Journal profile
Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice
ISSN 2472-2707 · Kennesaw State University · United States
Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice is published by Kennesaw State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information and Cyber Security, Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development and Teaching and Learning Programming, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of JCERP is to be the publication of choice for high-quality information security and cybersecurity articles focusing on the instruction, research and conduct of information security specifically focused on an academic audience of faculty and students. In order to meet this mission, ISEJ solicits high-quality scholarly articles for double-blind review and publication, focused on the following topics: • Development and delivery of security curriculum • Best practices and innovation in the conduct of information security • Innovation in applied security research • Other topics of interest to an academic audience Privacy Statement The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. Editorial Review This journal employs an double-blind peer review board process to ensure submissions are appropriate and of sufficient quality for publication in the journal. Article Processing Charges and Embargo Policy This journal does not charge any article processing or submission charges nor does it have any embargo on its articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Michael E. WhitmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science31.3%
- Information Systems Education and Curriculum DevelopmentComputer Science11.2%
- Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science7%
- Web Application Security VulnerabilitiesComputer Science5.1%
- Spam and Phishing DetectionComputer Science4.4%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science4.2%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences4%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 114 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 157 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 131 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 87 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 42 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: The Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice applies a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) to all publications. This license allows Authors and Readers to Share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and Adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material) for …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Article Processing Charges and Embargo Policy
This journal does not charge any article processing or submission charges nor does it have any embargo on its articles.
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
- Kennesaw State University
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2472-2707
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice
How long does peer review take at Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
Which databases index Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Cybersecurity Education Research Practice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .