[visionlist] Journal of Vision: Methods

[Andrew Watson]

Effective today, Journal of Vision invites submissions to a new section of the journal: Methods. Until now, Journal of Vision  has largely excluded reports of methods, focusing instead on articles reporting new data or theory. But the increasingly technical nature of vision science, the need for an open access venue for description of substantial new technical developments, and the unique capabilities of Journal of Vision for publication of code and demonstrations, has convinced us of the value of publishing methods reports in the Journal of Vision. We believe that the addition of Methods will increase the significance of the Journal of Vision as a critical publication venue in vision science.
 
Scope

The Methods section of the Journal of Vision invites descriptions of new methods, tools, and analyses in vision science. 

Articles should describe substantial advances rather than incremental improvements in existing methods. 
The methods described should serve a broad or important purpose within vision science.
We encourage submission of auxiliary materials, such as computer code or online demonstrations that implement or demonstrate the methods.
Articles that primarily report new data or theory should not be submitted to the Methods section.
The procedures for review and acceptance of Methods reports will be the same as for regular articles. We will apply our usual criteria of significance, originality, clarity and overall quality. Papers not meeting these standards may be rejected without review.  
Articles intended for the Methods section should be clearly designated as such, both in any accompanying documents and in the online submission process. 
An Editor may recommend to an author that a submission be moved to or from the Methods section. 
Methods reports will be clearly separated from regular articles in the Table of Contents.
Any commercial interest by an author in the methods described should be clearly stated in the cover letter and in the acknowledgments. Commercial interests are not a bar but they may be considered during review for publication. Refer to ARVO’s Commercial Relationships Policy for more detailed information.
 

Andrew B. Watson
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Vision   http://journalofvision.org
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