[GDNET] 2nd Call for Papers for the JGAA Special Issue

[Michael Kaufmann]

Dear graph drawers,
this is a kind reminder for the upcoming deadline for the JGAA Special 
Issue on 'Graph drawing beyond planarity'.
The deadline is in about 2 weeks, i.e. May 10.
Below, you can find the original call for papers.

Best regards,
Fabrizio, Michael and Michael


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Dear Graph Drawers,

It is a great pleasure to invite you to submit a paper to the Special 
Issue of Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications (JGAA) on Graph 
Drawing Beyond Planarity.

Beyond planarity is a new research direction in Graph Drawing, which is 
currently receiving increasing attention. Its primary motivation stems 
from recent cognitive experiments showing that the absence of specific 
kinds of edge-crossing configurations has a positive impact on the human 
understanding of a graph drawing. Graph drawing beyond planarity is 
concerned with the study of non-planar graphs that can be drawn by 
locally avoiding specific edge-crossing configurations or by 
guaranteeing specific properties for the edge crossings. In this 
context, several classes of "beyond-planar graphs" have been introduced 
and studied, e.g., k-planar graphs, k-quasi planar graphs, 
right-angle-crossing graphs, fan-planar graphs, and fan-crossing free 
graphs. These classes of graphs have been mainly studied both in terms 
of their combinatorial properties and in terms of algorithms able to 
recognize and draw them.

The proposed special issue aims at covering a wide range of topics that 
are concerned with aspects of graph drawing and network visualization 
beyond planarity. The range of topics includes (but is not limited to):

- combinatorial aspects of beyond-planar graphs

- relationships between classes of beyond-planar graphs

- characterizations and recognition algorithms for classes of 
beyond-planar graphs

- algorithms that produce drawings with controlled edge-crossing 
configurations

- design and evaluation of models and interfaces for real-world networks.

Other topics that are not listed but that might be of interest for the 
study of beyond-planar graphs will also be evaluated. The call can also 
be found at http://jgaa.info/docs/cfp.pdf

PAPER SUBMISSION: We invite authors to submit papers describing original 
research of theoretical or practical significance to graph drawing 
beyond planarity until the 10th of May, 2017. We aim for a fast 
reviewing process in order to have this special issue available within 
2017. Papers should be submitted to the editors of the special issue in 
PDF format. All communications between the editors, authors, and 
reviewers will be done by email, unless otherwise requested by the 
author or reviewer. All submissions must be formatted using the LaTeX 
style file of Journal of Graph Algorithms and Applications 
(http://jgaa.info/authors.jsp). The default margins and fonts must not 
be modified. The submission should contain a scholarly exposition of 
ideas, techniques, and results, including motivation and a clear 
comparison with related work. The claims of the paper should be fully 
substantiated, including full proofs or appropriate experimental data. 
Papers of good quality that do not fit within the scope of this special 
issue might be handled as regular JGAA submissions.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 10th, 2017.

EDITORS: Michael A. Bekos (bekos at informatik.uni-tuebingen.de), Michael 
Kaufmann (mk at informatik.uni-tuebingen.de) and Fabrizio Montecchiani 
(fabrizio.montecchiani at unipg.it).