Journal Navigation
International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE)

International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE)

Editor-in-Chief: Martin Gilje Jaatun (SINTEF Digital, Norway)
Indexed In: INSPEC and 8 more indices
Published: Quarterly |Established: 2010
ISSN: 1947-3036|EISSN: 1947-3044|DOI: 10.4018/IJSSE
Out of print.
Description & Scope
Description:
The International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) publishes original research on the security concerns that construe during the software development practice. IJSSE promotes the idea of developing security-aware software systems from the ground up. This journal examines the software... Show More
Mission & Scope:
The mission of the International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) is to provide a forum for software engineers and security experts to exchange innovative ideas in security-aware software systems and address security concerns in software development practices. This journal discusses methods and applications of systematic, quantifiable approaches to the development, operation, and... Show More
Coverage:
  • Aspect-oriented software development for secure software
  • Build security in (BSI)
  • Dependable systems
  • Experience related to secure software systems
  • Global security systems
  • Maintenance and evolution of security properties
  • Metrics and measurement of security properties
  • Process of building secure software
  • Programming security
  • Relationships between security and other quality concerns
  • Secure deployment of software applications
  • Security artifacts, evolution, and documentations
  • Security assurances, standards, and policies
  • Security audit and control
  • Security composition in component and service based software
  • Security in software architecture and design
  • Security literacy and education
  • Security patterns
  • Security requirement engineering
  • Security testing and validation
  • Static and dynamic analysis for security
Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief
Martin Jaatun, SINTEF Digital, Norway ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7127-6694
Associate Editors
Carol Woody, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Fabio Martinelli, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy
Frank Piessens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Frédéric Cuppens, École nationale supérieure des télécommunications de Bretagne, France
Hossain Shahriar, Kennesaw State University, United States
Kendra Cooper, Independent Scholar, United States
Michael Felderer, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Per Håkon Meland, SINTEF, Norway ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5509-0184
Raimundas Matulevičius, University of Tartu, Estonia ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1829-4794
Riccardo Scandariato, Chalmers and Gothenburg University, Sweden
Editorial Review Board
Achim Brucker, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Amel Mammar, Institut Télécom / Telecom SudParis, France
Bashar Nuseibeh, The Open University, United Kingdom
Christophe Feltus, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-8185
Edgar Weippl, SBA Research, Austria
Emin Tatli, TURKCELL, Turkey ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-8486
George Yee, Carleton University, Canada ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6002-5101
Gregorio Martinez, University of Murcia, Spain
Gulshan Shrivastava, Galgotias University, India ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3671-4921
Hasan Yasar, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Herve Debar, Télécom SudParis - Institut Mines-Télécom, France
Jean-Noël Colin, University of Namur, Belgium ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4754-7671
Jun Han, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Lillian Røstad, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Mohammad Zulkernine, Queens University, Canada
Muthu Ramachandran, AI Tech and Forti5 Tech UK, United Kingdom ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5303-3100
Nancy Mead, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Panagiotis Trimintzios, European Network and Information Security Agency, Greece
Pradeep Singh, Krishna Institute of Engineering & Technology Group of Institutions, India ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-9014
Ronald Jabangwe, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2305-6352
Sergey Bratus, Dartmouth College, United States
Shamal Faily, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom
Shareeful Islam, University of East London, United Kingdom
Thein Tun, The Open University, United Kingdom
Tosin Daniel Oyetoyan, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Ville Leppänen, University of Turku, Finland
Yun Bai, University of Western Sydney, Australia
International Advisory Board
Jan Jurjens, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Guelma University, Algeria ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0632-3172
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Khaled Khan, Qatar University, Qatar
Editorial Policy
IGI Global holds its journals to the highest ethical practices. View Full Editorial Policy
Latest Articles

As this journal is under the Hybrid Open Access model, authors can choose between Standard (Non-OA) publishing or Open Access publishing. Find the policies for the publishing models below:

  • Standard (Non-OA) Publishing: If the author chooses to publish under the Standard (Non-OA) model, the article will be published under a Green OA model and the copyright of their article will transfer to IGI Global under our Author Warranty and Transfer of Copyright Agreement. However, through Green OA, IGI Global supports a Fair Use Policy, enabling authors to Post the final typeset PDF (which includes the title page, table of contents and other front materials, and the copyright statement) of their chapter or article (NOT THE ENTIRE BOOK OR JOURNAL ISSUE), on the author or editor's secure personal website and/or their university repository site. See the Fair Use Policy for sharing allowances conducive to Green Open Access.
  • Open Access Publishing: If the author choses to publish under OA, the authors receive the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, without asking prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as they credit the author for the original creation. All authors are required to sign an author's warranty stating that the materials are original and unpublished elsewhere. The journal will not publish any material that has been previously published elsewhere. Learn More

Article Processing Charges
This journal operates under the Hybrid Open Access model, allowing the author to choose between traditional, subscription-based publishing, or Open Access publishing.
Subscription-Based Publishing/Green Open Access: Article manuscripts require no Article Processing Charge (APC) and require authors to transfer the copyright of the manuscript to IGI Global. Manuscripts are published behind a paywall and must be purchased for use. See the Fair Use Policy for sharing allowances conducive to Green Open Access.
Open Access Publishing: Article manuscripts receive the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing arrangement. The copyright for the work remains solely with the author(s) of the article. Others may distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon the work, even commercially, without asking prior permission from the publisher or author and so long as they credit the author for the original creation. A one-time Article Processing Charge (APC) of US $2,300 must be paid AFTER the manuscript has gone through the full double-blind peer review process and the Editor(s)-in-Chief at his/her/their full discretion has decided to accept the manuscript based on the results of the double-blind peer review process. Learn more about APCs here.
Open Access Funding: IGI Global recognizes that many researchers may not know where to begin when searching for OA funding opportunities. IGI Global recently launched an Open Access Funding Resources page for researchers to browse. This page provides a comprehensive list of OA funding sources available for researchers to secure funds for their various OA publications.
Archiving
All of IGI Global’s content is archived via the CLOCKSS and LOCKSS initiative.
Contact
Author Services Inquiries
For inquiries involving pre-submission concerns, please contact the Journal Development Division:
journaleditor@igi-global.com

Open Access Inquiries
For inquiries involving publishing costs, APCs, etc., please contact the Open Access Division:
openaccessadmin@igi-global.com

Production-Related Inquiries
For inquiries involving accepted manuscripts currently in production or post-production, please contact the Journal Production Division:
journalproofing@igi-global.com

Rights and Permissions Inquiries
For inquiries involving permissions, rights, and reuse, please contact the Intellectual Property & Contracts Division:
contracts@igi-global.com

Publication-Related Inquiries
For inquiries involving journal publishing, please contact the Acquisitions Division:
acquisition@igi-global.com

Discoverability Inquiries
For inquiries involving sharing, promoting, and indexing of manuscripts, please contact the Citation Metrics & Indexing Division:
indexing@igi-global.com

Editorial Office
701 E. Chocolate Ave.
Hershey, PA 17033, USA
717-533-8845 x100
Ownership and Management

The International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) is owned and published by IGI Global.

International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE) is editorially independent, with full authority of the journal's content falling to the Editor-in-Chief and the journal's Editorial Board.

The In-House Editorial Office manages the publishing operations of the journal.

IGI Global
701 East Chocolate Avenue
Hershey, PA 17033
USA

Principal Contact
Grace Long
Managing Editor of Journal Development
IGI Global
Phone: (717) 533-8845 ext. 147
E-mail: glong@igi-global.com

Support Contact
Briana Low
Development Editor - International Journal of Secure Software Engineering (IJSSE)
IGI Global
Phone: 717-533-8845
E-mail:

Award Winning Articles

  • IGI Global’s Seventh Annual Excellence in Research Journal Awards
    Semi-Automatic Annotation of Natural Language Vulnerability ReportsIGI Global’s Seventh Annual Excellence in Research Journal AwardsHonoring outstanding scholarship and innovative research within IGI Global's prestigious journal collection, the Seventh Annual Excellence in Research Journal Awards brings attention to the scholars behind the best work from the 2014 copyright year.
  • IGI Global’s Sixth Annual Excellence in Research Journal Awards
    Attribute Decoration of Attack–Defense TreesIGI Global’s Sixth Annual Excellence in Research Journal AwardsHonoring outstanding scholarship and innovative research within IGI Global's prestigious journal collection, the Sixth Annual Excellence in Research Journal Awards brings attention to the scholars behind the best work from the 2013 copyright year.