Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security
ISSN 2008-2045 · eISSN 2008-3076 · Iranian Society of Criptology · Iran, Islamic Republic of
ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 243 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 22 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security is published by Iranian Society of Criptology 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 Cryptography and Data Security, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ISeCure focuses on various aspects of information security research and development and publishes both theoretical and applied research. Experienced researchers in any of the aforementioned topics are solicited to contribute to the journal by submitting their original papers. Previously published papers in conference proceedings, digests, pre-prints, or records are also eligible for consideration provided that the papers have undergone substantial revision and the authors inform the editor-in-chief at the time of submission. The journal accepts manuscripts in a variety of information-security related topics, including:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief M.R. ArefPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 10, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Belgium 2, South Korea 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science8.6%
- Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityComputer Science8.6%
- Chaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionComputer Science8.6%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science8.1%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science6.8%
- Coding theory and cryptographyComputer Science6.8%
- Advanced Steganography and Watermarking TechniquesComputer Science5%
- Access Control and TrustSocial Sciences5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Computer Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Computer Science, Information Systems | Zone 4 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2023
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 18Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 948,847Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 113 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
243 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 10 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 243 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- case reportsManuscript types for submission are research papers, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- letters to the editorManuscript types for submission are research papers, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- original articleResearch/Original Articles: Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words or 8 pages when formatted using the ISeCure LaTeX template (including all figures, tables, …main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research papersManuscript types for submission are research papers, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- research/original articlesResearch/Original Articles: Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words or 8 pages when formatted using the ISeCure LaTeX template (including all figures, tables, …Length not stated
- review articleResearch/Original Articles: Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words or 8 pages when formatted using the ISeCure LaTeX template (including all figures, tables, …Length not stated
- review papersManuscript types for submission are research papers, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- short communicationsManuscript types for submission are research papers, review papers, case reports, short communications and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- surveyResearch/Original Articles: Manuscripts should not exceed 4000 words or 8 pages when formatted using the ISeCure LaTeX template (including all figures, tables, …main text ≤ 5,500 words
- survey/review articlesSurvey/Review Articles: Manuscripts should not exceed 5500 words or 12 pages when formatted using the ISeCure LaTeX template (including all figures, tables, and…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use EPT Benchmark: Evaluation of Persian Trustworthiness in Large Language Models
Pages 207-231 https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2026.242935 Mohammad Reza Mirbagheri, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Mirkamali, Zahra Motoshaker Arani, Ali Javeri, Amir Mahdi Sadeghzadeh Mesgar, Rasool Jalili Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs), trained on extensive datasets using advanced deeplearning architectures, have demonstrated remarkable performance across a wide range of language tasks, becoming a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical policy based on COPE guidelines. Model summary
The ethical policy of ISeCure Journal is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and complies with International Committee of ISeCure Editorial Board codes of conduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0). Model summary
Upon acceptance of a paper, authors will be asked to complete a Journal Publishing Agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access policy; full texts free on journal website Model summary
ISeCure is published biannually in print and online with full texts of articles made available for free on the website of the journal under ISeCure open access policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review Process
One-blinded review: authors are blind to reviewers, but reviewers are not blind to authors. Model summary
In order to sustain the peer review system, authors have an obligation to participate in peer review process to evaluate manuscripts from others. When appropriate, authors are obliged to provide retractions and/or corrections of errors to the editors and the Publisher. All papers submitted to ISeCure journal will be peer reviewed for at least one round. ISeCure journal adopts a one-blinded review …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Decentralised Plagiarism Detection System for Open Textual Educational Resources based on Blockchain Technology
Pages 243-254 https://doi.org/10.22042/isecure.2026.242098 Sina Fattahi Ardakani, Maedeh Mosharraf Abstract Open Educational Resources (OER) have become a valuable tool for expanding access to quality education. However, managing intellectual property rights in OER environments remains a challenge, particularly in verifying content authenticity and protecting creators’ rights. To address this chal…
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
- Iranian Society of Criptology
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2008-2045
- Electronic ISSN
- 2008-3076
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security
What CAS zone is ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information 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 4 of Computer Science. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security?
The publisher reports about 243 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (10), United States (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security open access, and what is the APC?
ISeCure-ISC International Journal of Information Security is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .