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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-29-9-A-Foreword</article-id>
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        <article-title>Foreword of  -  Special Issue on   -   Innovations in Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Computational Techniques for Cryptography, Data Security, and Secure Information Systems</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname> Alam</surname>
            <given-names>Khursheed</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics &amp; Data Science, The A. H. Siddiqi Centre for Advanced Research in Applied Mathematics &amp; Physics (CARAMP), Sharda School of Engineering and Science, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Gupta</surname>
            <given-names>Sangeeta</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics &amp; Data Science, Sharda School of Engineering and Science, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Srivastav</surname>
            <given-names>Sweta</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Mathematics &amp; Data Science, Sharda School of Engineering and Science, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201310, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Devendra</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Information Technology, College of Computing and Information Sciences, University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Shinas, Sultanate Oman</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>9-A</issue>
      <fpage>i</fpage>
      <lpage>viii</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>This special issue, entitled “Innovations in Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Computational Techniques for Cryptography, Data Security, and Secure Information Systems”, brings together a diverse collection of contemporary research contributions in the fields of discrete mathematics, computational techniques, cryptography, and information security. The issue reflects the growing importance of discrete mathematical structures and algorithmic methods in addressing emerging challenges in secure communication, data protection, network vulnerability, and computational problem-solving.</p>
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