Description:
The International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on and publishes research on all aspects of Cloud Computing including practical applications, case studies, and the theoretical foundations. This can be achieved through the presentation... Show More
The International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on and publishes research on all aspects of Cloud Computing including practical applications, case studies, and the theoretical foundations. This can be achieved through the presentation and publications of the most up-to-date advances and new directions of research in this domain from various scholarly, professional, and practitioner perspectives. Through an interdisciplinary look at cloud computing including engineering and business aspects, IJCAC covers and encourages high-quality research exposition on topics such as virtualization technology, utility computing, security, risk, trustworthiness, privacy, grid computing, Web services, services computing, and other related areas.
Mission & Scope:
The mission of the International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) is to be the resource for the most innovative scholarly and professional research and information pertaining to aspects of Cloud Applications and Computing. IJCAC also aims to develop, promote and present advancements in the states-of-the-art, standards, and practices of Cloud Computing from the researchers... Show More
The mission of the
International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) is to be the resource for the most innovative scholarly and professional research and information pertaining to aspects of Cloud Applications and Computing. IJCAC also aims to develop, promote and present advancements in the states-of-the-art, standards, and practices of Cloud Computing from the researchers, educators, scholars, engineers, and administrators.
IGI Global Statement on Ethical Publication PracticesCoverage:
- Architecting cloud computing using various enabling technologies
- Cloud based industry applications such as cloud based search, cloud based e-business, and m-commerce
- Cloud computing economics and pricing models of cloud computing
- Cloud programming models
- Cloud reference architectures and service models
- Cloud service management
- Cryptographic protocols against internal attacks in clouds
- IT service/relationship management, security, risk, trustworthiness, privacy
- Mobile cloud computing and applications
- Monitoring and automatic scaling of cloud computing resources
- Open API and service orchestration on cloud platform
- Optimization, dynamic sharing and provisioning of virtual resources
- Privacy-preserving data mining for clouds
- Scientific, industrial and social implications of cloud computing
- Security architectures for cloud computing
- Service level agreements, integration, management
- Storage, Data, and Analytics Clouds
- Workload characters and performance evaluation and modeling of cloud computing
IGI Global holds its journals to the highest ethical practices.
View Full Editorial PolicyAs 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
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.
All inquiries regarding IJCAC should be directed to the attention of:
All inquiries regarding IJCAC should be directed to the attention of:
Dr. B. B. Gupta
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC)
Email:
IJCAC@igi-global.comAll manuscript submissions to IJCAC must be sent through the E-Editorial Discovery® online submission manager.Editor(s)-in-Chief Biography
B. B. Gupta received PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India in the area of Information and Cyber Security. In 2009, he was selected for Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship and awarded by Government of Canada Award ($10,000). He spent more than six months in University of Saskatchewan (UofS), Canada. He has published more than 90 research papers (including 1 book and 14 chapters) in International Journals and Conferences of high repute including IEEE, Elsevier, ACM, Springer, Inderscience, etc. He has visited several countries, i.e. Canada, Japan, China, Malaysia, Hong-Kong, etc to present his research work. His biography was selected and published in the 30th Edition of Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2012. Dr, Gupta received International travel grant award from various organizations i.e. Microsoft Research (MSR) India, ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM) ($525), DST, Govt. of India (Young Scientist travel grant award) (2-times), CSIR, IITR-heritage fund to attend various conferences and present his research work worldwide. He is also serving as Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) (IGI Global), US, Associate Editor of IEEE Access journal and IJICS, Inderscience and Executive Editor of IJITCA, Inderscience. He is also serving many journals as editorial board member and as member, international advisory board. Moreover, he is serving as reviewer for Journals of IEEE, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, etc. Currently he is guiding 11 students for their Master’s and Doctoral research work in the area of Information and Cyber Security. He also served as Organizing Chair of Special Session on Recent Advancements in Cyber Security (SS-CBS) in IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE), in 2014, and 2015 in Japan. In addition, Dr Gupta received Best Poster presentation award and People choice award for Poster presentation in CSPC-2014, Aug., 2014, Malaysia. He served as Jury in All IEEE-R10 Young Engineers' Humanitarian Challenge (AIYEHUM-2014), 2014. He has also served as founder and organizing chair of International Workshop on Future Information Security, Privacy and Forensics for Complex Systems (FISP-2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) in conjunction with ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers (CF-2015). He has also served as Technical program committee (TPC) member of more than 20 International conferences worldwide. Dr Gupta is member of IEEE, ACM, SIGCOMM, The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC), Internet Society, Institute of Nanotechnology, Life Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Life Member, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT). He also worked as a post doctoral research fellow in UNB, Canada. He was also visiting researcher with Yamaguchi University, Japan in 2015 and with Guangzhou University, China in 2016, respectively.
At present, Dr. Gupta is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (Institute of National Importance), India. His research interest includes Information security, Cyber Security, Mobile/Smartphone, Cloud Computing, Web security, Intrusion detection, Computer networks and Phishing.
Dr. Miltiadis D. Lytras is an expert in advanced computer science and management, editor, lecturer, and research consultant, with extensive experience in academia and the business sector in Europe and Asia. Dr. Lytras is Research Professor at Deree College – The American College of Greece and Distinguished Scientist at the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Lytras is a world-class expert in the fields of cognitive computing, information systems, smart cities research, technology enabled innovation, social networks, computers in human behavior, and knowledge management. In his work, Dr. Lytras seeks to bring together and exploit synergies among scholars and experts committed to enhancing the quality of education for all. Dr. Lytras has co-edited more than 50 special issues in top impact factor journals and more than 45 books in international publishers.