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Digital Investigation Template

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About the Digital Investigation format

Digital Investigation is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Digital and Cyber Forensics, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Digital Media Forensic Detection.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Digital Investigation, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inDigital and Cyber Forensics Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Digital Media Forensic Detection Advanced Data Storage Technologies Security and Verification in Computing
ISSN1742-2876
h-index83
i10-index599
Total citations29,976
Top institutions publishing hereNetherlands Forensic Institute
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Digital Investigation per year

38
2009
45
2010
48
2011
44
2012
70
2013
75
2014
79
2015
70
2016
77
2017
98
2018
105
2019
2
2021

Citation impact of Digital Investigation by publication year

1.5K
2009
2.1K
2010
1.8K
2011
2.1K
2012
2.6K
2013
1.9K
2014
2.5K
2015
1.5K
2016
1.8K
2017
2.3K
2018
2.3K
2019
1
2021

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Digital Investigation

Digital forensics research: The next 10 years

Simson Garfinkel · 1 Aug 2010

Today’s Golden Age of computer forensics is quickly coming to an end. Without a clear strategy for enabling research efforts that build upon one another, forensic research will fall behind the market, tools will become increasingly obsolete, and law enforcement, military and other users of computer forensics products will be unable to rely on the…

Identifying almost identical files using context triggered piecewise hashing

Jesse D. Kornblum · 12 Jul 2006

Homologous files share identical sets of bits in the same order. Because such files are not completely identical, traditional techniques such as cryptographic hashing cannot be used to identify them. This paper introduces a new technique for constructing hash signatures by combining a number of traditional hashes whose boundaries are determined by the context of…

MalDozer: Automatic framework for android malware detection using deep learning

ElMouatez Billah Karbab, Mourad Debbabi, Abdelouahid Derhab et al. · 1 Mar 2018

Android OS experiences a blazing popularity since the last few years. This predominant platform has established itself not only in the mobile world but also in the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This popularity, however, comes at the expense of security, as it has become a tempting target of malicious apps. Hence, there is an…

Bringing science to digital forensics with standardized forensic corpora

Simson Garfinkel, Paul Farrell, Vassil Roussev et al. · 19 Aug 2009

Progress in computer forensics research has been limited by the lack of a standardized data sets—corpora—that are available for research purposes. We explain why corpora are needed to further forensic research, present a taxonomy for describing corpora, and announce the availability of several forensic data sets.

Digital Investigation template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Digital Investigation format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Digital Investigation template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Digital Investigation use?
Digital Investigation uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Digital Investigation, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Digital Investigation?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Digital Investigation document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Digital Investigation template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Digital Investigation format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Digital Investigation?
Digital Investigation is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Digital Investigation template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Digital Investigation PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Digital Investigation template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Digital Investigation template cost?
You can start writing in the Digital Investigation template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Digital Investigation PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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