Journal of Cryptology
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89 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
The Journal of Cryptology is a forum for original results in all areas of modern information security. Both cryptography and cryptanalysis are covered, including information theoretic and complexity theoretic perspectives as well as implementation, application, and standards issues. Coverage includes such topics as public key and conventional algorithms and their implementations, cryptanalytic attacks, pseudo-random sequences, computational number theory, cryptographic protocols, untraceability, privacy, authentication, key management and quantum cryptography. In addition to full-length technical, survey, and historical articles, the journal publishes short notes.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
COMPUTER SCIENCE, THEORY & METHODS
ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
MATHEMATICS, APPLIED
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Cryptology (acronym: jcryptology, abbr: J CRYPTOL, ISSN: 0933-2790) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering & Technology, published by Springer US in United States since 1988. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.483 (Q2), an H-index of 89.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 42 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,282 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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