The International Journal of Digital Forensics & Incident Response
Guide for Authors
Scope Digital Investigation is an international practitioner & research journal, and offers: • A platform
for pioneering peer-reviewed research papers • Best-practice reports from the real experiences of investigators and lawyers
• New developments in the field of digital forensic science • The latest proven methodologies being applied by the
community
The journal brings together the growing global community interested in digital forensics, encompassing law enforcement,
research, corporate information security, legal professionals and government.
Submissions Original submissions on all
digital forensic topics are welcomed, especially those of practical benefit to the investigator.
Papers are welcomed from the following
categories: Research: Theoretical - Discovery and experimentation of digital forensic principles. Applied - Tailoring
of "agreed upon" principles into procedures that can be easily implemented for conducting network, computer and software forensics, to
build a corroborated chain of evidence. Practice: Methods and tools for conducting effective digital investigations
Legal: Legislative developments and limitations, new defences, and privacy Standards, Policy & Ethics: Overarching considerations, accreditation and certification Submission for all types of manuscripts to Digital Investigation
proceeds totally online. Via the Elsevier Editorial System Website for this journal at http://ees.elsevier.com/diin,
you will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. When submitting a manuscript to Elsevier Editorial
System, authors need to provide an electronic version of their manuscript. For this purpose only original source files are allowed, so
no PDF files. Authors should select a category designation for their manuscripts (article, priority communication, research note, etc.).
Author enquiries
For enquiries relating to manuscript preparation and submission, please refer to http://www.elsevier.com/locate/diin.
This site will also provide status information during review and, after acceptance, production of your article. Contact details for questions
arising after acceptance of an article, especially those related to proofs, will be provided when your article is accepted for publication.
If online submission is not possible, manuscripts may be submitted by sending the source files on disk together with a matching hard
copy (both text and figures and tables) by registered mail to the editorial office (Please note that this is not the preferred way of
submission and could cause a considerable delay in publication of the article.)
All papers will be submitted
to expert referees from the editorial board for review. The usual size of a paper is 5000 to 10 000 words.
All contributions should
be in English and, since the readership of the journal is international, authors are reminded that simple, concise sentences are our
preferred style. All technical terms, which may be unknown to the readers, should be clearly explained.
Copyright is retained by
the publisher, Elsevier Ltd, and the submission of a paper implies that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. Please
ensure that the title contains all the authors' names, affiliations, and their full mailing addresses.
These should be followed by
a brief abstract and a list of five to 10 keywords. Figures should be good resolution computer-generated graphics, clearly printed
black and white line drawings, or black and white glossy photographs. All illustrations should be large enough to withstand 50% reduction
and still be easily readable. Try to incorporate all material into the text, and avoid footnotes wherever possible. Any measurements
must be in SI (System Internationale) units. References should be consecutively numbered throughout the text and then listed in
full at the end of the paper.
