The Purpose of Transactions on Applied Perception

A current trend in the field of computer science is the assimilation of results from other disciplines. In particular, there is a move towards the application of breakthroughs from the field of experimental psychology. The purpose of ACM Transactions on Applied Perception is to further the development of inter-disciplinary research that crosses the boundaries between perception and computer science disciplines such as graphics, vision, acoustics and haptics. The scope of this journal includes applications and algorithms in any of these fields that incorporate elements of perception. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Visual: perceptually based techniques in computer graphics, scientific/data/information visualization, digital imaging and computer vision.
• Auditory: auditory display and interfaces, perceptual auditory coding, spatialized sound, speech synthesis and recognition
• Haptics: haptic rendering, haptic input and perception
• Sensorimotor: vestibular interfaces, eye/head tracking input, gesture input, body movement input
• Multimodal rendering and multimodal interaction
• Sensory integration

Assigning Reviewers

• Go ACM's Manuscript Central (http://acm.manuscriptcentral.com) and login. Be sure to search for an existing account before you create a new account.
• Choose 'Editor Center' and then click on 'New Manuscripts: Manage Reviewers and Make Decisions.'
• You will now see a list of your assignments. Click on 'View Details' to view the submission or assign reviewers.
• Under 'Editor Actions,' click on Assign/Remove Reviewers.
• Select 'Assign Reviewer' to add a reviewer's name to the list, and then select 'Invite Reviewer' to send him/her an email.
• The reviewer needs to email you back, stating whether or not the assignment will be accepted.
• Once you hear back from the reviewer, go back into Manuscript Central and into the 'Editor Actions' menu for the proposed resource. Click on the appropriate action button next to the reviewer's name (i.e. 'Agreed,' 'Declined,' etc). This will then generate an email out to the reviewer with the link to the resource. If the reviewer agrees, the resource will not be visible to the reviewer until you hit the 'Agreed' button.
• Please encourage your reviewers to compose detailed reviews based on the questions found on ACM TAP's Guidelines for Referees webpage. Manuscript Central does not provide questions on the review form, so it is important that reviewers know where to find guidelines for composing a review.

Making a Preliminary Decision

• Once a reviewer completes a review, you will receive an email notification. When all the reviews are completed, you may then make your preliminary decision that will be sent to the Editors-in-Chief. This decision should take into consideration your own opinion of the resource as well as the general consensus of the refereeing committee.
• Under "Editor Actions," click on "Make Decisions," and then click on "Post Decision."
• Select your decision from the drop down menu. There are four options: Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision, and Reject. Please choose Accept only when the submission is perfect and there are no suggestions for improvement (use this sparingly). Use the Minor Revision option when you feel the resource should be accepted after slight revisions. Use Major Revision when you feel the majority of the paper/resource should be redone and then gone through another review process. Use Reject when the resource is not appropriate for ACM TAP publication. Please also post your comments to the Editors-in-Chief in the comment box.

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Information for Authors

Potential authors should consult the Information for Authors. The ACM TAP Conflict of Interest Policy for the is also available.