR, AR, and video games. Motion, Interaction and Games (MIG) is a conference that brings together researchers from computer graphics, animation, simulation, robotics, game technology, VR, and applied perception to present their most recent results, to initiate collaborations, and to contribute to the establishment of the aforementioned research areas. This special issue contains high-quality articles submitted to the journal track of the conference.

Guest editors:

Sheldon Andrews, PhD
École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, Canada

Soraia Raupp Musse, PhD
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil

Manuscript submission information:

This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *11/10/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *07/02/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *18/04/2025

Keywords:

motion, computer animation, 3D characters, physics simulation, crowd simulation, interactive applications

Special Issue on Smart Tools and Applications in Graphics (STAG 2024)
Submission Date: 2025-03-28

This special section features a selection of the best papers presented at the 2024 edition of the international conference Smart Tools and Applications in Graphics (STAG), the annual event of the Eurographics Italian Chapter (EG-IT). STAG 2024 is organized by the University of Verona and held in Verona (Italy) on 14-15 November 2024. The conference focus is on novel research ideas and applications in Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling and Visual Computing. The selection process was based on the conference reviewers' comments and collegial discussions by the Program Chairs and a small committee of IPC members. The authors of the selected papers were invited to submit a significantly extended and revised version of their papers to C&G which were subjected to a further review cycle.

Guest editors:

Andrea Giachetti
University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Umberto Castellani
University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Ariel Caputo
University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Valeria Garro
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

Nicola Capece
University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy

Manuscript submission information:

This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *02/12/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *28/03/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *27/06/2025

Keywords:

Computer Graphics, Geometry Processing, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interaction

Special Issue on Extended best papers of the International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (VMV 2024)
Submission Date: 2025-04-15

The International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (VMV) is well-established as Germany’s premier scientific meeting that covers the full spectrum of visual computing. VMV offers researchers the opportunity to discuss a wide range of different topics within an open, international, and interdisciplinary environment. This special section of Computers & Graphics features extended versions of the best papers of the VMV 2024 conference.

Guest editors:

Lars Linsen, PhD
University of Münster, Münster, Germany

Justus Thies, PhD
TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Manuscript submission information:

This Special Section is by Guest Editor invitation-only.

Timeline:

Submission Open Date *01/12/2024
Final Manuscript Submission Deadline *15/04/2025
Editorial Acceptance Deadline *12/07/2025

Keywords:

Modelling and Rendering;  Visualization and Interactive Interfaces;  Computer Vision and Image Processing;  Applications of/for Visual Computing