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| Journal of Cybersecurity | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Cybersecurity |
| Discipline | Cybersecurity |
| Abbreviation | J. Cybersecur. |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 2015–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Issn | 2057-2085 |
Journal of Cybersecurity is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyber policy, and cyber technology. Published by Oxford University Press, it aims to bridge scholarship across computer science, law, political science, economics, and public policy with a focus on practical and theoretical advances. The journal seeks contributions from scholars affiliated with institutions such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Harvard University, University of Oxford, and Carnegie Mellon University.
The journal was launched in 2015 by Oxford University Press in response to growing scholarly attention following events like the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, the Edward Snowden disclosures, and the 2014 JPMorgan Chase data breach. Early editorial leadership included academics with ties to University College London, University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Pennsylvania. Its founding coincided with major policy milestones such as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act debates in the United States Congress and the development of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Over subsequent years the journal published research engaging with incidents including the Stuxnet operation, the NotPetya attacks, and state-linked intrusions attributed to actors like Fancy Bear and Sandworm. The editorial board expanded to include scholars from National University of Singapore, Tsinghua University, Australian National University, École Polytechnique, and Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy.
The journal covers interdisciplinary topics spanning technical, legal, economic, and strategic dimensions of cyber issues. Technical domains include work on cryptography advances tied to researchers at MIT CSAIL, Bell Labs, and IBM Research; network security analyses influenced by techniques used during the Mirai botnet attacks; and applied research on intrusion detection systems developed in labs such as SRI International and Sandia National Laboratories. Legal and policy studies examine frameworks exemplified by the General Data Protection Regulation and adjudication in courts such as the European Court of Justice and the United States Supreme Court. Economic and market-focused pieces analyze cyber insurance markets like those provided by Aon and Lloyd's of London and the regulatory impacts seen in jurisdictions such as California and United Kingdom. Strategic and international relations work engages with doctrines exemplified by Tallinn Manual discussions, NATO cyber policy, and bilateral cyber agreements involving United States–China diplomatic exchanges.
The journal operates under an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an international editorial board with members from Harvard Kennedy School, Princeton University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, and Uppsala University. Submissions undergo double-blind peer review, drawing referees from research centers such as RAND Corporation, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chatham House, and university labs including The Alan Turing Institute. Editorial decisions balance methodological rigor with policy relevance, and the journal employs established ethical guidelines similar to those of Committee on Publication Ethics and publishing standards observed by Elsevier and Springer Nature journals.
The journal is abstracted and indexed in major services used by scholars from institutions like Google Scholar, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost, and ProQuest. Its metadata are harvested by aggregators operated by entities such as CrossRef and cataloged in library networks including the Library of Congress and the British Library. Inclusion in indexes such as the Emerald Insight collections and citation platforms used by academics at Princeton and Columbia University enhances discoverability.
The publication has been cited in policy reports from organizations like NATO, United Nations, World Bank, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and has influenced legislative testimony delivered to bodies such as the United States Senate and the European Parliament. Its articles have been covered by media outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, Wired, and The Washington Post. Academic reception notes contributions to debates sparked by papers on vulnerability disclosure, attribution, and resilience, with citations by scholars from MIT, Stanford Law School, Yale Law School, and think tanks including Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Noteworthy contributions include empirical analyses of large-scale incidents such as the WannaCry ransomware outbreak, methodological advances in attribution that reference practices used by Mandiant and FireEye, and legal-theory pieces engaging with precedents like Microsoft Ireland v. United States. Interdisciplinary work has linked cybersecurity to electoral integrity studies involving cases like the 2016 United States elections and to infrastructure resilience debates referencing events such as the Ukraine power grid cyberattack. Technical breakthroughs published therein have informed projects at Google, Microsoft Research, Cisco, and national labs including Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Published quarterly by Oxford University Press, the journal follows a hybrid open-access model offering gold open access for authors affiliated with funders or institutions such as the Wellcome Trust, European Commission Horizon 2020, and the National Science Foundation. Subscription access is managed through institutional arrangements with universities including University of California, University of Toronto, and Monash University》. Authors may deposit preprints in repositories like arXiv and institutional archives at Harvard University Library and MIT Libraries in accordance with publisher policies, and article-level metrics are tracked via services provided by Altmetric and Clarivate Analytics.
Category:Academic journals