The Editors-in-Chief of the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript for inclusion in this scholarly journal. The following describes the mission, the coverage, and the guidelines for submission to IJDCF.

Mission

The mission of the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF) is to provide and foster a forum for advancing research and development of the theory and practice of digital crime prevention and forensics. IJDCF addresses a broad range of digital crimes and forensic disciplines that use electronic devices and software for crime prevention and investigation. This journal informs a broad cross-sectional and multi-disciplinary readership ranging from the academic and professional research communities, to industry consultants and practitioners. IJDCF publishes a balanced mix of high quality theoretical and empirical research articles, case studies, book reviews, tutorials, and editorials.

Coverage

Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:

Computational approaches to digital crime preventions

Computer virology

Crime scene imaging

Criminal investigative criteria and standard of procedure on computer crime

Cryptological techniques and tools for crime investigation

Data carving and recovery

Digital document examination

Digital evidence

Digital signal processing techniques for crime investigations

Identity theft and biometrics

Information warfare

Machine learning, data mining, and information retrieval for crime prevention and forensics

Malicious codes

Network access control and intrusion detection

Policy, standards, protocols, accreditation, certification, and ethical issues related to digital crime and forensics

Practical case studies and reports, legislative developments, and limitations, law enforcement

Small digital device forensics (cell phones, smartphone, PDAs, audio/video devices, cameras, flash drives, gaming devices, GPS devices, etc.)

Steganography and steganalysis

Terrorism knowledge portals and databases

Terrorism related analytical methodologies and software tools

Terrorist incident chronology databases

Watermarking for digital forensics

Submission

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/development/author_info/guide.asp prior to submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to at least 3 members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Chang-Tsun Li
Editor-in-Chief
University of Warwick
Email: ijdcf@dcs.warwick.ac.uk