The IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) covers the sciences, technologies, and applications relating to information forensics, information security, biometrics, surveillance and systems applications that incorporate these features.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 695 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,575
Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1556-6013 / 1556-6021
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
peer review
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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 Networks and CommunicationsQ1
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Computer Science, Theory & MethodsEngineering, Electrical & Electronic
Scopus Categories
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Cryptography and Data SecurityPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesDigital Media Forensic DetectionNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionBiometric Identification and SecurityAdvanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesWireless Communication Security TechniquesAdversarial Robustness in Machine LearningFace recognition and analysis