Author's Responsibilities

Author's Responsibilities

The manuscript must be in MS Word (.docx) format. NFSU journal of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics follow the paper template of IEEE standards. NFSU_JCSDF_PAPER_FORMAT
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Authors need to go through the following check points -

  • Manuscript - Provide clear research statement, observations and proposed solutions. Clearly explain the findings and impact of the research in particular research fields.
  • State the novelty and distinction of the submitted manuscript compare to previously published research. Provide appropriate and recent citations from the related research work done in past.

The scope of the journal includes:

  1. Cyber Autonomy and Automation
  2. Secure Source Code Review
  3. Secure Coding
  4. Malware Analysis
  5. Computer Forensics
  6. Memory Forensics
  7. Mobile Forensics
  8. IoT Security and Forensics
  9. ICS / SCADA Security and Forensics
  10. Embedded System Security and Forensics
  11. Drone Forensics
  12. Deep and Dark Web Forensics
  13. Blockchain Security
  14. Digital Currency Forensics

Journal also invites research on other security issues and not limited to the above topics

  • Type of submission – A research paper or a review paper should have original research findings with complete clarity of the techniques and methods for reproducibility.
  • Authors need to prepare and submit the manuscript as per the format provided by the journal only.
  • The Abstract - Research paper should be concise and it should reflect the research work. The Abstract must be self-contained and should be limited to 150 to 250 words.
  • The Abstract must be written in one paragraph and it should not include image, table and mathematical formulas. It should also include four to five different keywords which will help reader to find the specific research area.
  • Submission - Authors need to do the proof reading of their manuscript before submission and confirm that all the figures, table content and equation are visible. On submission, the final manuscript cannot be changed in any case. A successful submission will be followed by an email confirmation to the corresponding author.
  • Ethics – It is responsibility of the authors to follow the research ethics and submit original research work. Submitted manuscript must not be submitted or under review process in any other journal or conference. All authors need to make sure that work is original and figures, tables and reports are original and perfectly reflect the experimental work. Authors have to provide appropriate citation to related research work.
  • Plagiarism of the manuscript will be checked through Turnitin Software and the same must match with the publication standards.
  • Authors have to obtain all necessary approvals and have to follow ethics when treating human subjects and animals.

Review Process- Manuscript submitted to the journal will go through the peer review process and will come to the following possible conclusion.

  • Accepted - Manuscript is accepted and no further review is required. It may have minor corrections or formatting related changes based on reviewer or editor's comment.
  • Need Revision - Manuscript will be returned to the author based on reviewers comment. Revision may be minor or major based on the comments of reviewer.
  • Author needs to modify the manuscript and make all correction suggested by the reviewer and submit back to journal within given time frame.
  • Rejected - Manuscript has been rejected and there is no scope for further consideration.
  • Out of Scope - The submitted manuscript is not relevant or out of the scope for this Journal. The reviewer or editor may suggest appropriate journal.

Authorship: All contributors who have made a substantial contribution to the submission should be listed as authors/co-authors.

Submission: Authors can register on the journal website and submit their research work