Verified/updated against official venue sources on 24 September 2026. Submission dates and page limits can change by edition; use the linked current CFP.

Top Conferences and Journals related to Cryptography and Security

The list is prepared by me (Laltu Sardar). The list contains venues that are more related to my area of research. The list is not categorised well.



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Sl No. Symbol Type Journal/Conference Title Frequency Submission Time Starting Anonymity? Pages Format? CFP Link Remarks
2 S&P Conference IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2 review cycles 2027: Jun 11 and Nov 17 1980 Yes 13 body + 5 refs/appendix (18 total) Double Link Current 2027 CFP; deadlines are AoE.
3 PoPETS Conference/Proceedings IEEE Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium 4 times/year May, Aug, Nov, Feb 2000 (PET workshop); PETS from 2006 Yes 12 body at submission; 13 for accepted/revised camera-ready Double Link 2027 schedule: May 31, Aug 31, Nov 30, Feb 28.
4 CCS Conference The ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security 2 review cycles 2026: Apr 29; second-cycle date per current CFP 1980 Yes 12 body + refs/appendix Double Link 2026 CFP confirms 12-page body limit and double-column ACM format.
5 USENIX Conference USENIX Security Symposium 2 review cycles 2027: Aug 25 and Jan 26 1990 Yes 13 body; unlimited refs/appendix at submission; 20 total camera-ready Double Link 2027 CFP.
6 EuroCRYPT Conference Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptology and Information Security Once/year Annual CFP; typically preceding-year autumn 1988 Yes Use current year's IACR CFP Single (LNCS) Link Original row used stale 2024 dates/page data.
8 NDSS Conference Network and Distributed System Security Symposium 2 review cycles 2027: May 6 and Aug 19 1993 Yes 13 body + ethics/refs/appendix Double Link Current 2027 CFP.
# CRYPTO Conference International Cryptology Conference Once/year Annual IACR CFP; check current year 1981 Yes Use current IACR CFP LNCS/IACR format; see current CFP Link Original starting year 1995 and '$220/page' note were incorrect/outdated.
# EuroS&P Conference European Symposium on Security and Privacy (EuroS&P) Once/year 2027: Dec 2 2016 Yes 13 body + unlimited refs/appendix Double, A4 IEEE template Link 2027 CFP.

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Sl No. Symbol Type Journal/Conference Title Frequency Submission Time Starting Anonymity? Pages Format? CFP Link Remarks
1 TIFS Journal IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security Anytime Anytime 2006 No 13-16 Double Link Over 10 pages, $220/page
7 ESORICS Conference European Symposium on Research in Computer Security Once/year Annual; check current CFP 1990 Yes Use current Springer LNCS CFP Single (LNCS) Link Original row incorrectly treated ESORICS as twice yearly.
# FC Conference Financial Cryptography and Data Security Once/year Annual; check current CFP 1997 Yes Use current FC CFP Single (LNCS) Link 2027 conference is Feb 8-12, 2027.
# CSF Conference IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium 3 review cycles 2027: Aug 3, Oct 15, Jan 28 1988 Yes Use current 2027 CFP Double Link Current 2027 CFP.
# AsiaCRYPT Conference Annual International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptology and Information Security Once/year Annual; check current IACR CFP 1990 Yes Use current IACR CFP Single (LNCS) Link Original 30-page value was stale. Recent CFPs use different limits.
# AsiaCCS Conference ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security Once/year Annual; check current ACM CFP 2006 Yes Use current year's CFP Double Link Original '2 times' entry is not a reliable recurring schedule.
# ACSAC Conference Annual Computer Security Applications Conference Once/year 2026: May 26 1989 Yes 11 body + up to 5 refs/appendix; 16 total Double Link Current 2026 CFP.
# TCC Conference IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing Once/year Annual; check current CFP 2004 Yes Use current TCC CFP Single (LNCS) Link This row is Theory of Cryptography Conference; do not confuse it with IEEE TCC journal.
# CHES Conference Conference on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems Once/year 2026: Sep 30 1999 Yes Use current CHES CFP Single Link Original '4 times' schedule was incorrect. CHES is annual.
# IEEE TIT Journal IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Anytime Anytime 1960 No 50 Single Link 50++ is okay
# TDSC Journal IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing Anytime Anytime 2004 Optional 12+6 Double Link Over 12 pages, $220/page
# JISA Journal Journal of Information Security and Applications Anytime Anytime 2013 No Not Found Double Link No Limit found
# DCC Journal Designs, Codes and Cryptography Anytime Anytime 1991 No Not found Single Link page limit not found
# TOPS Journal ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security Anytime Anytime 1998 Not Found 35 Single Link Extra can be kept online
# JoC Journal Journal of Cryptology Once Anytime 20-- Yes/No -- Double/Single Link Over 10 pages, $220/page
# IJIS Journal International Journal of Information Security Anytime Anytime 2003 Not Found 18 Double Link Page no estimated
# SOUPS Conference Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security Once/year Annual; check current USENIX CFP 2005 Yes 12 body; 20 total camera-ready Double Link SOUPS is a symposium/conference, not a journal.
# SecDev Conference IEEE Secure Development Conference Once/year Annual; check current CFP 2016 Yes 10 long / 6 short, excluding refs and marked appendices Double Link Original starting year 2005 was incorrect. 2026 CFP uses 10/6 pages.

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Sl No. Symbol Type Journal/Conference Title Frequency Submission Time Starting Anonymity? Pages Format? CFP Link Remarks
1 ACNS Conference International Conference on Applied Cryptography and Network Security 2 times Not Fixed
Sep/Jan or Jul/Oct
2003 Yes 20+Ref Single Link 20+Ref
# ACISP Conference Australasian Conference on Information Security and Privacy 2 times Nov, Feb 1996 Yes 20 Single Link 20 pages include all
# CANS Conference International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security Once/year 2026: Jun 19 (extended) 2005 Yes 20 body + up to 10 refs/appendix; 30 total Single (LNCS) Link Current 2026 CFP.
# ICALP Conference International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming -- -- 1972 Yes/No -- NA Link Out of scope
# ProvSec Conference International Conference on Provable and Practical Security Once July 2007 Yes 20 Single Link at most 20 pages (with at most 4 more pages with charging ) excluding the bibliography, well-marked appendices, and supplementary material.
# AfricaCrypt Conference International Conference on Cryptology AfricaCrypt Once Feb 2008 Yes 25 Single Link 25 include all
# SeCrypt Conference International Conference on Security and Cryptography Once Feb 2006 Yes 12+4 Double Link Over 12 pages, Chargeable
# TrustComm Conference IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications Once July 2011 Yes/No 8+4 Double Link Over 8 pages, Chargeable
# IndoCrypt Conference International Conference on Cryptology in India Once Sep 2000 Yes 20+ref Single Link 20+ref
# SAC Conference Selected Areas in Cryptography Once Anytime 20-- Yes/No -- Double/Single Link Over 10 pages, $220/page
# CODASPY Conference ACM Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy Once Anytime 20-- Yes/No -- Double/Single Link Over 10 pages, $220/page
# AFT Conference ACM Conference on Advances in Financial Technologies Once Anytime 20-- Yes/No -- Double/Single Link Over 10 pages, $220/page
# ICICS Conference International Conference on Information and Communications Security Once March 1997 Yes/No 16+2 Single Link 2 for Appendices
# Cloud S&P Conference Workshop on Cloud Security and Privacy Once March 20-- Yes 18 Single Link 18 Fixed
# DBSec Conference Conference on Data and Applications Security and Privacy Once March 1987 Yes 16+4 Single Link 16+Ref+Apndx
# LATINCRYPT Conference International Conference on Cryptology and Information Security in Latin America Once Anytime 20-- Yes -- Double/Single Link --
# TCC Conference Theory of Cryptography Conference Once/year Annual; check current CFP 2004 Yes Use current TCC CFP Single (LNCS) Link This row is Theory of Cryptography Conference; do not confuse it with IEEE TCC journal.
# -- Conference -- Once Anytime 20-- Yes/No -- Double/Single Link Over 10 pages, $220/page

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