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Journals

Academic and professional journals, both print and electronic, on the subject of digital forensics:

Journal Name data-sort-type="number" | Impact Factor data-sort-type="number" | H-Index data-sort-type="number" | H5-Index Website Publisher Country Distribution Notes
Digital Investigation 0.507 15 22 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/digital-investigation Elsevier United Kingdom Print/Electronic Started in 2004
eForensics Magazine n/a n/a n/a https://eforensicsmag.com/ Published by Hakin9 Media Online / Poland Electronic eForensics Magazine is a downloadable magazine focused on digital forensics. It features articles by digital forensics specialists and enthusiasts, experts in Mobile, Computer, Network and Database Forensics.
Forensic Science Communications n/a n/a n/a https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) United States Print Current issue still 2010.
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security 1.34 35 41 https://signalprocessingsociety.org/publications-resources/ieee-transactions-information-forensics-and-security Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. United States Print/Electronic Print journal from IEEE Signal Processing Society that started in 2005.
International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security n/a n/a 24 http://ijcsns.org/ IJCSNS South Korea Electronic Open Access. Monthly
International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics n/a 4 n/a https://www.igi-global.com/journals/details.asp?ID=7828 IGI Global United States Print/Electronic Started in 2009, Quarterly
International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics n/a 4 n/a https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijesdf Inderscience Publishers United Kingdom Print/Electronic Quarterly
International Journal of Forensic Computer Science n/a n/a n/a https://ijofcs.org/ Brazilian Association of High Technology Experts (ABEAT) Brazil Electronic
International Journal of Information and Computer Security n/a 3 n/a https://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijics Inderscience United Kingdom Electronic
Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law n/a n/a n/a https://www.jdfsl.org/ Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL) United States Print/Electronic Official quarterly publication (print and online) by the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law.
Science and Justice 1.597 21 12 https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/science-and-justice Forensic Science Society/Elsevier United Kingdom Print/Electronic Seems to accept some articles on digital forensics.
Digital Forensics Magazine n/a n/a n/a https://www.digitalforensicsmagazine.com/ n/a n/a Electronic Magazine. Accepts articles concerning digital forensics.
Journal of Information Security and Applications n/a n/a n/a https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-information-security-and-applications Elsevier United Kingdom Electronic/Print
International Journal of Cyber Criminology n/a n/a n/a https://cybercrimejournal.com/ Web Journal created, published and maintained by K. Jaishankar Online Electronic Open Access, No submission fee
International Journal of Cyber Forensics and Advanced Threat Investigations n/a n/a n/a https://conceptechint.net/index.php/CFATI Journal created and maintained by Association of Cyber Forensics and Threat Investigators, published by Concept Tech Publishing United Kingdom Electronic/Print Open Access, No submission fee

Dead Journals

These journals have ceased publication.

Journal of Digital Forensic Practice https://taylorandfrancis.com/

Print journal from Taylor and Francis.

International Journal of Digital Evidence (IJDE) http://www.ijde.org

Electronic journal that started in 2002 until 2007

Online journal for academics and practitioners to publish articles regarding the theory, research, and practice in the rapidly changing field of Small Scale Digital Device Forensics. Ended 2011.

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Notes

This list was originally taken from Brian Carrier's list of conferences and journals at https://digital-evidence.org/publish/index.html and used with his permission. Brian no longer maintains those listings and points back to this Wiki.