Journal profile · Computer Science, Software Engineering
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
ISSN 1545-5971 · eISSN 1941-0018 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing: CAS Zone 2 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.29; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 653 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cryptography and Data Security, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC) publishes archival research results focusing on research into foundations, methodologies, and mechanisms that support the achievement–through design, modeling, and evaluation–of systems and networks that are dependable and secure to the desired degree without compromising performance. The focus also includes measurement, modeling, and simulation techniques, and foundations for jointly evaluating, verifying, and designing for performance, security, and dependability constraints.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science, Software Engineering
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science13%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science11.3%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science7.9%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science7.3%
- Adversarial Robustness in Machine LearningComputer Science6.1%
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-votingComputer Science5.9%
- Security and Verification in ComputingComputer Science5.6%
- Cloud Data Security SolutionsComputer Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Software Engineering | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 6.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.76LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,724OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 524LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 628 | 72 | 562 |
| 2025 | 653 | 71 | 2,439 |
| 2024 | 303 | 51 | 3,665 |
| 2023 | 324 | 63 | 5,315 |
| 2022 | 303 | 77 | 7,742 |
| 2021 | 197 | 55 | 7,952 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,645 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1545-5971
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-0018
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing is in Zone 2 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture / Computer Science, Software Engineering / Computer Science, Information Systems; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.29; CiteScore 13, h-index 136.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .