Cipher Brief Academic Incubator Article Submission

Articles submitted for the Academic Incubator must meet the following criteria: 1) outline a national or global security issue with a call to action or proposed policy solution that addresses it; 2) be between 800 and 1200 words; and 3) have been reviewed by an appropriate Schar School faculty member with expertise on the topic in question. Academic Incubator article submissions are only accepted from Schar School students currently enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program.

All fields below are required. A confirmation page will appear upon successful submission of the form. To get an idea of the style and content of Academic Incubator articles, please see past examples available here before submitting.

First Name (required)

Last Name (required)

Email (George Mason University email address required) (required)

Degree Program (required)

Student Bio (2-3 sentences) (required)

Name of Schar School Faculty Reviewer (article must be reviewed before submission) (required)

Draft of Article (required)

Files need to be in doc or docx format and be less than 2MB.

Headshot (for publication with article) (required)

Images need to be a gif, jpg, or jpeg and be less than 2MB.