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The main aim of the International Journal of Tomography and Statistics (IJTS) is to publish refereed, well-written original research articles, and studies that describe the latest research and developments in computerized Tomography and Statistics. It also covers the many potential applications and connections to other areas of Science and technology.

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The Editors-in-Chief/Managing Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. Although it is an extremely rare occurrence, the Editors-in-Chief may accept an exceptional manuscript at this first stage. The Editors-in-Chief may also reject a manuscript at this stage because it is insufficiently original, it has serious scientific flaws, it is ungrammatical, it is written in poor English, or it falls outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to an Editor or to an Associate Editor to manage the review process. The manuscripts are reviewed by minimum two reviewers who are experts in the area of submitted paper.

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1. All submitted papers are subject to strict peer-review process. The practice of peer review is to ensure that high quality scientific material is published, therefore the peer review is one of the most objective processes of the our Journal. Our referees play a vital role in maintaining the high standards of our Journal.
   The Editors-in-Chief/Managing Editor first evaluates all manuscripts. Although it is an extremely rare occurrence, the Editors-in-Chief may accept an exceptional manuscript at this first stage. The Editors-in-Chief may also reject a manuscript at this stage because it is insufficiently original, it has serious scientific flaws, it is ungrammatical, it is written in poor English, or it falls outside the aims and scope of the journal. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to an Editor or to an Associate Editor to manage the review process. The manuscripts are reviewed by minimum two reviewers who are experts in the area of submitted paper.
2. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Wavelets and Beyond: Theory and Practice

Call for Papers

Special Issue on Wavelets and Beyond: Theory and Practice

International Journal of Tomography & Simulation
http://ceser.in/ijts.html

Recently, there has been an enormous amount of interest in the theory and applications of bases in function spaces. The initial impetus was from the discovery of new wavelet tools. But since then,a variety of applications have emerged; including such  interdisciplinary areas as (--a partial list):  signal processing, data compression, encoding of images, e.g., turning fingerprints into digital data files, JPEG 2000, and a host of subdivision algorithms for graphics. Indeed, the list of applications covers areas of the sciences, of engineering, and medical technology. The advances have moved fast, and now special issue is in order, devoted to the interplay between theory and applications.

As a mathematical subject, wavelet theory involves tools from a host of neighboring fields, functional and harmonic analysis, numerical analysis, mathematics of computation, representation theory, and operator theory.
Constructive basis constructions in function spaces now serve as an alternative to classical Fourier methods, i. e., Fourier series and integrals. The reasons for this is that they are more versatile; in particular, they are better localized, and better adapted to discontinuities; they have a certain form of self-similarity, which makes them suited also for the analysis of fractals and non-linear dynamical systems. The self-similarity properties of the scaling functions connect them to fractals and non-linear dynamical systems. This entails a study of multiple scales of a variety of types, including wavelet-multiresolutions.

Such multi-scale analyses and multiresolutions offer fast algorithms. The feature of localization for wavelets is shared by related recursive basis constructions from multi-resolutions in Hilbert spaces, for example for fractals and iterated function systems in dynamics. The multiresolutions and locality yield much better pointwise approximations than is possible for traditional Fourier bases.

In signal or image-processing one is interested in subdividing analogue-signals into frequency bands. This idea goes back to Norbert Wiener, but it is of relevance in modern-day wireless signal and image processing.

This suggests a representation theoretic framework. The idea is thus to build a representation theory which creates Hilbert spaces H and specific families of closed subspaces in H in such a way that "non-overlapping frequency bands" in our model correspond to orthogonal subspaces in H; or equivalently to systems of orthogonal projections. Since the different frequency bands must exhaust the signals for the entire system, one looks for orthogonal projections which add to the identity operator in H.

Since time/frequency analysis is non-commutative, one is further faced with a selection of special families of commuting orthogonal projections. When an iteration scheme is applied to the initial generators, one generates new bases and frames by repeated subdivision sequences; wavelet families as recursive scheme.

In a special issue with contributions by invited authors, we hope to bring out both the diversity of these subjects, as well as to articulate their unity and interconnections. Developments in one area is likely to inspire advances in another, and a special issue like this is likely to foster cross-fertilization as well as new applications

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
Sample of areas:
Algorithms (e.g., compression algorithms), multi-scale methods, fractals, filter-design, Fourier and scaling constructions, synthesis and analysis operators, frames, wavelets, data-recovery, statistical methods, spectral theory.
Sample applications: air traffic control, digital communications, denoising, inpainting, seismology, medical imaging, learning theory, and cosmology, Computerized Tomography, Statistical Imaging & Tomography, Image processing & reconstructions,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT),

Before submission, authors should carefully read over the journal’s Author Guidelines, which are located at,
http://ceser.in/ceserp/index.php/ijts/about/submissions#authorGuidelines
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript and a list of suggested reviewers (minimum 2 reviewers)to one of the guess editors of the special issue.

Time Table (approximate)
    Manuscript Due :               May 15, 2013
    First Round of Reviews :  June 15, 2013
    Publication Date :              September 30, 2013

Guest Editor-in-Chief:

Palle Jorgensen,
Department of Mathematics,
University of Iowa, Iowa City,
Iowa, USA; palle-jorgensen@uiowa.edu,
http://www.math.uiowa.edu/~jorgen/

Guest Editors:

Xiaoping Annie Shen,
Department of Mathematics,
Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA,
shenx@ohio.edu,
http://www.ohio.edu/people/shenx/

Robert Ewing,
Air Force Research Laboratory,
Director, Center for Innovative Radar Engineering,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH, USA.
Robert.Ewing@wpafb.af.mil