Beliv 2014 Special Issue

The position and research papers submitted to BELIV 2014 were selected according to their novelty, quality, and relevance for visualization evaluation. We were inclusive in our selection and accepted 23 papers with an acceptance rate of 76.6%. The best reviewed articles of this selection have been invited to submit an extended paper to this special issue, leading to five accepted articles in this special issue that discuss a variety of concerns and methodologies dedicated to evaluating visualization and visual analytics systems and processes. These are summarized below.