A NEW SCHOLARLY FORUM IN CYBERSECURITY
International Journal of Applied Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Applied cybersecurity.
Assured futures.
Connecting rigorous research with real-world cybersecurity and information assurance challenges—from resilient systems to responsible governance.
IJACIA follows a semiannual publication schedule. The founding issue and publication months will be announced after editorial preparation is complete.
Everything you need to understand the journal and get involved.
AIMS & MISSION
Where research meets operational reality.
Cybersecurity advances when ideas are tested against the realities of modern systems, institutions, and people. IJACIA will bring together empirical studies, applied methods, critical analysis, and informed scholarship to support more effective cyber defense and information assurance.
Discover our missionRESEARCH AREAS
Built for a changing threat landscape.
Cyber Defense & Operations
Threat detection, incident response, security engineering, and measurable resilience.
02 / GOVERNANCEInformation Assurance & Risk
Risk, assurance, compliance, security leadership, and evidence-based governance.
03 / EMERGINGEmerging Technology Security
AI assurance, cloud, identity, software supply chains, and critical infrastructure.
04 / HUMANPeople, Policy & Education
Human factors, security culture, workforce development, and public policy.
THE REVIEW STANDARD
Independent thinking.
Rigorous evaluation.
The journal is being designed around a double-anonymous peer-review model that protects fair consideration of scholarly work.
Our peer review approachEditorial assessment
Scope, originality, research integrity, and basic manuscript suitability.
Independent review
At least two qualified external reviewers for research manuscripts, with author and reviewer identities masked.
Evidence-led decision
Editorial decisions based on scholarship, methodological quality, relevance, and reviewer advice.
PUBLICATION LIBRARY
Latest research & issues.
A new home for applied cybersecurity scholarship.
IJACIA plans two issues per year. Published articles will appear here after the first issue is released; no issues or publication dates are being claimed yet.
PARTICIPATE IN THE JOURNAL
A place for authors, reviewers, and readers.
Explore publication expectations, help uphold rigorous peer review, or follow the developing publication archive.
Prepare a submission
Find anonymization guidance, ethical declarations, and a practical readiness checklist.
Explore author resources ↗FOR REVIEWERS · 02Support scholarly rigor
Learn how IJACIA will evaluate evidence, contribution, and professional integrity.
Explore reviewer resources ↗FOR READERS · 03Discover new research
Explore the forthcoming issues archive, designed for stable article discovery and citation.
View publication library ↗JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Help shape the next chapter of cybersecurity scholarship.
Questions about the journal, editorial participation, or future submissions? Reach the editorial office.