IET Information Security
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Aims & Scope
IET Information Security publishes original research papers in the following areas of information security and cryptography. Submitting authors should specify clearly in their covering statement the area into which their paper falls. Scope: Access Control and Database Security Ad-Hoc Network Aspects Anonymity and E-Voting Authentication Block Ciphers and Hash Functions Blockchain, Bitcoin (Technical aspects only) Broadcast Encryption and Traitor Tracing Combinatorial Aspects Covert Channels and Information Flow Critical Infrastructures Cryptanalysis Dependability Digital Rights Management Digital Signature Schemes Digital Steganography Economic Aspects of Information Security Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Number Theory Embedded Systems Aspects Embedded Systems Security and Forensics Financial Cryptography Firewall Security Formal Methods and Security Verification Human Aspects Information Warfare and Survivability Intrusion Detection Java and XML Security Key Distribution Key Management Malware Multi-Party Computation and Threshold Cryptography Peer-to-peer Security PKIs Public-Key and Hybrid Encryption Quantum Cryptography Risks of using Computers Robust Networks Secret Sharing Secure Electronic Commerce Software Obfuscation Stream Ciphers Trust Models Watermarking and Fingerprinting Special Issues. Current Call for Papers: Security on Mobile and IoT devices - https://digital-library.theiet.org/files/IET_IFS_SMID_CFP.pdf
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisIET Information Security (acronym: theiet-ifs, abbr: IET INF. SECUR, ISSN: 1751-8709) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Wiley in England since 2007. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.466 (Q2), an H-index of 47.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bi-monthly, an annual output of approximately 43 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,920 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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