Journal profile · SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Journal of Cybersecurity
ISSN 2057-2085 · eISSN 2057-2093 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Cybersecurity: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,094; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cybersecurity is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information and Cyber Security, Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies and Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Cybersecurity publishes accessible articles describing original research in the inherently interdisciplinary cyber domain. Journal of Cybersecurity is premised on the belief that computer science-based approaches, while necessary, are not sufficient to tackle cybersecurity challenges. Instead, scholarly contributions from a range of disciplines are needed to understand the varied aspects of cybersecurity. Journal of Cybersecurity provides a hub around which the interdisciplinary cybersecurity community can form. The journal is committed to providing quality empirical research, as well as scholarship, that is grounded in real-world implications and solutions. Journal of Cybersecurity solicits articles adhering to the following, broadly constructed and interpreted, aspects of cybersecurity: anthropological and cultural studies; security and crime science; security economics; logical, methodological, and philosophical aspects of information security; security modelling; human factors and psychology; legal aspects of information security; political and policy perspectives; strategy and international relations; and privacy. Authors should ensure that their articles can be read at both interdisciplinary and disciplinary levels. For example, a paper may require, for completely rigorous communication, a technical mathematical, statistical, or other specialized section. Authors are expected to include an introductory summary of the content of the section describing its significance, thereby allowing non-experts to skip details as necessary. Submissions to our journal are only considered in scope when (1) the approach is interdisciplinary, (2) the research has broad societal implications that are explicitly discussed, or (3) the problem focus includes significant human, organizational, or societal challenges. Papers that do not meet these criteria may be returned without review. Journal of Cybersecurity has a global readership, a commitment to fair peer review, and publishes a wide range of content. Read more author benefits. Abstracting and Indexing Services Journal of Cybersecurity is covered by the following indexing services: Academic OneFile Academic Search British Library DOAJ EBSCOhost Emerging Sources Citation Index FIZ Karlsruhe Infotrieve INIST * CNRS NA Publishing OCLC ProQuest Summon Reprints Desk SCOPUS Standard Periodical Directory COPE This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Journal metrics Citation metrics C
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Editor-in-chief Tyler MoorePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 26, United States 21, Netherlands 3, Japan 2, Germany 1 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science22.8%
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesSocial Sciences12.6%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science11.9%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science6.5%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences6.3%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Spam and Phishing DetectionComputer Science4.1%
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ProQuest, OCLCPublisher 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) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 350,615Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 261 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 180 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 341 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 391 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 436 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 1,028 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous 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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,094 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,994 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 3,625
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 15,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted1
- perspectiveJournal of Cybersecurity invites authors to submit Perspectives articles. Perspectives should discuss timely topics in cybersecurity, discuss lessons learned fr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) definitions of authors and cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
At the point of submission, each author should reveal any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated – including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), personal…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Data availability encouraged Model summary
Where ethically feasible, Journal of Cybersecurity strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of rec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics
Authors should observe high standards with respect to publication ethics as set out by the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE). Falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the authors’ own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of the work are all unacceptable practices. Any cases of ethical misconduct are treated very seriously and will be …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Third-party content permission Model summary
In order to reproduce any third party material, including tables, figures, or images, in an article authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder and be compliant with any requirements the copyright holder may have pertaining to this reuse.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Third-party content in open access papers
If you will be publishing your paper under an Open Access licence but it contains material for which you do not have Open Access re-use permissions, please state this clearly by supplying the following credit line alongside the material: Title of content Author, Original publication, year of original publication, by permission of [rights holder] This image/content is not covered by the terms of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
This journal operates single-anonymised peer review, meaning that the authors’ identities are known to the editor and the reviewers, but that the reviewers’ identities are known only to the editor and are hidden from the authors. For full details about the peer review process, see Fair editing and peer review. OUP author FAQs. All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editors-in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Charges, Licenses, and Self-Archiving
Open Access charges Journal of Cybersecurity is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence. Details of the open access licences and open access charges. Journal (required) Please select Academic MedicineActa CytologicaActa Hae…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2057-2085
- Electronic ISSN
- 2057-2093
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cybersecurity
What CAS zone is Journal of Cybersecurity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Cybersecurity is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Cybersecurity?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 6.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cybersecurity?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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 Journal of Cybersecurity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 15,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Journal of Cybersecurity based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (26), United States (21) and Netherlands (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Cybersecurity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cybersecurity is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Cybersecurity open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cybersecurity is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,094.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .