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Computers and Security

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0167-4048eISSN1872-6208

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.445

H-Index

165

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.268

Total Works

9,699

Total Citations

174,001

2yr Mean Citedness

7.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on cybersecurity challenges and solutions within industrial control systems (ICS), Internet of Things (IoT) environments, and digital twins, addressing issues such as threat modeling, intrusion detection, and vulnerability management. It also examines cybersecurity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and explores automated software protection strategies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly (Except June, Aug., Oct., Nov.), <Aug. 1990->

StatusActive

Total Publications9,699

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0167-4048 / 1872-6208

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q1

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

LawComputer Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Network Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesInformation and Cyber SecurityInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingSecurity and Verification in Computing