Journal profile · COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law
ISSN 1558-7215 · eISSN 1558-7223 · Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law · United States
Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law is published by Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law 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 Digital and Cyber Forensics, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Digital Media Forensic Detection, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Information Systems. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law published its first issue in the 1st quarter of 2006 and is now calling for papers in, or related to, the following areas for Volume 11 (2016). This list is provided as a means to guide authors, however, we are open to accept other topics that relate to cyber security and forensics. Business Applications of Digital Forensics Civil/Criminal Litigation Support Cloud Forensics Curriculum Cyber Crime Investigations Cyber Criminal Psychology and Profiling Cyber Culture and Cyber Terrorism Data Hiding and Steganography Database Forensics Digital Forensic Science Digital Forensic Tool Testing and validation Digital Forensic Trends Digital Forensics and Law Digital Forensics and Error Rates Digital Forensics Novel Algorithms Digital Forensics Process and Procedures Digital Forensics Standardization and Accreditation Digital Forensics Techniques and Tools BigData and Digital Forensics e-Discovery Hacking Incident Response Information/Cyber Warfare & Critical Infrastructure Protection Law Enforcement and Digital Forensics Machine learning and Digital Forensics Malware and Botnets Mobile/Handheld Device and Multimedia Forensics Money Laundering Digital Forensics Triage
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Editor-in-chief Marcus RogersPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digital and Cyber ForensicsComputer Science20.9%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science14.4%
- Digital Media Forensic DetectionComputer Science6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science6.2%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering6%
- Marriage and Sexual RelationshipsSocial Sciences6%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science5.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 557 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must be original, well-written, of interest to academic/research communities, and not previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted are expected to be: new and original, well organized and clearly written, of interest to the academic and research communities, not published previously, and not under consideration for publication in any other journal or book
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Plagiarism strictly condemned; plagiarized papers removed or not published. Model summary
Plagiarism is strictly condemned and papers found to be plagiarized will be removed or not published in the JDFSL.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer and Agreement
Copyright of published material is held by ADFSL. Model summary
The copyright of all material published in JDFSL is held by the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL). The JDFSL is committed to the academic and practitioner communities in ensuring the ethics and integrity in the publication and quality of articles appearing in the JDFSL. Plagiarism is strictly condemned and papers found to be plagiarized will be removed or not published in …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blinded review process; author-identifying information must be excluded from submission. Model summary
To ensure a blinded review process, the following information should be excluded from the submission: Authors Names section Biography section Acknowledgments section (if it contains information identifying the authors).
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
- Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1558-7215
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-7223
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law
What CAS zone is Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Is Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Digital Forensics Security and Law is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .