[vslist] Journal of Vision Update

[Journal of Vision]

SMITH-KETTLEWELL GRANT
We are delighted to announce that Journal of Vision has received a
grant of $10,000 from the Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, in
honor of Editors Suzanne McKee and Joel Miller. The grant will be used
to strengthen and extend the capabilities of the journal. We thank the
Institute for their confidence, support, and encouragement.

NEW PAGE CHARGES
For new manuscripts submitted after January 1, 2003, Journal of Vision will
adopt a new system of page charges, in place of the previous
publication fee. The new charges will be $75/published page, for a
complete manuscript that adheres to JOV styles and formats, and
$125/page for a draft manuscript that is otherwise composed. Details
regarding complete and draft formats, as well as extensive new
instructions on how to create a JOV article, will be available by
January 2 at the JOV site. The new fee structure conforms better to the
actual costs of production for JOV articles.

SOFTWARE UPGRADE
On December 19, JOV implemented a major upgrade to the manuscript
submission system. The new system allows authors to submit articles
initially in a wide variety of formats, without the inconvenience of a
wrapper file. We believe this upgrade will greatly simplify the process
of manuscript submission.

FALL VISION MEETING
The Fall Vision Meeting abstracts were published in JOV on December 30,
2002, at http://journalofvision.org/2/10/.

PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE
The PLoS, a group dedicated to open-access in scientific publication,
has just received a $9M grant to start two online open-access journals
in biology and medicine. Their philosophy and business model are
identical to ours, and we welcome their validation of our approach.

SEASONAL THANKS
As we reach the end of our second calendar year of publication, we
thank the vision community for their support, their encouragement, and
their papers. We thank our Editorial Board and our reviewers for their
magnificent work. We look forward to the coming year in vision science
with curiosity and excitement.
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