How to Write a Visualization Survey Paper: A Starting Point
dc.contributor.author | McNabb, Liam | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Laramee, Robert S. | en_US |
dc.contributor.editor | Tarini, Marco and Galin, Eric | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-05T17:46:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-05T17:46:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper attempts to explain the mechanics of writing a survey paper in data visualization or visual analytics. It serves as a useful starting point for those who have never written a survey paper or have very little experience. A literature review or survey paper is often considered the starting point of a PhD candidate's scientific degree. However, there are no dedicated papers that focus on guidelines for the planning or writing of a survey paper or literature review in visualization or visual analytics. We provide guidelines and our recommendations for a foundational structure on which to build a survey paper, whilst also considering intermediate goals, and offer helpful advice to improve the survey process and literature analysis. The result is a useful starting point for those wishing to write a survey paper or state-of-the-art (STAR) review in visualization or visual analytics. The guidelines and recommendations we make can also be generalized to other areas of computing and science. An abstract is a required feature of a survey paper and should identity the topic of the literature review. A good abstract addresses why the given topic is interesting and why it is helpful. A good abstract features the following elements: (1) topic introduction, (2) the motivation, (3) the goal of the review, and the benefits the review provides to the reader. A good literature survey offers a helpful classification of the literature, mature areas of research, and open, unsolved problems in visualization or visual analytics. | en_US |
dc.description.sectionheaders | Tool up for CG Education | |
dc.description.seriesinformation | Eurographics 2019 - Education Papers | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2312/eged.20191026 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1017-4656 | |
dc.identifier.pages | 29-39 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.2312/eged.20191026 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.2312/eged20191026 | |
dc.publisher | The Eurographics Association | en_US |
dc.subject | General and reference | |
dc.subject | Surveys and overviews | |
dc.subject | Reference works | |
dc.subject | Human | |
dc.subject | centered computing | |
dc.subject | Visual analytics | |
dc.subject | Information visualization | |
dc.title | How to Write a Visualization Survey Paper: A Starting Point | en_US |
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