Aims & Scope

Aims

The ICCK Transactions on Network and System Security (TNSS) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing the theories, methodologies, and practical applications of security technologies for computer networks, information systems, and cyber-physical infrastructures. The journal aims to provide a high-quality international platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to publish innovative studies that enhance the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and resilience of modern digital systems. The journal encourages interdisciplinary research that integrates cybersecurity, cryptography, artificial intelligence, distributed computing, and system engineering to address emerging threats and challenges in complex networked environments, enabling the development of secure, trustworthy, and robust computing ecosystems.

Scope

The scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Network Security Architecture, Protocols, and Mechanisms
• Cryptography, Privacy, and Data Protection Technologies
• System Security, Software Security, and Vulnerability Analysis
• Intrusion Detection, Threat Intelligence, and Malware Analysis
• Security in Cloud, Edge, and Distributed Computing Systems
• Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, and Decentralized Security
• Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical System Security
• Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity
• Identity Management, Authentication, and Access Control
• Digital Forensics, Risk Assessment, and Security Management
• Emerging and Interdisciplinary Topics

Publication Frequency

Quarterly

Ownership

The journal is owned by Institute of Central Computation and Knowledge Inc.

Author Fees

For information regarding publication fees and waiver policies, please refer to Article Processing Charge (APC). 

Archiving

All journals published by ICCK are archived in Portico, which provides permanent digital archiving for scholarly journals.

Copyright & Licensing

Copyright: For subscription-based articles (closed access) published in TNSS, the copyright is transferred to the publisher. Authors are required to sign a copyright transfer agreement upon acceptance. The publisher holds the rights to reproduce, distribute, and make the work available in print and electronic formats under the journal’s distribution system. Readers may access such articles through institutional or personal subscriptions.

For open access articles, authors retain copyright of their work. By choosing the open access option, authors agree to publish their article under a Creative Commons license, typically CC BY, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Licensing: This journal adopts a hybrid model:

Subscription-based (default): Articles are accessible to subscribers and participating institutions. Copyright is held by the publisher, with all rights reserved.

Open Access: Available upon payment of an Article Processing Charge (APC). Articles are published under Creative Commons licenses (CC BY).

Access Policy

The journal operates under a hybrid access model. Articles published under the subscription model are accessible to subscribers and institutions with access. Authors may choose open access by paying the APC, in which case the article becomes freely accessible to all readers worldwide immediately upon publication.

Editorial Board

The Journal is guided by an Editorial Board consisting of recognized experts in the field. For the complete list of Editorial Board members, please refer to Editorial Board.

Peer Review

The journal adheres to rigorous peer review and undergoes single-blind peer review. For more details, please refer to Editorial Process and Peer Review Policy.

Editorial Process

All manuscripts submitted to TNSS should adhere to the journal's Editorial Process.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism detection is performed at ICCK using the iThenticate- Crossref Similarity Checking tool. This web-based tool is employed in the editorial process to identify potential text plagiarism. It's important to note that while iThenticate can identify matching text, it cannot independently determine whether plagiarism has occurred. Manual examination of the matching text is still necessary, and judgment must be exercised to ascertain the presence or absence of plagiarism. The similarity report might be sent to the author for revision whenever needed.

Publication Ethics Statement

ICCK is responsible for implementing rigorous peer review and strict ethical policies and standards to ensure that high quality scientific work is added to the field of scholarly publishing. ICCK takes such publishing ethics issues very seriously, and our editors are trained to enforce COPE's Core Practices and Guidelines, with a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism, data falsification, and other behaviours. To verify the originality of content submitted to our journals, we use iThenticate/Crossref Similarity Check to check submissions against previous publications.

Advertising

The journal does not accept any commercial product advertisements until policy changes otherwise.

Direct Marketing

Journal propagation has been done through the journal website and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually targeted towards presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops related to the journal's aims and scope.

Contact

Please visit Editorial Office for details about different queries.