Problems of Information Security. Computer Systems (2071-8217) – the scientific quarterly peer-review journal was founded by Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor Peter Zegzhda in 1999.

Founder and Publisher: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, Russia 

Periodicity of the journal: 4 issues per year (March, June, September, December)

Editorial office address: Russia, 195220, St. Petersburg, 29, Polytechnicheskaya str.

Contacts: ojs@ibks.spbstu.ru, +7 (812) 552-76-32

Editor–in-Chief: Dmitry P. Zegzhda, Doctor of Engineering Sciences, Professor, Member of the Central Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Executive editor: Victoria E. Filippova 

The purpose of the Journal is to popularize the results of current scientific research in the field of information infrastructure security, research of automated control systems, as well as quality assessment and maintenance of software products.

The publications, which are published, consider theoretical and practical methods of information security, including the theory of information security, practical aspects of information protection in information and telecommunication systems and computer networks, and the use of cryptographic methods of information protection.

Publication in the journal is free for authors. The editorial board does not charge authors for the preparation, review, editing and publication of articles.

Journal is included into “The Index of Leading Reviewed Scientific Journals and Prints, Published in Russian Federation”:

1.2.4. Cybersecurity (physical and mathematical sciences)

2.3.3. Automation and Control of Technological Processes and Productions (technical sciences)

2.3.5. Mathematical and software support of computer systems, complexes and computer networks (technical sciences)

2.3.6. Methods and Systems of Information Protection, Information Security (physical and mathematical sciences)

2.3.6. Methods and Systems of Information Protection, Information Security (technical sciences)

Publications in the journal cover the following topics:

• theoretical foundations of information security;
• methods and means of information security;
• software security;
• security of distributed systems and telecommunications;
• practical aspects of cryptography;
• security of critical information infrastructures;
• security of cyber-physical systems;
• modeling of technological systems, algorithmization of control tasks and objects;
• research, control and optimization of automated control systems for technological processes and production;
• machine learning and knowledge base management systems;
• methods, models and tools for development of digital products;
• quality assessment and maintenance of program systems;
• training of specialists.