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Journal of Cryptographic Engineering

Springer Science + Business Media · United States · Est. 2011

ISSN2190-8516
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.383
H-Indexi
42
SNIPi
0.974
Total Worksi
382
Total Citationsi
8,943
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.77
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Cryptographic Engineering is dedicated to presenting high-quality scientific research on architectures, algorithms, techniques, tools, implementations and applications in cryptographic engineering, including cryptographic hardware, cryptographic embedded systems, side-channel attacks and countermeasures, and embedded security. Publishes research on a wide range of topics including public-key cryptography, secret-key cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography. Focuses on implementations, attacks, and countermeasures for secure and robust systems. Serves both the academic and corporate R&D community.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Frequency4 Times Per Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications382
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science + Business Media
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2190-8516
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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?
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
21
689
2019
30
308
2020
24
310
2021
29
199
2022
36
231
2023
23
94
2024
21
28
2025
14
5
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
SoftwareQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Computer Science, Theory & Methods

Scopus Categories

Computer Networks and CommunicationsSoftware

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityPhysical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware SecurityChaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionCoding theory and cryptographyCryptography and Residue ArithmeticCryptography and Data SecurityAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesSecurity and Verification in ComputingIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure AnalysisAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cryptographic Engineering

Is Journal of Cryptographic Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cryptographic Engineering: 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 Cryptographic Engineering?

Journal of Cryptographic Engineering 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 1.77.

Is Journal of Cryptographic Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cryptographic Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cryptographic Engineering?

Journal of Cryptographic Engineering is dedicated to presenting high-quality scientific research on architectures, algorithms, techniques, tools, implementations and applications in cryptographic engineering, including cryptographic hardware, cryptographic embedded systems, side-channel attacks and countermeasures, and embedded security. Publishes research on a wide range of topics including public-key cryptography, secret-key cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography. Focuses on implementations, attacks, and countermeasures for secure and robust systems. Serves both the academic and corpora

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