Submissions

Author Guidelines

The International Journal of Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics (IJISPDF) welcomes submission of complete and original research manuscripts, which are not under review in any other conference or journal. The topics covered by the journal include but are not limited to

Information Security

• Cybersecurity frameworks, architectures, and models
• Threat detection, analysis, and mitigation
• Network, cloud, mobile, and IoT security
• Security governance, compliance, risk management

Only documents which have not been published/copyrighted or not been submitted for publication elsewhere, will be considered for review and possible publication. Upon acceptance of an article, the author(s) will be required to transfer copyright to the Nigeria Computer Society.

Authors are encouraged to upload their submission through the following link:

https://ncsjournalng.org/

Alternatively, submissions may be forwarded directly to the Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Vivian Ogochukwu Nwaocha
Department of Information Systems and Technology, Faculty of Computing, National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja

Email:  onwaocha@noun.edu.ng

Manuscripts should adhere strictly to the followings:

1. The document must be written in English; MS Word single-spaced, double column, 12-point Times New Roman on A4-size paper
2. The first page of the manuscript should contain the following characters:
   1. Title of the paper (not more than 45 characters)
   2. The name(s) of authors, corresponding author should be indicated
   3. Authors' names and addresses should be centered below the Manuscript title and the email address of each author stated directly below author's names and address
   4. d) An abstract not exceeding 200 words (formular are not counted)
   5. About 4 to 6 keywords should follows the abstract as a sub-heading
3. The reviewing process will be double-blind, hence, information about the authors must be omitted in the initial (yet to be reviewed: submission Papers that violate this anonymity requirement will be returned without review
4. Authors are advised not to number the pages.
5. Major headings and subheadings should be numbered sequentially. They should start at the left-hand margin on a separate line.
6. All Tables and Figures must be given sequential numbers and have a caption placed below the figure (Figure 1: Figure caption) or above the table (Table 1: Table caption") being described.
7. Equations should be numbered consecutively throughout the text. Equation numbers should be enclosed in parentheses and flushed right. Equations should be referred to as Eq. (N) in the text where N is the equation number. In multiple-line equations, the number should be given on the last line.
8. The Journal primarily uses the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Style for publications and authors should adopt this style. In this style, citations are numbered and the citations members are included in the test in square brackets. At the end of the document, there comes the list of references that exclusively includes all bibliographical information next to the respective citation member. For more information about authors' guidelines, including citation styles, visit http://www.publication.nes.org.ng.sithers-guidelines html.

General Information:

Proofs: Proofs will be sent to the nominated author to check typesetting accuracy. No changes to original manuscript are accepted at this stage. Proofs should be returned within seven days of receipt.

Reprints: Reprints may be ordered at prices shown on the reprint order form which will be sent to the author together with the proofs .To subscribe for the journal kindly fill the subscription form on the journal website or contact the Editor-in-chief.

Publication Charge: Please note that there will be publication charge of Forty Thousand Naira (N40.000) or thirty dollars ($30) for each article accepted for publication in the journal.

Subscription for hard copy attracts additional N5000