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Network Security

MA Healthcare Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN1872-9371
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.139
H-Indexi
47
Total Worksi
4,876
Total Citationsi
16,685
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.56
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Networks and Communications; Information Systems and Management; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary Language
1st Year Published1994
Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications4,876
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
MA Healthcare Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1872-9371
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
130
951
2018
147
634
2019
145
679
2020
147
505
2021
71
262
2022
58
25
2023
30
28
2024
13
2
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ4
Information Systems and ManagementQ4
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementComputer Networks and CommunicationsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information and Cyber SecurityNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluationIPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, SecurityPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionPharmacy and Medical Practices

Frequently asked questions about Network Security

Is Network Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Network Security: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Network Security?

Network Security is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.139.

Is Network Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Network Security is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Network Security?

Subject areas: Computer Networks and Communications; Information Systems and Management; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref