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An expression of enquiry, correspondence, or submission does not create any contractual or other obligation on the part of Nat Sec Press. Publication is subject to editorial discretion and a signed publishing agreement.
Prospective authors are asked to familiarise themselves with the following editorial boundaries and content restrictions prior to submitting an enquiry.
What we publish
Nat Sec Press is interested in books and short-form works publishable as books in national security and adjacent fields. We welcome projects that are clearly scoped, grounded in evidence or experience, and written for an informed professional audience. This includes (but is not limited to):
- Applied research (particularly with multidisciplinary focus)
- Practitioner handbooks
- Selected works of FICINT
What we don’t publish
Nat Sec Press does not publish journal articles, book reviews, working papers, reports, or other short-form academic outputs. We also do not publish opinion pieces, commentary written for general media, or material intended primarily for blogs, newsletters, or policy briefs.
A Note on Current or Former Employment
If you are a current or former government official, or have worked in roles such as:
- police or law enforcement
- intelligence or security services
- the military or defence forces
- or closely allied government occupations
you are responsible for ensuring that you are permitted to publish the material you are proposing.
This includes (but is not limited to):
- compliance with secrecy, confidentiality, or non-disclosure obligations
- internal clearance or approval processes required by your current or former employer
- restrictions on discussing operational detail, internal decision-making, or sensitive methods
We cannot consider proposals where publication would breach legal, contractual, or ethical obligations — even where material is anonymised, historic, or based on personal experience.
If consent, clearance, or written confirmation is required, this should be obtained before publication and flagged at proposal stage.
When in doubt, assume clearance is required and seek advice from your employer or relevant authority prior to expressing interest in publishing with us.
A note on graphic, objectionable, prohibited, and/or illegal content
Nat Sec Press recognises that work in national security and adjacent fields may involve the analysis of harmful, extremist, violent, or otherwise objectionable, prohibited, and/or illegal material. We will consider publishing work that analyses, contextualises, or briefly summarises such material where this is necessary for scholarly or practitioner-focused purposes.
However, Nat Sec Press will not publish significant excerpts, extended quotations, images, video stills, or other reproductions of content that could reasonably re-victimise, retraumatise, or cause harm to individuals or targeted communities. This includes, but is not limited to, manifestos, propaganda materials, and forms of hate or violent extremist–produced content.
We also do not publish reproductions of terrorist or violent extremist imagery or footage as part of qualitative analysis. Authors are expected to engage with such material critically and proportionately, prioritising analytical clarity, objectivity, ethical responsibility, and harm minimisation.
What is “objectionable, prohibited, or illegal”?
For the purposes of submissions and editorial review, objectionable, prohibited, or illegal content refers to material that may cause harm, breach legal or regulatory standards, or raise serious ethical concerns if reproduced or disseminated.
This may include, but is not limited to:
- Terrorist or violent extremist–produced content, including manifestos, propaganda, recruitment materials, or instructional material
- Content that promotes, incites, or normalises violence, hatred, or discrimination against individuals or groups
- Any content that depicts minors, or individuals of indeterminate age, in any context
- Child sexual abuse material
- Content that promotes or encourages self-harm
- Material that is likely to re-victimise, retraumatise, or otherwise target affected individuals or communities
- Graphic or disturbing imagery, footage, or descriptions presented beyond what is analytically necessary
- Content that is unlawful to possess, reproduce, or distribute under applicable law
Laws and regulatory standards relating to objectionable, prohibited, or illegal content vary across jurisdictions and may change over time. Nat Sec Press does not provide legal advice and does not assess submissions against every possible legal framework.
Accordingly, Nat Sec Press retains full and absolute editorial discretion over whether and how such material may be referenced, summarised, or discussed. All editorial decisions in this area are made by Nat Sec Press and are final.