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A core part of the work of the Centre is the publication of research, lessons learned and doctrine on civil-military matters. You may find these materials here. The Centre’s publication program consists of three major parts, with occasional publications outside these streams.

As with all publications of the Centre, the views expressed in papers are those of the author and do not reflect any official Centre position or that of the Australian Government.

Centre publications

These documents are published solely or jointly by the Centre and do not fall under any of the academic publication categories.

The 10 most recent publications are available here. Click the link below the list for a full summary of all publications.

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Civil-Military Digests

The Centre publishes a regular collation of interesting reading across the civil-military affairs sector.

The 10 most recent digests are available here. Click the link below the list for a full summary of all digests.

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Newsletters

From November 2010, the Centre newsletter is published by email. You can subscribe using the form on the home page.

Civil-Military Commentaries

Civil-Military Commentaries represent professional opinion of 800 to 1,000 words from the civil-military community that summarise concepts, doctrine and lessons learned from participation in key activities, emergent thought in the sector and information about collaborative events with academics, government, international partners and relevant non-government organisations. Official citations are not included, though links often are. Where a citation is necessary or requested after publication, it will be included.

The 10 most recent commentaries are available here. Click the link below the list for a full summary of all commentaries.

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Civil-Military Working Papers

Civil-Military Working Papers is a series of works-in-progress reports that are produced for rapid distribution to enable widespread discussion and comment. Civil-Military Working Papers are internally reviewed by the Centre.

The 10 most recent working papers are available here. Click the link below the list for a full summary of all working papers.

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Civil-Military Occasional Papers

Civil-Military Occasional Papers is a series that enables the Centre to disseminate research findings without the delay associated with publication in academic journals. Civil-Military Occasional Papers are internally and externally refereed. The most recent 10 are shown below.

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Contributions

For Civil-Military Working Papers, authors are urged to submit papers of 3,000-5,000 words in a short scholarly format that contributes to the Centre’s comprehensive civil-military best practice approach to conflict and disaster management overseas.

For Civil-Military Occasional Papers, authors are urged to submit their original scholarly contribution of 5,000-7,000 words that advance new approaches or raise new Civil-Military issues on Conflict Management and Prevention, Disaster Management and Mitigation, Governance and the Rule of Law and Humanitarian Assistance and Reconstruction.

The Centre is looking for expert reviewers for our Civil-Military Occasional Papers and you can register your interest as a reviewer by contacting the publications manager via email on publications@civmilcoe.gov.au.

Guidelines for Contributors

All material should be submitted in English. Citations should follow the author-date system in the Style Manual, Sixth Edition with a bibliography and endnotes as necessary. All submissions will have a cover page with the following information:

  • title of paper
  • author’s name, title, and professional affiliation
  • author’s contact details and email
  • submission as Civil-Military Working Paper or Civil-Military Occasional Paper
  • short, one paragraph Abstract of approximately 200 words
  • 4-5 key words
  • word count including endnotes, and
  • brief, 4-5 sentence biographical description

Manuscripts should be sent to the publications manager by email to publications@acmc.gov.au.

All Civil-Military Working Papers are subject to internal peer review and, if accepted, authors may be required to make revisions, based on feedback from the referee.

All Civil-Military Occasional Papers are subject to internal and external peer review and, if accepted, authors may be required to make revisions, based on feedback from the referees.

Authors are entitled to a printed copy of their paper, where the paper is produced in this form.

Authors eligible to receive honoraria will receive a payment of $500.00 for manuscripts accepted for publication as a Civil-Military Occasional Paper.

Licensing

All papers published by the Centre will be released under a Creative Commons license.

Hardcopy orders

Postal address for publication orders:

Publication Manager
Australian Civil-Military Centre
PO Box 7947
Canberra BC ACT 2610