About the Journal

Editor-in-Chief: Lidong Wang
Abbreviated key title: J. Cybersecur. Digit. Forensics Jurispr.
ISSN (online): 3070-5789
Published by: United Scholars Publishing
Periodicity: One Volume per year - Open Access

The Journal of Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and Jurisprudence (JCDFJ) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research at the intersection of cybersecurity, digital forensics, and legal studies. The Journal provides a scholarly platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, legal professionals, and technology experts to explore the rapidly evolving challenges of securing digital environments, investigating cyber incidents, and developing effective legal and regulatory responses.

As digital technologies continue to reshape society, cyber threats have become increasingly complex, requiring collaboration across technical, legal, and policy disciplines. JCDFJ promotes research that integrates scientific innovation with legal reasoning to address issues related to cybercrime, digital evidence, forensic investigations, privacy, governance, and the administration of justice in the digital age.

The Journal welcomes original research articles, systematic and narrative reviews, case studies, technical papers, legal analyses, policy papers, and interdisciplinary perspectives that contribute to both academic knowledge and professional practice.

Scope of the Journal

JCDFJ publishes high-quality scholarly work covering a broad range of topics in cybersecurity, digital forensics, cyber law, and related interdisciplinary fields. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Cybersecurity theories, technologies, risk management frameworks, standards, tools, and security practices.
  • Digital forensic science, forensic methodologies, incident response, evidence acquisition, preservation, analysis, and reporting.
  • Cybercrime investigation, digital evidence management, and forensic procedures supporting criminal and civil litigation.
  • Cyber law, digital jurisprudence, privacy legislation, data protection, electronic evidence, and judicial approaches to technology-related disputes.
  • Standards and best practices for forensic reporting, expert testimony, and the presentation of digital evidence in legal proceedings.
  • Ethical, legal, and professional issues relating to cybersecurity, forensic investigations, artificial intelligence, privacy, confidentiality, and responsible technology use.
  • Emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), automation, and their implications for cybersecurity, forensic investigations, and legal systems.
  • Cybersecurity governance, regulatory compliance, digital risk management, public policy, international cooperation, and comparative legal perspectives.
  • Cross-jurisdictional studies, legislative developments, judicial decisions, and interdisciplinary approaches that strengthen digital trust, cyber resilience, and the rule of law.

The Journal particularly encourages research that bridges technical innovation with legal, regulatory, ethical, and policy perspectives to address contemporary and emerging challenges in the digital ecosystem.

Target Readership

JCDFJ serves a diverse international readership that includes researchers, academics, cybersecurity professionals, digital forensic investigators, cybercrime analysts, information security specialists, legal scholars, judges, lawyers, prosecutors, law enforcement personnel, policymakers, regulators, compliance professionals, government agencies, technology developers, postgraduate students, and others interested in the intersection of cybersecurity, digital investigations, and digital jurisprudence.

By fostering dialogue across technical, legal, and policy communities, the Journal aims to support evidence-based research, informed decision-making, and the development of secure, ethical, and legally robust digital societies.

Ownership of the Journal

The Journal of Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and Jurisprudence (JCDFJ) is owned and published by United Scholars Publishing, an independent international academic publisher committed to advancing high-quality, ethical, and accessible scholarly communication.

United Scholars Publishing supports the dissemination of rigorous peer-reviewed research across diverse disciplines through transparent editorial practices, responsible publishing standards, and open access principles. The Publisher is committed to maintaining editorial independence, research integrity, publication ethics, and academic excellence in accordance with internationally recognized best practices.

Editorial decisions are made independently by the Journal's Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board based solely on scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, ethical compliance, and relevance to the Journal's scope. United Scholars Publishing does not influence editorial decisions or the outcome of the peer-review process.

The Publisher is dedicated to fostering global scholarly collaboration by providing an inclusive publishing platform that promotes innovation, interdisciplinary research, and the broad dissemination of knowledge to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and the wider academic community.