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Journal of Computer Security

SAGE Publications Ltd · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1875-8924

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.306

H-Index

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SNIP

0.606

Total Works

914

Total Citations

28,509

2yr Mean Citedness

1.10

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on computer security, focusing on areas such as network anomaly detection, privacy protection in social media and blockchain, backdoor attacks on computer vision systems, access control systems, formal verification of security protocols, and malware detection. Specific topics include graph-based anomaly detection, privacy paradox, electromagnetic interference for backdoor triggers, anonymous transactions on blockchains, location-based access control, attribute-based access control, formal security criteria, multi-authority attribute-based encryption, open-set recognition for intrusion detection, text steganography, side-channel distinguishers, zero trust architectures, and database logic bug detection.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

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

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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 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