The ''Annual Review of Vision Science'' is an

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published by Annual Reviews. In publication since 2015, this journal covers significant developments in the field of

vision science Vision science is the scientific study of visual perception. Researchers in vision science can be called vision scientists, especially if their research spans some of the science's many disciplines. Vision science encompasses all studies of vision ...

with an annual volume of

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s. As of 2023, it is being published as

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model. It is currently edited by David H. Brainard and John H. R. Maunsell. As of 2024, ''

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'' gives the journal a 2023

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of 5.0, ranking it sixth of 95 journals in "Ophthalmology".

History

The ''Annual Review of Vision Science'' was first published in 2015 by Annual Reviews. Though it began with a physical edition, it is now only published electronically. Its founding

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were J. Anthony Movshon and

Brian Wandell Brian A. Wandell is the Isaac and Madeline Stein Family Professor at Stanford University, where he is Director of the Stanford Center for Cognitive and Neurobiological Imaging, and Deputy Director of the Wu Tsai Neuroscience Institute. He was a ...

. In 2021, Wandell was succeeded by David H. Brainard. Brainard and Movshon were joined by John H. R. Maunsell for 2023. As of October 2023, Brainard and Maunsell became the editors.

Scope and indexing

The ''Annual Review of Vision Science'' is multidisciplinary, including aspects of

neuroscience Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions, and its disorders. It is a multidisciplinary science that combines physiology, anatomy, molecular biology, ...

genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinians, Augustinian ...

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

cell biology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living an ...

, and

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for patients, managing the Medical diagnosis, diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, ...

. Reviews may cover

optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of optical instruments, instruments that use or Photodetector, detect it. Optics usually describes t ...

retina The retina (; or retinas) is the innermost, photosensitivity, light-sensitive layer of tissue (biology), tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some Mollusca, molluscs. The optics of the eye create a focus (optics), focused two-dimensional ...

visual perception Visual perception is the ability to detect light and use it to form an image of the surrounding Biophysical environment, environment. Photodetection without image formation is classified as ''light sensing''. In most vertebrates, visual percept ...

eye movement Eye movement includes the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes. Eye movements are used by a number of organisms (e.g. primates, rodents, flies, birds, fish, cats, crabs, octopus) to fixate, inspect and track visual objects of inte ...

visual processing Visual processing is the brain's ability to use and interpret visual information from the world. The process of converting light into a meaningful image is a complex process that is facilitated by numerous brain structures and higher level cogni ...

, visual development, vision models,

computer vision Computer vision tasks include methods for image sensor, acquiring, Image processing, processing, Image analysis, analyzing, and understanding digital images, and extraction of high-dimensional data from the real world in order to produce numerical ...

, and the mechanisms and treatments of diseases that affect vision. As of 2024, ''

'' lists the journal's 2023

as 5.0, ranking it sixth of 95 journal titles in the category "Ophthalmology" and 49th of 310 titles in "Neurosciences". It is

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, among others.

Editorial processes

The ''Annual Review of Vision Science'' is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted.

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of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.

References

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Vision Science Vision science is the scientific study of visual perception. Researchers in vision science can be called vision scientists, especially if their research spans some of the science's many disciplines. Vision science encompasses all studies of vision ...

Annual journals Academic journals established in 2015 English-language journals Perception journals Ophthalmology journals