[DMANET] JVLC Call for Special Issue

CALL FOR SPECIAL ISSUE

Visualization and Reasoning with Euler Diagrams: Special issue of the Journal
of Visual Languages and Computing.

Please consider forwarding this call for papers to the appropriate groups or
individuals.

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission: Friday, 7th September, 2012
Paper submission: Friday, 5th October, 2012

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Euler diagrams represent relationships between sets, including intersection,
containment, and disjointness. These diagrams have become the foundations of
various visual languages and have notably facilitated the modelling of, and
logical reasoning about, complex systems. Over the years, they have been
extensively used in areas such as biosciences, business, criminology and
national security to intuitively visualize relationships and relative
cardinalities of sets. This widespread adoption has allowed analysis of
complex collections of data.

The special issue will cover all aspects of Euler diagram research, including,
but not limited to:

- theoretical advances:
o drawability,
o layouts,
o logic,
o reasoning,

- software support:
o diagram generation,
o automated reasoning,
o data exploration,

- real-world applications:
o system modelling,
o information visualization,
o education,

- cognition and perceptual principles:
o readability,
o aesthetics,
o evaluation including comparison to other representations.

Recently, there have been significant advances in all of the above areas.

All papers will be subject to full peer-review in line with standard JVLC
practice.


SUBMISSIONS

We solicit submission of papers consisting of original research and surveys,
including, but not limited to, substantially extended papers published at
Euler Diagrams 2012 and other similar conferences.

Formatting guidelines can be found on the JVLC webpage
(http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622907/authorinstructions)

Submission is via the EasyChair system, at

www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vred13


SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS

Peter Chapman (University of Brighton, UK)
Luana Micallef (University of Kent, UK)


ABOUT JVLC

The Journal of Visual Languages and Computing is a forum for researchers,
practitioners, and developers to exchange ideas and results for the
advancement of visual languages and its implication to the art of computing.
The journal publishes research papers, state-of-the-art surveys, and review
articles in all aspects of visual languages.


CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact the Special Issue Editors
vred13@easychair.org.
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