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The Cyber Defense Review is an open-access, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal that serves as a forum for current and emerging research on cyber operations. Its focus is on strategy, operations, tactics, history, ethics, law, and policy in the cyber domain. The Cyber Defense Review positions itself as a leading venue for interdisciplinary work at the intersection of cyber and defense, welcoming contributions from the military, industry, professional, and academic communities.
The journal is committed to publishing original, previously unpublished, and intellectually rigorous research that advances the body of knowledge in this rapidly evolving field. We invite timely and relevant submissions that reflect both theoretical insight and practical application, with the goal of informing cyber-related decision-making, operations, and scholarship. As cyberspace is global, the The Cyber Defense Review welcomes and encourages international participation.
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Research areas considered by the journal include (but are not limited to):
- Cyber strategy, doctrine, and military operations
- Cyber conflict, deterrence, and escalation dynamics
- Offensive and defensive cyber capabilities
- Cybersecurity policy and governance
- Cyber law and legal frameworks for conflict and attribution
- Ethics of cyber operations and autonomous systems
- Cyber threat analysis and adversary behavior
- Critical infrastructure protection and resilience
- Emerging technologies in the cyber domain (e.g., AI, quantum computing)
- Human factors and decision-making in cyber operations
- Joint, multi-domain operations, and civil-military operations involving cyber components
- Modeling and simulation of cyber operations
- AI-enabled cyber operations
- Cyber force structure, generation, training, and education
- Historical case studies of cyber conflict or information operations
- Strategic influence, disinformation, and psychological operations
- Lessons learned from exercises, simulations, and wargaming
In accordance with the U.S. Joint Ethics Regulation, The Cyber Defense Review does not screen submissions to fit a particular editorial agenda. Further, publication by The Cyber Defense Review does not constitute endorsement of the materials or any organizations. All submissions must only contain unclassified material suitable for unlimited distribution.
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