Graphical Models
Editorial Office
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A prestigious group of editors selected from among the premier researchers in their fields oversees the editorial contents of the journal. The journal's editorship by Norman Badler and Ingrid Carlbom represents academic and corporate research interests, respectively. An associate editor, Dimitris Metaxas, assists the editors-in-chief in review assignment and review management.

All papers are evaluated by an Editorial Board member and reviewed by at least two other reviewers. Suitability for publication will be based on relevance to the editorial goals of Graphical Models, originality, technical quality, importance, and readability.

Submission of Manuscripts

Authors are requested to submit their papers electronically by using online manuscript submission available at http://ees.elsevier.com/gmod. This site will guide authors stepwise through the submission process. Authors can upload their articles as LaTeX, Microsoft (MS) Word, or WordPerfect files. The Elsevier LaTeX package (including detailed instructions for LaTeX preparation) can be obtained from the Quickguide: http://www.elsevier.com/latex. It consists of the files: elsart.cls, guidelines for users of elsart, a template file for quick start, and the instruction booklet "Preparing articles with LaTeX". It is also possible to submit an article in PostScript or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, but if the article is accepted, the original source files will be needed. If you submit a word processing file, the system generates an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used for the reviewing process. Authors, reviewers, and editors send and receive all correspondence by e-mail and no paper correspondence is necessary.

Manuscripts are accepted for review with the understanding that no substantial portion of the study has been published or is under consideration for publication elsewhere and that its submission for publication has been approved by all of the authors and by the institution where the work was carried out. It is further understood that any person cited as a source of personal communications has approved such citation; written authorization may be required at an editor-in-chief's discretion. Articles and any other material published in Graphical Models represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the editors-in-chief, the Editorial Board, or the publisher. Manuscripts that do not meet the general criteria or standards for publication in Graphical Models will be immediately returned to the authors without detailed review.

Copyright and Permissions

Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to transfer copyright (for more information on copyright, see http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights). This transfer will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. A letter will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript. A form facilitating transfer of copyright will be provided after acceptance.

If material from other copyrighted or trademarked works is included, the author(s) must obtain written permission from the copyright owners and credit the source(s) in the article. Elsevier has preprinted forms for use by authors in these cases: contact Elsevier Rights Department, P.O. Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK; phone: (+44) 1865 843830, fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.com. Requests may also be completed online via the Elsevier home page ( http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions).

Preparation of Manuscripts

Manuscripts must be written in English and should be double-spaced throughout. Number all pages consecutively and organize the paper as follows.

Title page (page 1). This page should contain the article title, authors' names and complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the address for manuscript correspondence (including e-mail address and telephone and fax numbers).

Abstract (page 2). The abstract must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 150 words. After the abstract a list of up to 10 keywords that will be useful for indexing or searching should be included.

Footnotes. In text, footnotes should be avoided. If absolutely necessary, identify them by superscript Arabic numerals in order of their appearance and type them together on a separate page, double-spaced.

Tables. Number tables consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title directly above and essential footnotes below.

Figures. Number figures with Arabic numerals. Digital artwork of at least 300 dpi resolution is accepted in .eps or .tif formats. Please visit our Web site at http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork. Type all legends consecutively on a separate sheet.

Color figures. One color plate will be published free of charge in each article, provided color is deemed scientifically necessary by the reviewers and the Editorial Board. However, if, together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures, Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) in addition to the one free color plate regardless of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. Additional color figures in the print version will be charged to the author.

Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise by converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations.

Equations. The numbers for displayed equations should be placed in parentheses at the right margin. References to equations should use the form "Eq. (3)" or simply "(3)."

References to the literature should be cited by number in square brackets in the text and listed in numerical order at the end. Please note the following examples:

[1] K. Tang, On computing contact configurations of a curved chain, Graphical Models Image Process. 61 (1999) 341-361.

[2]. R.M. Haralick, Edge and region analysis for digital image data, in: A. Rosenfeld (Ed.), Image Modeling, Academic Press, New York, 1981, pp. 171-184.

[3] R.A. Schowengerdt, Techniques for Image Processing and Classification in Remote Sensing, Academic Press, New York, 1983.

For unpublished lectures or symposia, include the title of the paper, name of the sponsoring society in full, and the date. For journal names, follow "Mathematical Reviews' Abbreviations of Names of Serials" ( http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/serials-list). When in doubt about employing certain abbreviations, use clarity as a guide.

Preparation of Supplementary Material

Elsevier now accepts electronic supplementary material (e-components) to support and enhance your scientific research. Supplementary files offer the author additional possibilities to publish supporting applications, movies, animation sequences, high-resolution images, background datasets, sound clips and more. Supplementary files supplied will be published online alongside the electronic version of your article in Elsevier Web products, including ScienceDirect ( http://www.sciencedirect.com). Data files can be uploaded via Elsevier's Quickguide http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions. To ensure that your submitted material is directly usable, please provide data in one of our recommended file formats. Authors should submit the material in electronic format together with the article and supply a concise and descriptive caption for each file. For more detailed instructions please visit our artwork instruction pages on the Author Gateway at http://authors.elsevier.com/artwork.

Proofs

PDF proofs will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Authors will be charged for alterations in excess of 10% of the total cost of composition.

Author inquiries

For inquiries relating to the submission of articles (including electronic submission where available) please visit Elsevier's Quickguide at http://www.elsevier.com. Elsevier's Quickguide also provides the facility to track accepted articles and set up e-mail alerts to inform you of when an article's status has changed, as well as detailed artwork guidelines, copyright information, frequently asked questions, and more. Contact details for questions arising after acceptance of an article, especially those relating to proofs, are provided after registration of an article for publication.