Journal profile · Multiple
Security and Privacy
ISSN 2475-6725
Security and Privacy: CAS Zone 4 · Computer Science (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,940; median 125 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 198 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Security and Privacy 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 Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Security and Privacy is an international journal publishing original research and review papers on all areas of security and privacy including Security in Business, Healthcare and Society, Information and Data Security, Communication Security, and Privacy. Other related areas such as Biometric--based Security, Cryptography systems, Embedded Security, Data Analytics for Security and Privacy, Integrated Security Design Schemes, Surveillance, and Critical Infrastructures and Key Resources will be considered as well. Security in Business, Healthcare and Society Healthcare and Bioinformatics security Infrastructure (power grids, transport) security Finance – incl. mobile payments and mobile banking Personal data security Mobile commerce security Cybercrime and cyberwar Cloud Security Policy, regulation and legislation Business protections / response / recovery IT Risk Management Malware Electronic voting and digital democracy Government as a platform Surveillance Censorship (and resistance) Digital Rights Management Ethics Internet of Things Consumer applications critical infrastructure and key resources Information and Data Security Access control Information systems acquisition, development and maintenance Organizational security Human-oriented security Data-centric security Security by design Intrusion detection methods Biometric-based security Physiological-based schemes Behavioural-based schemes Trust Management Database security systems Big data security issues Block chain Quantum security AI security Physical layer security Communication Security Cryptography Cryptanalysis Cryptology Authentication Security in wired and wireless networks Security and privacy assessment for communications Denial of service prevention schemes for communication systems Penetration testing, intrusion detection, and prevention schemes Multimedia application security and privacy analysis and studies Security and privacy in mobile communication services Smartphone multimedia application Privacy Privacy Engineering Privacy by design Risk assessment Data flow modelling Requirements engineering Privacy management and processes Ontologies and semantics Anonymity Data Protection Reputation systems Data protection in emerging scenarios Data access control policies and models Applied cryptography for data protection Privacy in data processing Selective data sharing The emphasis is on security protocols, approaches and techniques applied to all areas of security and privacy. The journa
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Mohammad S. ObaidatPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science11.4%
- Advanced Malware Detection TechniquesComputer Science9.4%
- Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityComputer Science9.1%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science6.8%
- Privacy-Preserving Technologies in DataComputer Science6.1%
- Chaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionComputer Science5.1%
- IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Science4.7%
- User Authentication and Security SystemsComputer Science4.3%
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 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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 4 |
| Minor | Telecommunications | 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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECDBLPPublisher 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)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 182LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 183Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 99,788Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 837 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 22 | 39 |
| 2025 | 198 | 57 | 519 |
| 2024 | 134 | 51 | 906 |
| 2023 | 75 | 32 | 824 |
| 2022 | 94 | 13 | 891 |
| 2021 | 67 | 18 | 834 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (297 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,940 / EUR 2,460 / GBP 1,980 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted9
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated…Length not stated
- meta-analysis• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge• Survey Articles – critical reviews…Length not stated
- original paper• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge• Survey Articles – critical reviews…Length not stated
- original papers• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledgeLength not stated
- review• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge• Survey Articles – critical reviews…Length not stated
- special issues and special sections• Special Issues and Special Sections on topics of interest are also regularly published.Length not stated
- survey• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge• Survey Articles – critical reviews…Length not stated
- survey articles• Survey Articles – critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analysesLength not stated
- systematic review• Original Papers –reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to knowledge• Survey Articles – critical reviews…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria: Have made substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; Been involved in drafting the manuscript or revising it critically for important intellectual…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The journal requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise that might be perceived as influencing an author's objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or directly related to the work that the authors describe in their manuscript. Potent…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing expected in public repository Model summary
The journal expects authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
COPE member Model summary
Editorial Review and Acceptance The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-anonymized peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.Wiley's policy on confide…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Standard copyright or Open Access CC license Model summary
Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Free format submission offered Model summary
Security and Privacy now offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review type: single-anonymized Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-anonymized peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uses iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy:
Preprint policy: considers preprints on non-commercial servers Model summary
Wiley believes that journals publishing for communities with established pre-print servers should allow authors to submit manuscripts which have already been made available on a non-commercial preprint server. Allowing submission does not, of course, guarantee that an article will be sent out for review. It simply reflects our belief that journals should not rule out reviewing a paper simply becau…
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
- ISSN
- 2475-6725
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 6 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Security and Privacy
What CAS zone is Security and Privacy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Security and Privacy is in Zone 4 of Computer Science, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Computer Science, Information Systems / Telecommunications. 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.
What is the impact factor of Security and Privacy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Security and Privacy?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 68–185 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19% (2025). 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 Security and Privacy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Security and Privacy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Security and Privacy is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC and DBLP; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Security and Privacy open access, and what is the APC?
Security and Privacy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,940.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .