Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Security and Safety
ISSN 2826-1275 · EDP Sciences · France
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Security and Safety: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Security and Safety is published by EDP Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Information and Cyber Security, Smart Grid Security and Resilience and Network Security and Intrusion Detection, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Artificial Intelligence. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Security and Safety (S&S) aims to quickly publish high quality innovative and applicable research results in the information networks, integrated circuits, software engineering, industrial control, intelligent transportation, medical health, digital finance, social governance and other fields that involve the intersection of cyber security and functional safety, as well as views and comments on the frontier and development direction to guide and promote the integration and progress of cyber security and functional safety in multiple fields in the intelligent era. The scope of Security and Safety includes, but is not limited to: Information Network, Integrated Circuits, Software Engineering, Industrial Control, Intelligent Transportation, Medical and Healthcare, Digital Finance, Social Governance, and other fields that involve the intersection of cyber security and functional safety. Content will include Research Article, Review, Views, Editorial, Commentary, Data Paper, Highlight, Perspective and MOOP (Multimedia Open Online Paper) etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Editor-in-chief Jiangxing WUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 42 in mainland China (about 68%); most named Mainland China 42, Canada 5, United Kingdom 4, Germany 3, United States 2 (62 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Information and Cyber SecurityComputer Science11.7%
- Smart Grid Security and ResilienceEngineering10.8%
- Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Science8.5%
- Adversarial Robustness in Machine LearningComputer Science6.1%
- Wireless Communication Security TechniquesEngineering5.6%
- Cryptography and Data SecurityComputer Science5.2%
- Security and Verification in ComputingComputer Science5.2%
- Safety Systems Engineering in AutonomyEngineering5.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q1 | 57/282 | — |
| Computer Networks and Communications | Q2 | 157/568 | — |
| Control and Systems Engineering | Q2 | 113/390 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q2 | 190/570 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 164 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 214 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 118 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 36 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- commentaryBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …main text ≤ 2,500 words
- data paperBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- editorialBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- highlightBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- moop (multimedia open online paper)Below are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- perspectiveBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research articleBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- reviewBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- surveyBelow are listed the types of publications are considered: Research Article Review Views Editorial Commentary Data Paper Highlight Perspective MOOP (Multimedia …Length not stated
- viewsViews: Provide fresh insights on new advances of a specific research field of science and technology, or scientific policy and other issues related to science c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Code availability, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Problems and challenges in LLM-based intelligent traffic motion prediction under cyberattacks
Junyi Yang, Sheng Gao, Kai Rao, Yunkai Lyu, Hao Zhang and Huaicheng Yan Security and Safety, 5 (2026) 2026007 Published online: 25 April 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 1.2 Authorship
Authorship: no addition or removal of author names after submission. Model summary
Especially the ICMJE recommends that all those designated as authors meet all of the criteria they describe. The list of criteria is available at http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/. Those contributors who do not meet all of the criteria shall be acknowledged.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Code availability
Open code: authors are invited to make their codes publicly available. Model summary
Security and Safety authors are invited to make their codes publicly available in order to make the research methodology explicit and allow for the replication of processes in subsequent exploratory research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 1.3 Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest: authors must disclose financial relationships with research sponsors. Model summary
Authors must disclose whether or not they have a financial relationship with the organization that sponsored the research. They should also state that they have full control of all primary data and that they agree to allow the journal to review their data if requested. Especially publications in Life Sciences and Medicine are invited to be accompanied by the "Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Form"…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Open data: authors are invited to upload supplemental datasets to an online repository, following FAIR data principles. Model summary
Security and Safety authors are invited to upload supplemental datasets related to their research to an online repository, making it available for both human and machine reading in order to further aid the acceleration of scientific discovery.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics: compliance with ICMJE recommendations, COPE, CSE, WAME, DOAJ policies. Model summary
Authors are invited to comply with the "Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals", which were established and made available by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright protection on NFT digital works in the Metaverse
Copyright: authors are the copyright holders of their articles. Model summary
Yupeng Dong and Chunhui Wang Security and Safety, 2 (2023) 2023013 Published online: 30 June 2023
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 1.6 Open access
Open access: all articles freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Model summary
All articles published by Security and Safety are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Articles are available from the website of the journal (https://sands.edpsciences.org and http://securityandsafety.cn), from PubMed Central, from Europe PubMed Central, in various formats. Authors are the copyright hold…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Submission: manuscript can only be submitted by an author, not a third party. Model summary
Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines 1.5 Reporting guidelines and clinical trial registration
For all studies based on clinical trials, depending on the study design, reporting guidelines such as CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, STARD should be followed. For more information about these guidelines authors should visit the websites of the EQUATOR network or the corresponding sources at the NLM website. The policy for clinical trial registration by the ICMJE is given in their recommendations. These …
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Security and Safety
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Information and Cyber Security, Smart Grid Security and Resilience.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesEUR 1,100 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 18 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- EDP Sciences
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2826-1275
- Print ISSN
- 2097-2121
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Security and Safety
How long does peer review take at Security and Safety?
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 Security and Safety?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Security and Safety based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 42 (about 68%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (42), Canada (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Security and Safety?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Security and Safety is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Security and Safety open access, and what is the APC?
Security and Safety is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .