Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Information and Computer Security
ISSN 2056-4961 · Emerald
Information and Computer Security: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Information and Computer Security is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Computer Science in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information and Cyber Security, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science27%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science13%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences10.9%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science9.4%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- User Authentication and Security SystemsComputer Science4.1%
- Technology Adoption and User BehaviourDecision Sciences3.9%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Computer Science Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Computer Science Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 11 | 29 |
| 2025 | 53 | 15 | 102 |
| 2024 | 42 | 17 | 313 |
| 2023 | 44 | 14 | 571 |
| 2022 | 25 | 5 | 362 |
| 2021 | 49 | 11 | 840 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2056-4961
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Information and Computer Security
What CAS zone is Information and Computer Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Information and Computer Security is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Information and Computer Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Information and Computer Security is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Information and Computer Security open access, and what is the APC?
Information and Computer Security is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .