Signal Processing: Image Communication is an international journal for the development of the theory and practice of image communication. Its primary objectives are the following:

To present a forum for the advancement of theory and practice of image communication.

To stimulate cross-fertilization between areas similar in nature which have traditionally been separated, for example, various aspects of visual communications and information systems.

To contribute to a rapid information exchange between the industrial and academic environments.

The editorial policy and the technical content of the journal are the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief, the Area Editors and the Advisory Editors. The Journal is self-supporting from subscription income and contains a minimum amount of advertisements. Advertisements are subject to the prior approval of the Editor-in-Chief. The journal welcomes contributions from every country in the world.

Signal Processing: Image Communication publishes articles relating to aspects of the design, implementation and use of image communication systems. The journal features original research work, tutorial and review articles, and accounts of practical developments.

Subjects of interest include image/video coding, 3D video representations and compression, 3D graphics and animation compression, HDTV and 3DTV systems, video adaptation, video over IP, peer-to-peer video networking, interactive visual communication, multi-user video conferencing, wireless video broadcasting and communication, visual surveillance, 2D and 3D image/video quality measures, pre/post processing, video restoration and super-resolution, multi-camera video analysis, motion analysis, content-based image/video indexing and retrieval, face and gesture processing, video synthesis, 2D and 3D image/video acquisition and display technologies, architectures for image/video processing and communication.

《Signal Processing-image Communication》是一本由ELSEVIER出版商出版的专业工程技术期刊，该刊创刊于1989年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：工程技术 3区，小类学科：工程：电子与电气 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖工程：电子与电气等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外工程：电子与电气工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为3.453，平均审稿速度约7.5个月。