該雜志由國際模式識別協會贊助，發表了在機器視覺研究和開發方面的高質量技術貢獻。機器視覺和應用包括圖像相關計算的所有應用和工程方面，包括處理機器視覺的科學、商業、工業、軍事和生物醫學應用的原始貢獻。該雜志特別強調圖像處理和計算機視覺的工程和技術方面。它包括機器視覺應用的以下方面：算法、架構、VLSI實現、機器視覺的人工智能技術和專家系統、前端傳感、多維和多傳感器機器視覺、實時技術、圖像數據庫、虛擬現實和可視化。

Sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition, this journal publishes high-quality, technical contributions in machine vision research and development. Machine Vision and Applications features coverage of all applications and engineering aspects of image-related computing, including original contributions dealing with scientific, commercial, industrial, military, and biomedical applications of machine vision.The journal places particular emphasis on the engineering and technology aspects of image processing and computer vision. It includes coverage of the following aspects of machine vision applications: algorithms, architectures, VLSI implementations, AI techniques and expert systems for machine vision, front-END sensing, multidimensional and multisensor machine vision, real-time techniques, image databases, virtual reality and visualization.