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Journal of Computer Security

SAGE Publications Ltd · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1875-8924

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.328

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.606

Total Worksi

914

Total Citationsi

28,509

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Networks and Communications; Hardware and Architecture; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications914

Publisher OrgIOS Press

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-8924

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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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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

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

268

2019

2020

200

2021

188

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 CommunicationsQ3

Hardware and ArchitectureQ3

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ3

SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsHardware and ArchitectureSoftwareSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cryptography and Data SecuritySecurity and Verification in ComputingAccess Control and TrustAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesAdvanced Authentication Protocols SecurityNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionUser Authentication and Security SystemsInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataInformation and Cyber Security

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Computer Security

Is Journal of Computer Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Computer Security: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Computer Security?

Journal of Computer Security is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.10.

Is Journal of Computer Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Computer Security is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Computer Security?