International Journal of Information and Computer Security
- Editor in Chief
- Associate Prof. Biju Issac
- ISSN online
- 1744-1773
- ISSN print
- 1744-1765
- 12 issues per year
- Impact factor (Clarivate Analytics) 2025 JIF 0.6
- CiteScore 1.6 (2024)
JCI 0.17

Information and computer security are especially significant with the ubiquity of the internet and the rise of high-speed broadband networks. Information sharing among network users has caused countless invasions of privacy and security worldwide, with hackers demanding ransoms from organisations. This risk has generated enormous concern about security among internet users. IJICS is a double-blind refereed and authoritative reference which addresses information and computer security in computer/mobile networks. High-quality case studies, applications, novel ideas and survey papers are welcome.
Topics covered include
- Cyber security, cloud security, blockchain security
- AI/machine learning in security, data mining in security
- Malware and botnet detection, virus/worm controls
- Computer crime prevention/detection, digital/cyber forensics and analysis
- Confidentiality protection, cryptography and data protection
- Information warfare, denial of service protection, spoofing protection
- e-Commerce security; image, audio and video security
- Android/iOS security, database and data security
- Information ethics, privacy issues, information security
- Social media abuse detection, intrusion detection and prevention, network security
- Risk management, safety-critical systems
- Secure communications technology and computer systems
- Security control measures, policy models and authentication
- Software and hardware security architectures
- Wireless/mobile network and data security
Objectives
IJICS focuses on theory, design, implementation, analysis, and application of secure information and computer systems. Emphases will also be on the related social, political and economic issues as well as emerging issues of interest to legislators, professionals, researchers, academics, and technical community.
Readership
Professionals, researchers, legislators, academics, and technical community.
Contents
IJICS publishes original and review papers, technical reports, case studies, conference reports, management reports, book reviews, notes, and commentaries. Contribution may be by submission or invitation, and suggestions for special issues and publications are welcome.
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IJICS is indexed in:
- Scopus (Elsevier)
- Compendex [formerly Ei] (Elsevier)
- Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
- ACM Digital Library
- cnpLINKer (CNPIEC)
- DBLP Computer Science Bibliography
- Google Scholar
- Inspec (Institution of Engineering and Technology)
- J-Gate
- ProQuest Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace
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More journal lists/directories...Honorary Editor in Chief
- Li, Eldon Y., National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, ROC
Editor in Chief
- Issac, Biju, Northumbria University, UK
(bissacieee.org)
Former Editor in Chief
- Tso, Raylin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, ROC
Executive Editor
- Chen, Chien-Ming, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China
Associate Editor
- Xiong, Hu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Editorial Board Members
- Agrawala, Ashok K., University of Maryland, USA
- Amin, Massoud, University of Minnesota, USA
- Atluri, Vijay, Rutgers University, USA
- Bertino, Elisa, Purdue University, USA
- Burmester, Michael, Florida State University, USA
- Canas, Daniel, Wake Forest University, USA
- Chapin, Steve J., Syracuse University, USA
- Chen, Hsinchun, The University of Arizona, USA
- Davida, George, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, USA
- Davis, James A., Iowa State University, USA
- Denning, Dorothy, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
- Doi, Norihisa, Chuo University, Japan
- Frincke, Deborah A., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
- Hinke, Thomas H., NASA Ames Research Center, USA
- Honavar, Vasant, Iowa State University, USA
- Imai, Hideki, Chuo University, Japan
- Irwin, J. David, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, USA
- Jajodia, Sushil, Center for Secure Information Systems, USA
- Khosla, Pradeep, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Information Networking Institute (INI), USA
- Killcrece, Georgia T., Carnegie Mellon University, USA
- Kim, Kwangjo, Information and Communications University, South Korea
- Ladd, David, Microsoft Research, USA
- Lam, Kwok-Yan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Lee, Der-Tsai, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC
- Lee, Ruby B., Princeton University, USA
- Liu, Ximeng, Singapore Management University, Singapore & Xidian University, Singapore
- Müller, Günter, Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany
- Manaf, Azizah Abd, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
- Martella, Giancarlo, University of Milano, Italy
- Mclean, John D., Naval Research Laboratory, USA
- Micali, Silvio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Miller, Les, Iowa State University, USA
- Ostrovsky, Rafail, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
- Palmer, Charles C., IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, USA
- Pieprzyk, Josef, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
- Porras, Phillip A., SRI International, USA
- Preneel, Bart, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
- Qing, Sihan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Reeves, Douglas, North Carolina State University, USA
- Rubin, Aviel, Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Safavi-Naini, Rei, University of Wollongong, Australia
- Samarati, Pierangela, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
- Shieh, Shiuhpyng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, ROC
- Spafford, Eugene, Purdue University, USA
- Staddon, Jessica, Palo Alto Research Center, USA
- Thuraisingham, Bhavani, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
- Ting, T.C., University of Connecticut, USA
- Tygar, Doug, University of California at Berkeley, USA
- Varadharajan, Vijay, Macquarie University, Australia
- Wallach, Dan S., Rice University, USA
- Warren, Mathew J., Deakin University, Australia
- Wong, Johnny, Iowa State University, USA
- Wool, Avishai, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Wright, Rebecca, Rutgers University, USA
- Wu, Chwan-Hwa (John), Auburn University, USA
- Yang, Ming-Hour, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan, ROC
- Yang, Shuang-Hua, Loughborough University, UK
- Yu, Fang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, ROC
- Zeleznikow, John, Victoria University, Australia
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Journal news
Do not feed the phish
10 July, 2025
Millions of us use social media and online messaging every day. It's convenient but as with every tool, there are risks, such as the threat of crime such as spam and scam messages and phishing attacks that have the potential to cost the victims dearly. Malicious messages disrupt the user experience and pose serious security threats by attempting to steal personal data, distribute malware, and compromise digital systems. Standard detection tools often lag behind the continually evolving tactics employed by attackers, leaving users vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated scams. Research in the International Journal of Information and Computer Security, introduces a new approach that could improve the detection of spam on digital platforms. Central to the research is the use of a recurrent neural network, which can analyse text, and not only detect patterns but recognise those same patterns when it subsequently encounters them [...]
More details...New Clarivate Web of Science 2025 impact factors for Inderscience journals
25 June, 2025
Clarivate has released its latest impact factors, and Inderscience's Editorial Office is delighted to report that many Inderscience journals have increased their impact factors, particularly the International Journal of Hydromechatronics and International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation.
The International Journal of Hydromechatronics, International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation and International Journal of Bio-Inspired Computation have achieved particularly high scores, and the International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, International Journal of Information and Computer Security and International Journal of Vehicle Performance have earned their first ever impact factors.
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- International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics
- International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing
- International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics
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