Journal of Information Security and Applications

Journal of Information Security and Applications (JISA) focuses on the original research and practice-driven applications with relevance to information security and applications.

JISA provides a common linkage between a vibrant scientific and research community and industry professionals by offering a clear view on modern problems and challenges in information security, as well as identifying promising scientific and "best-practice" solutions. JISA issues offer a balance between original research work and innovative industrial approaches by internationally renowned information security experts and researchers.

JISA issues are published quarterly with a strong emphasis for details and technical contributions, covering a wide range of advanced and latest information security topics, including new and emerging research directions and scientific vision while keeping the readers informed of the state-of-the-art security techniques, technologies and applications.

The journal covers the following topics:

• Authentication and access control

• Anonymity and privacy

• Cryptography

  • We welcome cryptographic protection in the context of systems and applications, submissions focusing primarily on the development of new cryptographic primitives, foundational complexity theory. Pure mathematical proofs without a demonstrated industrial and practical application are NOT considered.

• Human factors in security

• Multimedia security and Forensics

• Network and mobile security

• Security management and policies

• Hardware security and physical security

  • Submissions that propose hardware-based security primitives (e.g., PUFs, TRNGs), countermeasures against side-channel attacks, or hardware Trojan detection methods must include experimental validation on physical hardware (e.g., FPGAs, microcontrollers, or test chips). Submissions based solely on simulations or mathematical abstractions without a clear path to physical realization or a demonstration of real-world feasibility are NOT considered.

• Formal methods and abstract models

  • We welcome work that clearly connects to current information security challenges. We do NOT consider submissions that focus only on formal methods, abstract logic proofs, or verification of theoretical protocols without a substantial link to practical implementation, empirical testing, or industrial application. Rigorous verification of real applied systems is welcome, but mainly mathematical or purely theoretical submissions are NOT considered.

• Incremental AI/ML applications

  • We do NOT consider submissions where the primary contribution is the routine application of existing AI/ML models to standard security datasets. Submissions must demonstrate a novel information security vision or a significant advancement in hardware, physical, or network security that transcends the basic implementation of off-the-shelf algorithms.

We do NOT consider:

• Purely descriptive reviews that summarize existing literature without offering new taxonomies, rigorous comparative evaluations, or the identification of significant open challenges

• Resubmission of recent rejected articles