High-Confidence Computing

High-Confidence Computing is an open access journal published by Elsevier on behalf of Shandong University, founded in 2021 and dedicated to secure, precise and intelligent computing, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 9.0《高置信计算（英文）》（High-Confidence Computing）是由（Elsevier）代表（Shandong University）出版的开放获取期刊，2021 年创办，专注安全计算、精确计算与智能计算，2025 年影响因子为 9.0。

Scope

• The journal publishes fundamental research that fuses secure computing, precise computing and intelligent computing该刊发表融合安全计算、精确计算与智能计算的基础研究。
• It covers complex system designs that jointly consider secure and trusted hardware and software其涵盖同时兼顾安全可信软硬件的复杂系统设计。
• Precise and process-traceable algorithms, and self-evolving systems that adapt to new environments, are central topics精确且过程可追溯的算法，以及能适应新环境的自演化系统，是核心主题。
• Its contents are organized in three tracks, namely theory and algorithms, architectures and platforms, and software and systems其内容分为三条主线，即理论与算法、体系结构与平台、软件与系统。
• Specific topics include expandable and accountable computing architectures, security and privacy, and cryptographic primitives具体主题包括可扩展且可问责的计算体系结构、安全与隐私以及密码学原语。
• Blockchain technologies, high-confidence IoT and machine learning security are also within scope区块链技术、高置信物联网与机器学习安全也在收录范围内。
• The journal considers original articles, reviews, case reports and commentary该刊接收原创论文、综述、案例报告与评论。

History

• The journal was founded in 2021 by Shandong University and is published by the university together with Elsevier该刊由（Shandong University）于 2021 年创办，由该校与（Elsevier）联合出版。
• It is an official journal of Shandong University and a purely online title identified by the electronic number 2667-2952该刊是（Shandong University）的官方期刊，为纯在线刊物，电子刊号为 2667-2952。
• It was accepted for indexing in Ei Compendex in 2022 and in the Emerging Sources Citation Index in 2024该刊于 2022 年被（Ei Compendex）收录，并于 2024 年被（ESCI）收录。
• It was selected for the China Science and Technology Journal Excellence Action Plan and is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ and CSCD该刊入选中国科技期刊卓越行动计划，并被（Scopus）、（DOAJ）与（CSCD）收录。
• It is published quarterly, and its Journal Impact Factor rose from 3.0 in 2024 to 9.0 in 2025该刊以季刊出版，其影响因子由 2024 年的 3.0 升至 2025 年的 9.0。
• The journal is open access, so all published articles are freely available to read该刊为开放获取，所有已发表论文均可免费阅读。

Editors

• Xiuzhen Cheng of Shandong University, China, is an editor-in-chief working on privacy-aware computing and wireless security主编（Xiuzhen Cheng）来自中国（Shandong University），从事隐私感知计算与无线安全研究。
• Weifeng Lv of Beihang University, China, is another editor-in-chief who works on deep learning and massive information systems另一位主编（Weifeng Lv）来自中国（Beihang University），从事深度学习与海量信息系统研究。
• Zhipeng Cai of Georgia State University, United States, is the third editor-in-chief, working on privacy, big data and networking第三位主编（Zhipeng Cai）来自美国（Georgia State University），从事隐私、大数据与网络研究。
• The editorial board includes Jiannong Cao of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Mauro Conti of the University of Padua and Holger Karl of Paderborn University编委会包括（Hong Kong Polytechnic University）的（Jiannong Cao）、（University of Padua）的（Mauro Conti）与（Paderborn University）的（Holger Karl）。
• A young editorial board supports early-career researchers in fields such as AI security and blockchain该刊设有青年编委会，支持人工智能安全与区块链等领域的青年研究者。
• The journal is peer reviewed through an online system run by the publisher, and submission to first decision after review is about 46 days该刊经出版方运营的在线系统实行同行评审，审稿后首次决定约为 46 天。