Computers & Security

Computers & Security is the journal of technical committee 11 of the International Federation for Information Processing, published by Elsevier and established in 1982, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 6.8《计算机与安全》（Computers & Security）是国际信息处理联合会第十一技术委员会的期刊，由（Elsevier）出版，1982 年创办，2025 年影响因子为 6.8

Scope

• The journal covers the security of information systems and networks该刊覆盖信息系统与网络的安全
• Cryptography and applied security protocols are central subjects密码学与应用安全协议是核心主题
• Intrusion detection, malware and threat analysis are covered入侵检测、恶意软件与威胁分析在其范围
• Risk management, audit and security governance are within scope风险管理、审计与安全治理同样收录
• Privacy, digital forensics and cyber law issues are published隐私、数字取证与网络法律议题均在发表之列
• Secure software engineering and emerging cyber-physical security are welcomed安全软件工程与新兴的网络物理系统安全受到欢迎

History

• The journal was established in 1982 and is the official journal of the IFIP technical committee on security and privacy protection该刊 1982 年创办，是国际信息处理联合会安全与隐私保护技术委员会的会刊
• It has been published by Elsevier throughout its history期刊历来由（Elsevier）出版
• Special issues on threat landscapes and standards have appeared regularly围绕威胁态势与标准规范的专刊定期出版
• The journal is published by Elsevier and appears monthly, under print ISSN 0167-4048, electronic ISSN 1872-6208该刊由（Elsevier）出版，按月刊出版，印刷 ISSN 为 0167-4048，电子 ISSN 为 1872-6208。-
• Its Journal Impact Factor was 4.438 in 2021 and reached 6.8 in 2025, with the reported series 6.8, 5.4, 5.105, 4.438其影响因子由 2025 年的 6.8、2024 年的 5.4、2022 年的 5.105、2021 年的 4.438 等年度数据构成，最新为 2025 年的 6.8。

Editors

• An editor-in-chief coordinates editors covering cryptography, forensics and systems security主编统筹覆盖密码学、取证与系统安全方向的编辑
• The journal publishes original research, surveys and practitioner-oriented case studies期刊发表原创研究、综述与面向业界的案例研究
• Guest editors organise thematic special issues on current security problems客座编辑围绕当下安全难题组织专题专刊
• It is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus and Compendex该刊被（Science Citation Index Expanded）、（Scopus）与（Compendex）收录。