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Information and Computer Security

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2056-4961eISSN2056-4961

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.543

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.063

Total Worksi

454

Total Citationsi

7,037

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Computer Science, Information Systems; Computer Networks and Communications; Information Systems; Information Systems and Management; Management Information Systems; Management of Technology and Innovation; Software.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications454

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2056-4961 / 2056-4961

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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

1.1k

2019

861

2020

832

2021

359

2022

557

2023

297

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 CommunicationsQ2

Information SystemsQ2

Information Systems and ManagementQ2

Management Information SystemsQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

SoftwareQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Information Systems

Scopus Categories

Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsManagement of Technology and InnovationSoftwareManagement Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information and Cyber SecurityCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesPrivacy, Security, and Data ProtectionNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionUser Authentication and Security SystemsAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSpam and Phishing DetectionInformation Technology Governance and Strategy

Frequently asked questions about Information and Computer Security

Is Information and Computer Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Information and 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 Information and Computer Security?

Information and 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 2.24.

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

Information and Computer Security is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.