About the Journal

Security and Information Applications (JSIA) is a new scholarly initiative spearheaded by the Centre of Research for Cyber Security and Network (CSNET), Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to address the urgent need for a high-quality, dedicated publication platform for research at the intersection of security and information systems. As digital infrastructure becomes increasingly interconnected, spanning cloud services, IoT and IoMT ecosystems, and AI-driven applications, a journal centred on applied, deployment-conscious security research is both timely and essential.

Vision

Our vision is to develop this journal into a respected, internationally indexed publication (MYCITE, DOAJ, ESCI, and eventually Scopus and Web of Science), contributing to the global security and information systems discourse while showcasing high-impact, practical research from Malaysia and the wider region.

Mission

Security and Information Applications is dedicated to advancing knowledge at the intersection of cybersecurity and information systems, with a focus on practical, deployable solutions. Our mission is to foster interdisciplinary research and dialogue that supports the development of secure, trustworthy information applications for an increasingly interconnected world.

Key Features

  • Open-access model to maximise visibility and impact
  • Open Journal Systems (OJS)-based publishing platform hosted by Universiti Malaya
  • Editorial board featuring local and international experts in cybersecurity, information systems, and applied AI
  • Strong emphasis on ethical publishing, transparency, and rigorous peer review

Publication Schedule

JSIA follows a continuous publication model: one volume is published each year without issue numbers. Accepted articles appear first in Early Access with their DOI and article number, then move to the current volume once the final typeset version is ready. The DOI, article number and online publication date do not change. Articles are identified by a six-digit article number instead of page numbers, for example Secur. Inf. Appl. 1 (2026) 100001. Article numbers run continuously across volumes.

Abstracting and Indexing

JSIA is a new journal. Our indexing targets are:

  • Year 1: MYCITE (MyJurnal) and DOAJ
  • Years 2 to 3: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Clarivate
  • Year 3: Scopus (Elsevier)
  • Years 4 to 5: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Web of Science

Ethics and Malpractice Statement

JSIA is committed to ethical publishing practices in line with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. This covers plagiarism, conflicts of interest, data integrity, authorship, and the handling of complaints about publication misconduct. Allegations of misconduct are investigated following COPE flowcharts and may lead to rejection, correction or retraction.

Peer Review Policy

All submissions, except editorials, undergo double-blind peer review by at least two independent expert reviewers. Manuscripts are first screened by the editors for scope, originality and adherence to the JSIA template, then sent to reviewers. Reviewers are asked to complete their review within four weeks and to recommend Accept, Minor Revision, Major Revision or Reject. The final decision rests with the editors. Reviewers and editors must declare any competing interests.

JSIA is an open-access journal. On acceptance, authors transfer copyright of their article to the journal by signing the Copyright Transfer Agreement. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which allows unrestricted access, distribution and reuse, provided the original work is properly cited. Authors keep the right to reuse and self-archive their work, and authors bound by a funder mandate may sign a Licence to Publish instead. JSIA does not charge any article processing charges (APC). See the full Copyright Notice.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

The use of generative AI tools in preparing a manuscript must be clearly disclosed in the Acknowledgements section. AI tools cannot be listed as authors, and authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the content. Reviewers must not upload manuscripts to generative AI tools.

Editorial Team

Advisory Editor

  • Ainuddin Wahid Abdul Wahab (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)

Editor-in-Chief

  • Nor Badrul Anuar (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)

Managing Editors

  • Fazidah Othman (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Mohamad Hazim Md Hanif (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Muhammad Faiz Mohd Zaki (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)

Senior Editors

  • Miss Laiha Mat Kiah (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Por Lip Yee (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Siti Hafizah Ab Hamid (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Wee Lum Tan (Griffith University, Australia)

Editors

  • Ahmad Firdaus Zainal Abidin (Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia)
  • Ali Feizollah (University of Manchester, United Kingdom)
  • Azah Anir Norman (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Fudong Li (Bournemouth University, United Kingdom)
  • Mohd Faizal Ab Razak (Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia)
  • Norjihan Abdul Ghani (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Omar Adil Mahdi (University of Baghdad, Iraq)
  • Rosli Salleh (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Saaidal Razalli Azzuhri (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)

Associate Editors

  • Firdaus Afifi Md Isa (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia)
  • Husam Yasin (Dhofar University, Oman)
  • Mohd Zalisham Jali (Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia)
  • Muhammad Azizi Mohd Ariffin (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia)
  • Muhammad Nur Firdaus Sahran (Universiti Malaya, Malaysia)
  • Mustapha Aminu Bagiwa (Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria)
  • Zainab Alansari (University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Oman)
  • Zarul Fitri Zaaba (Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia)