Computer & Communications Security Abstracts

Accreditation by Computer & Communications Security Abstracts
International Database
Who we are
Computer & Communications Security Abstracts (CCSA) seeks to disseminate information about the best
computer security literature in the world. Computer & Communications Security Abstracts has been
meeting the needs of security information professionals since 1992. Every year our editorial teams
assess journals and periodicals from all over the world in order that the finest literature can be brought to
the attention of our global customer base.
The Accredited Journal List
The CCSA accreditation process is both rigorous and effective. A composite list has been created
comprising the journal holdings of computing centres of excellence renowned for their research acumen
and ability to generate and share best practice. For example, Cambridge University and the Information
Security Group of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, London are among those which have
contributed. The Accreditation Board, which comprises a group of internationally known experts in the
field of security, also considers recommendations from users, together with their own experiences and
expertise.
Although we receive constant requests from publishers striving to have their publications accepted on to
our coverage list, the vast majority are rejected as not meeting our high standards. Thus, only the world’s
very best journals and periodicals are selected, resulting in a coverage list of around 100 of the most
celebrated Computer & Communications security titles. The Accreditation Board then approves and signs
off the primary journal coverage list on a yearly basis.
Members of the Accreditation Board are recognized experts in their fields. For example, our expert in the
field of cryptographic algorithms and protocols is Professor Bart Preneel, and Professor Alfred Menezes
specializes in practice-oriented provable security.
The Accreditation Board:
Professor Dieter Gollmann Technische Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Professor Alfred Menezes Department of Combinatorics and Optimization,
University of Waterloo, Canada
Professor Bart Preneel Department of Electrical Engineering-ESAT/COSIC,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Professor Jean-Jacques Quisquater UCL Crypto-Group, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Professor Steve Schneider Department of Computing, University of Surrey, UK
Stafford Tavares Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Queen’s University, Canada
Professor Vijay Varadharajan Microsoft Chair and Professor of Computing,
Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Australia
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