Journal profile · Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
ISSN 1556-6013 · eISSN 1556-6021 · Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security: CAS Zone 1 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 8.29; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,645; review about 6.8 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 896 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security is published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. and is in Zone 1 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 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) covers the sciences, technologies, and applications relating to information forensics, information security, biometrics, surveillance and systems applications that incorporate these features. For new submissions, go to Author Portal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science7.9%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science7.4%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science6.7%
- Digital Media Forensic DetectionComputer Science6.3%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science6.2%
- Biometric Identification and SecurityComputer Science6.1%
- Advanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesComputer Science5.9%
- Wireless Communication Security TechniquesEngineering5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Computer Science Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Theory & Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 8.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 210OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,792OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 926LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,940 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 563 | 81 | 334 |
| 2025 | 896 | 106 | 4,921 |
| 2024 | 661 | 122 | 10,767 |
| 2023 | 528 | 93 | 15,974 |
| 2022 | 329 | 71 | 12,959 |
| 2021 | 273 | 84 | 11,013 |
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)
- about 6.8 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 110 / USD 220 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use Learning-Based LLM-Enhanced UAV Routing Against Jamming and Gray-Hole Attacks
September 2026 Reinforcement learning (RL) based routing that enables uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to choose the next hop has slow path exploration speed under jamming and gray-hole attacks and thus degrades the Read more
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1556-6013
- Electronic ISSN
- 1556-6021
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
What CAS zone is IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security is in Zone 1 of Computer Science, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Computer Science, Theory & Methods / Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 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 Information Forensics and Security?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 8.29; CiteScore 12, h-index 210.
How long does peer review take at IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security?
Authors report an average review time of about 6.8 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Information Forensics and Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security open access, and what is the APC?
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,645.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .