期刊名称：JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL AND GRAPHICAL STATISTICS
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
The purpose of JCGS is to improve and extend the use of computational and graphical methods in statistics and data analysis. Established in 1992, this journal contains cutting-edge research, data, surveys, and more on numerical graphical displays and methods, and perception. Articles are written for readers who have a strong background in statistics but are not necessarily experts in computing. Published in March, June, September, and December.
JCGS is indexed by MathSci Online, Current Index to Statistics, SciSearch, Research Alert, CompuMath Citation Index, and Current Contents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences. It is also abstracted in Statistical Theory & Method Abstracts.
Instructions to Authors
JCGS tries to maintain high standards in the quality of writing. Clarity of thought and presentation are critical for the proper appreciation of content. Good writing can be learnt, for example, from the article "The Science of Scientific Writing" by Gopen and Swan, originally published in the American Scientist [ postscript, pdf]. We strongly urge authors to apply the principles expounded in this article; the result will be submissions with increased odds of acceptance.
Submission of an article for consideration is taken as representation that the manuscript has not been previously published nor is it under review for publication elsewhere.
JCGS uses a double-blind reviewing process. Referees are not informed of the name or institution of the authors of submitted manuscripts.
Therefore we request that a full version and a blinded version of the article be provided. In the blinded version, all marks that might identify the authors should be removed (names, affiliations, regular and electronic addresses, identifiable sources of support, self-identifying references in the text).
The strongly preferred method of submission is electronic. The manuscript should be provided in the form of a full LaTeX file (without figures) and a blinded PostScript or PDF file (with figures). [The former is used to extract title, authors, affiliations, abstract, keywords; the latter is passed on to the the associate editor and the reviewers.] Additional files can be provided for web materials. Files can be sent by email to the Editor, either in raw text, or as compressed gz, Z or zip files, uuencoded if necessary. Another possibility is to send the Editor an email message with a pointer to an ftp or http site from where these files can be downloaded.
Submission on paper is accepted only in cases of hardship. Please, contact the Editor before you send paper.
Unpublished manuscripts and technical reports cited in the manuscript are needed for review and should be included with the submitted manuscript.
Refer to a recent issue of JCGS and the ASA style guide for acceptable style. Some general requirements are as follows.
The manuscript should be prepared on 8 1/2 x 11-inch white paper, one side only, double-spaced, including key words and references, with margins of at least one inch around all four edges. Normal-sized fonts (10 pt. or 11 pt.) should be used; the use of very small letters to save space is especially discouraged. The required copies must be clear and readable.
Pages should be numbered consecutively. The manuscript should contain an abstract (see the abstracts paragraph) and three to six key words or phrases (that do not appear in the title) in alphabetical order. For published manuscripts these key words will be used, in addition to the title, for indexing in Current Index to Statistics. Published manuscripts will be abstracted in Statistical Theory and Method Abstracts.
Do not use footnotes and avoid abbreviations. Represent exponentials by "exp( )." Write fractions in text using a solidus--for example, (w+x)/(y+z). Do not use overbars extending over more than one character, or underbars. Use boldface for each symbol representing a vector of a matrix. Avoid confusion between ambiguous characters (e.g., between lowercase "el" and one or zero and lowercase "oh"). Specific comments on mathematical material are provided in the ASA style guide.
Length of Manuscripts
There is no maximum length for manuscripts, but it is much more difficult and time-consuming to get reviews for long manuscripts. An efficient writing style with selective use of tables and figures is appreciated. Manuscripts accepted for publication in the journal very rarely have more than 25 double-spaced pages, including text, figures, tables, and references.
Abstracts
Each manuscript should contain an abstract of about 200 words. The first part should succinctly describe the manuscript's motivation and contribution. For the benefit of JCGS's broad readership, the remainder of the abstract should amplify and illustrate, preferably using concrete examples and interesting special cases. Abstracts of accepted manuscripts will be posted on the JCGS web pages.
Figures and Tables
Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively at the top of the page with Arabic numerals and should be clearly titled and labeled. Once a manuscript is accepted for publication the author must supply figures in a form suitable for reproduction. Ideally, authors will submit Postscript versions of all figures, together with printed copies; alternatively, camera-ready figures with typeset labels may be submitted. Tables, however, are typeset from manuscript copy. Detailed guidelines for preparation of figures and tables are provided in the ASA style guide. If authors feel that more figures than can be published would benefit the article, they should submit them for posting on the JCGS web site.
Data
Whenever a data set is used, its source should be fully documented. Unless the data is very small, it should not be included in the manuscript but be supplied as web material for posting on the JCGS web site. Exceptions for reasons of security or confidentiality may be granted by the Editor.
Results Based on Computation
Articles reporting results based on computation should provide enough information so that readers can evaluate the quality of the results. Such information includes estimated accuracy of results, as well as descriptions of pseudo-random number generators, numerical algorithms, computers, programming languages, and major software components that were used.
Software
If an accepted manuscript describes software, authors are expected to submit that software to the JCGS web site.
Appendices
Lengthy technical portions of a manuscript should appear in a separate appendix to the manuscript.
Color Figures
JCGS publishes on the average one issue per year with color. Articles that make essential use of color are included in these issues. Some authors may decide to publish greyscale figures in print and submit color versions of the figures for the JCGS web site.
Adjunct Material for the JCGS Web Site
With any submission, authors may submit relevant additional material for placement in the JCGS web site to extend or otherwise complete the content of the article. Besides data, software, applets, and figures, such material may include anything that is relevant for the topic of the paper but is too large to be included in the print version, such as extensive proofs or large literature surveys. This material should be submitted with the article to be part of the review.
References
References are to be cited in text with the author's names and dates of publication. We discourage the use of inessential unpublished or obscure references. Personal communications are listed in the text only. Do not abbreviate journal titles. Other details for listing and citing references are given in the ASA style guide.
Page Charges
To help defray the rising costs of publication, manuscripts published in JCGS are subject to a voluntary page charge of $55 per printed page to be billed to the institution or granting agency supporting the research. This charge represents only a portion of the cost per page. If the charge is honored, 100 free offprints will be supplied.
Copyright
JCGS is copyrighted, and authors must sign a copyright transfer before publication. U.S. government employees are exempt from this requirement if the work is part of their official duties.
Submitting Revised Manuscripts
Revised manuscripts that are resubmitted more than six months after the last action by the editor may in some cases be considered as new submissions.
After your paper has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics (JCGS), a few items must be sent to the Editor:
- A copy of the ASA Copyright Transfer Form must be signed by each co-author of the paper and returned to the Editor by fax or regular mail. Please, print and fill out the pdf form.
- An Author Information Form must be completed by the corresponding author and returned to the Editor by email, fax or regular mail. For email, paste the ascii version of the form in your email window and fill it out. For fax or regular mail, print and fill out the pdf form.
Be certain that this address will be current when page proofs are mailed. If this address will change, notify the Managing Editor as soon as possible.
It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to inform co-authors of an article's publication date and to determine whether and how many offprints are desired. This is important because any delay in returning your proofs will cause your article to be rescheduled for a later issue.
- Two paper copies of the manuscript, complete with all figures, must be sent to the Editor by regular mail. One of these copies will be forwarded to the Production Editor who will insure that the typeset copy matches that of the paper copy.
- Files of the full manuscript and figures must be sent to the Editor via email or made available via ftp or http (use gzip and uuencode if necessary). Preferably, provide a Latex source of the manuscript with Postscript figure files. If you use some other document preparation language, advise the Editor who will determine whether such files can be processed. At a minimum, provide an ascii version of the text part, so the Production Editor will not have to re-key the paper in its entirety. If the Production Editor encounters any problems in using the files, he will contact the corresponding author directly. Therefore, retain a copy of all files sent to the Editor until the paper appears in the journal.
Editorial Board
Editor
David W. Scott
Department of Statistics
Rice University
5100 Main St.
MS-138, P.O. Box 1892
Houston, TX 77251-1892
E-mail: scottdw@rice.edu
Editor-elect (handling all new submissions)
Luke Tierney
Statistics and Actuarial Science
241 Schaeffer Hall
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1409
luke@stat.uiowa.edu
Submissions: jcgs@stat.uiowa.edu
Advisory Editors
Andreas Buja, AT&T Labs
William F. Eddy, Carnegie Mellon University
Gene H. Golub, Stanford University
George Marsaglia, Florida State University
Mervin E. Muller, Ohio State University
Grace Wahba, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Associate Editors
Jan Beran, Universitaet Konstanz, Germany
Bruno Betro, CNR IAMI, Italy
Eric Bradlow, Wharton School of Business
Andreas Buja, AT&T Labs
Siddhartha Chib, Washington University, St. Louis
David van Dyk, Harvard University
Mark Fitzgerald, University of Colorado at Denver
Michael Friendly, York University, Toronto
Irene Gijbels, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tim Hesterberg, Insightful, Inc.
Susan Holmes, Stanford University
Mia Hubert, Katholicke Universtaet Leuven, Belgium
David Rios Insua, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Sigbert Klinke, Humboldt University, Berlin
Charles Kooperberg, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Richard A. Levine, University of California, Davis
David Madigan, Soliloquy
Mervyn G. Marasinghe, Iowa State University
George Michailidis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Michael C. Minnotte, Utah State University
Dan Naiman, The Johns Hopkins University
Jean Opsomer, Iowa State University
Don Percival, University of Washington
Carey E. Priebe, The Johns Hopkins University
Bonnie K. Ray, IBM Watson Research Center
Greg Ridgeway, RAND
Tony Rossini, University of Washington
George Terrell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Luke Tierney, University of Minnesota
Michael W.Trosset, College of Willliam & Mary
Berwin A. Turlach, University of Adelaide
Antony Unwin, Universitaet Augsburg, Germany
Chris Volinsky, AT&T Labs-Research
Guenther Walther, Stanford University
Graham Wills, Bell Labs
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