In my last blog post, I commented on the conferences and symposiums that I would like to be a part of. That shows one side of the academic publishing picture. In this post, I'll focus on the printed journals that I'd like to post in. Between the two, these two venue types outline the academic community that I'd like to see myself working in.
First is Computers and Security. This journal consistently publishes articles that I am likely to cite. There is a good mix of articles covering specific technologies, legal aspects, as well as usability concerns. For instance, in this quarter's issue - there's an article about "Interpreting the legal aspects" of security, another one about a specific protocol recommendation for SMS (short message service, one about neural networks used for intrusion detection, another about intrusion detection using attack graphs to correlate individual alerts and two articles about user authentication from a high level.
Computer Fraud and Security is another Elsevier journal that I like. They focus on, obviously, the use of computers in fraud - anything from case studies and reports of important and timely fraud cases to metasystems of how to deal with such stuff. What I really like about this journal is the high-level discussions - like "should open source software be used." This is a monthly publication, so it's focus is on the news of the time, as well as the up-and-coming research that shows the most promise.
Apparently, the top journal in the field is the Journal of Computer Security. This journal focuses on the research that will have lasting impact. What is interesting about this journal is its assumption that its readers have a solid understanding on computer security. So, the background informtion required in many other journal publications is not necessarily required. The articles and succinct, dense and direct. That's kinda scary, but I hope that I can be one of the people in the world who can 1) understand what's in this journal and 2) one day publish in it.
First is Computers and Security. This journal consistently publishes articles that I am likely to cite. There is a good mix of articles covering specific technologies, legal aspects, as well as usability concerns. For instance, in this quarter's issue - there's an article about "Interpreting the legal aspects" of security, another one about a specific protocol recommendation for SMS (short message service, one about neural networks used for intrusion detection, another about intrusion detection using attack graphs to correlate individual alerts and two articles about user authentication from a high level.Computer Fraud and Security is another Elsevier journal that I like. They focus on, obviously, the use of computers in fraud - anything from case studies and reports of important and timely fraud cases to metasystems of how to deal with such stuff. What I really like about this journal is the high-level discussions - like "should open source software be used." This is a monthly publication, so it's focus is on the news of the time, as well as the up-and-coming research that shows the most promise.
Apparently, the top journal in the field is the Journal of Computer Security. This journal focuses on the research that will have lasting impact. What is interesting about this journal is its assumption that its readers have a solid understanding on computer security. So, the background informtion required in many other journal publications is not necessarily required. The articles and succinct, dense and direct. That's kinda scary, but I hope that I can be one of the people in the world who can 1) understand what's in this journal and 2) one day publish in it. 
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