Publisher: The Association of Civil-Military Studies in Israel and Ma’arachot
Editor-in-chief: Prof. Uri Bar Yosef
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Society, Military, and National Security is an academic journal and as such follows the principles and methods customary in academic journals in Israel and around the world. It enjoys complete academic freedom as customary in academic journals and publishes articles of interest to both academic researchers and practitioners. The articles submitted will undergo double-blinded review and will be selected for publication based on academic quality and relevance to the journal. The degree of relevance will also consider the current IDF discourse, in order to contribute to it and encourage it. We hope that in this way we will be able to establish a journal that will provide access to studies and insights to a wider audience interested in these topics, beyond the fairly small and limited group of academic researchers. Preference will be given to original manuscripts not yet published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
Articles dealing with all topics that fit the title of the journal will be gladly accepted, such as: shifts in military-civil relations; organizational, economic, cultural, and social aspects of the IDF and other security organizations; media, military, and security; the essence of the national security concept in an era of non-military hazards to the nation’s security; war and ethics; politics and the media; how Israel contends with the various threats to its security; the military and gender; the military and religion; relations between the military rank and the political rank; decision making processes regarding defense; the defense industries; cinematic, literary, and artistic representations of the IDF; civil front and home front defense.
Editor: IDF
About: The designation of the army is to utilize planned violence in order to assist in attaining political goals. The military organization is unique and cannot be interpreted based on the codes and principles of other organizations. This is also true of the army’s behavioral sciences profession as one that contains unique variations that are the legacy of the system’s officers. Hence, we assume that this uniqueness accentuates the need to maintain a unique professional discourse. The journal on behavioral sciences is a platform for a professional discourse among the officers of the IDF’s behavioral sciences system in a military organizational context.
The purpose of the journal is to develop new knowledge of the military organization from the unique angle of the behavioral sciences. It aims to investigate the military organization from positivist but also critical aspects, study the organization from within and the interfaces it manages externally, observe the manners of action and basic premises of professionals in the system and how they apply knowledge, tools, and skills, in the complex environment of the military organization.
Editor-in-chief: Major General (res.) Amos Yadlin, Dr. Gabi Siboni
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The journal “Cyber, Intelligence, and Security” aims to enrich, inspire, and intensify the public discourse on relevant topics. The articles appearing in this journal, published thrice yearly, are written by the center’s researchers and its guests and the opinions expressed are the authors’ only. “Cyber, Intelligence, and Security” is published as part of the Cyber Security research program run at the Institute of National Security Studies.
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The Dado Center Journal is the IDF journal on operational art, published by the Dado Center for Interdisciplinary Military Studies. Through a series of studies on the emerging phenomena that influence our environment, and on the tensions and relationships that define the strategic system and operational activity, DCJ seeks to contribute to the development of the IDF’s knowledge on on these issues.
Operational art exists in the tension between tactics and strategy. Just as an electric generator utilizes the potential hidden in the tension between the magnetic poles, operational art positions itself between strategy and tactics in order to take advantage of the potential in the tension between them, and thereby create new knowledge.
The Dado Center Journal deals with the place of the military leader – the thinker and planner – on the operational level, in the space between military action and its political purpose. This is a unique and complex space of interpretation, mediation, and creation in the middle of which sit constant learning and change.
A new issue of the journal comes out every two months, examining a range of subjects at the heart of the IDF’s activity – force design, the General Staff, cyber, and more.
Editor-in-chief: Yossi Kuperwasser and Dudi Siman Tov
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A platform for discussions on methodological intelligence for members of the intelligence community (past and present) and proponents of intelligence in Israel and elsewhere.
Editors: Prof. Tamar Herman (Open University) and Prof. Edna Lomsky-Fader (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
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A biannual online multi-disciplinary academic (peer-reviewed) journal in the social sciences and the humanities, published by the Open University. “Israeli Readings” will engage in empirical and theoretical topics relevant for Israeli society. The purpose of the journal is to serve as a platform for local research knowledge on social and cultural topics, to arouse a cross-disciplinary local discourse and enrich academic resources in Hebrew.
The journal will include research and theoretical articles on Israeli society from different disciplines: sociology, political science, history, education and psychology, economics, law, anthropology, art, criminology, social work, and others. In addition, the journal will include book reviews (of books published in Hebrew and English) with relevance for Israeli society. Side by side with “classical” articles and reviews, “Israeli Readings” will also include additional digital contents that touch upon research work, such as videotaped guest lectures, podcasts, and works from domains that require visual demonstrations, such as visual anthropology. Other initiatives, such as online themed art exhibitions, are also an option. All the journal’s materials will be strictly peer-reviewed.
The journal will be fully accessible to the general public on the internet, on an open access basis. The articles will appear on the website promptly once they have been in order to retain their relevance and up-to-date status.
Editor-in-chief: Prof. Avi Bareli
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“Iyunim” is a multidisciplinary scientific journal published by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism.
The journal holds two series: the semi-annual series and the thematic series. The journal offers its readers studies on the processes that have shaped modern Israelis and their roots in Jewish and non-Jewish society from the late 19th century.
“Iyunim” publishes articles in a variety of disciplines: history, philosophy, sociology, political science, economics, literature, art, music, geography, gender, and others.
Editor-in-chief (Commander): Dr. Amir Gilat
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The IDF journal began its way as the professional bulletin of the Haganah and has continued to this day. Thousands of articles and hundreds of books have been published, serving as fertile grounds for the professional enrichment of commanders in the Israel Defense Forces.
The following are some of the processes, ideas, and thoughts formulated in this context: Ma’arachot will preserve its core of activity – publication of the journal and of books on military and national security topics. We shall preserve the grand heritage of our predecessors, the reputation and the professional standards of Ma’arachot. We shall cultivate even further the diversity of the writers, while opening the journal to younger officers – as both readers and writers. We shall strictly maintain the relevance of the articles to the IDF discourse, while providing varied access to the contents – both by interviews and by opinion columns of professional elements and new sections.
The facelift is based on the conception that in the 21st century Ma’arachot should offer its contents in additional media beyond print. We shall not forego the printed press but during this year we will launch a new content website of Ma’arachot, which between printed issues will publish articles and opinion columns that will reach relevant audiences through digital means. At the same time, we have begun to produce podcasts and videos of the contents in Ma’arachot, which will add a multi-dimensional aspect to our content worlds.
In addition, we will expand our area of activity and publish journals on various subjects intended for audiences other than Ma’arachot’s traditional audience: “Ma’arachot Home Front”, “Ma’arachot Law”, “Ma’arachot Technology”, “Ma’arachot Command and Leadership”, “Ma’arachot Civil and Military”, which will be an academic journal, and maybe also “Ma’archot for Youth”, intended for the next generation of IDF commanders. Furthermore, we intend to compile an annual collection of select articles published in Ma’arachot and publish them in English.
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Nir Man
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An academic journal established in 1990 on behalf of the Israel Galili Institute for the Study of Defense Power. The journal aims to clarify historical issues in the history of Jewish defense power in modern times: the Haganah organization – the military organ of the evolving State, fighters from the Jewish Settlement who participated in the world wars (Zion Mule Corps, the Jewish Battalions, Jewish Settlement recruits to the British Army, and the Jewish Brigade), illegal immigration to the land of Israel, the strategic settlement enterprise, the campaign of the organized Jewish Settlement against the “White Paper” edicts, the Palmach – the fighting force of the Haganah, the Jewish Resistance Movement and the underground movements (“Hashomer”, Nili, the Eztel, and the Lehi), the battle for independence, the industry and acquisitions, the battles of the War of Independence, chapters in the history of Israel’s wars, IDF operations, and the national security outlook.
The first two volumes published general articles on defense power and analysis of historical documents. From the third volume and on a central topic was selected for each volume, in addition to other historical articles and regular sections (“Call for Proposal”, book reviews, “In the Eye of the Camera”).
Publisher: The Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Kobi Michael, Dr. Carmit Valensi, Brigadier General (res.) Itai Baron, Dr. Anat Kurtz
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The multidisciplinary journal for national security, cyber, and intelligence is a bilingual (Hebrew and English) peer-reviewed journal published by the Institute of National Security Studies – Tel Aviv University. It serves as a platform for multidisciplinary, original, and current research on a wide spectrum of issues related to national security, cyber, and intelligence as a discipline. The journal, established in 1998 and published quarterly, publishes articles on topics related to Israel, the Middle East, the international system, and global trends capable of enriching and challenging the foundation of knowledge on national security. The purpose of “Strategic Assessment” is to contribute to maintaining a productive and intensive discussion on fundamental questions in national security research, in an approach that gives preference to a combination of the theoretical dimension and policy-oriented writing.
The current times call for frequent changes in fundamental conventions related to national security and its perception. Research in this field is developing and endeavoring to adjust to new paradigms and shifts in interrelated levels – technological (including the complexities of the cyber world), cultural, military, intelligence, social, economic, and others. The challenge of understanding reality becomes even more acute with the emergence of competing truths, and precisely for this reason it is essential to conduct research based on facts and data, mediated to form current and innovative statements.
The editorial board encourages researchers to propose articles that have not been published elsewhere and that are capable of offering an original and innovative thesis concerning national security from a wide disciplinary perspective: international relations, political science, history, economics, law, communications, geography and environmental studies, Israel studies, Middle East and Islam, sociology and anthropology, security and strategy studies, technology, cyber, conflict resolution, and other areas.
In the spirit of the times, “Strategic Assessment” is transferring its weight to an online presence and availability. Although the journal will continue to be compiled in a quarterly form, after a process of review and editing the articles approved for publication will be published in an online version on the journal website in a “published first on-line” format, and later on as part of the relevant quarterly issue.
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Anat Stern
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Presents research of emerging phenomena in national security contexts, the development of intellectual knowledge for teaching at the National Security College, and academic collaborations with parallel colleges overseas.
Aims to realize the research designation of the National Security College, while utilizing its relative advantage as a meeting place of organizations and in light of the students’ practical experience, in order to develop new and relevant knowledge for national security organs, IDF colleges, and peer research entities in Israel and overseas.
Editor-in-chief: Oded Raanan
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The execution of foreign policy currently involves many elements, within and outside the government. These influence, each in its own way, the processes that shape political interests, the diplomatic tools necessary to realize them, and as a result the international image of the state. This activity occurs in a virtual “arena” where foreign policy is shaped, with a guiding hand or in its absence, and from which the name of this magazine derives, “The Arena – Diplomacy and Foreign Relations”.
What should be the role of these actors? What are the desirable mutual relations between them? How can countries deal with the rise of powerful non-state actors and processes such as the growing utilization of social networks and the return of nationalism to many countries around the world? And how do developments in the regional and global arena affect Israel’s foreign policy needs?
These questions and others are at the heart of the discussion in “The Arena”, established in 2018 by the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy at the Reichman University and published by it. “The Arena” serves as a major platform for public and academic discussions on international relations, foreign policy, and innovative diplomacy. It is published in Hebrew as a quarterly combining articles and in-depth reviews, opinion essays, and commentaries on current issues by leading experts, and select contents are also published on the “Arena” website in English.
Dept. of Middle Eastern Studies / Political Science, Ariel University
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Ronen A. Cohen
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To provide a unique forum for presenting original interdisciplinary articles from the social sciences, international relations and humanities that are related to the study of the broader Middle East. The journal encourages theoretical and empirical studies on broad issues that include history and contemporary political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries.
JIMES is an academic house for local, regional, and international scholars who wish to publish research that exhibits high academic standards and values. JIMES is committed to publishing excellent, professional, and innovative works. By nature, JIMES is an interdisciplinary journal, and the topics it covers range from Middle Eastern Studies, North Africa and Central Asia, to Islam. It explores philosophy, history, politics, and economics, from medieval to modern times.
This journal is essential reading for all academics and decision-makers who concern themselves with understanding the modern Middle East. JIMES strives to provide an essential resource to its readers from a variety of social science disciplines. The criteria for publication in JIMES are relevance to the journal’s aims, scientific innovation and high quality. All submissions are peer-reviewed anonymously by two referees. The journal is published simultaneously online and in print.
Dept. of Middle Easern Studies / Political Science, Ariel University
Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Eyal Lewin
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Resilience is the ability to bounce back from a national shock and to withstand serious adversity; it is the buffer capacity of a system to absorb different forms of shock. National resilience may be found in the large array of policies and resources that countries employ in order to cope with the challenges before them. This embraces the nation’s readiness to contain a disaster and to maintain its social functions in an adaptive manner. National resilience refers to the measure to which the affected national community can react to a catastrophe in accordance with its severity and magnitude; and the ability of the affected community to recover from a low point of functionality to its normal—or even to an improved— level of functioning. National resilience in essence is the motion of a bounce-forward – the capacity of a nation to turn a crisis into a success.
NRPS provides an academic forum for original interdisciplinary studies in history, political science, sociology, military studies and political psychology regarding national resilience.
NRPS aims to publish original knowledge pertaining to matters of power, politics and influence in the wider context of nations’ abilities to develop the resilience and vitality to recover from collective hardships and bounce back.
Editors: Prof. Amal Jamal, Prof. Michael Kochin
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“The Public Sphere”, a journal for politics and society published by the Department of Political Science at Tel Aviv University. serves as a platform for original articles that analyze political processes in Israel and the world from innovative and multi-disciplinary angles, emphasizing processes of democratization and civil and civilian empowerment. The range of topics addressed by the journal include, among others, government and politics, law and politics, political sociology, geopolitics, political philosophy, human rights, literature and politics, rhetoric, media and politics, state-military relations, and political psychology.
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Eli Michelson
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“Yesodot” is the journal of the History Department in the Doctrine and Training Division of the IDF Operations Branch. The History Department was established a few years after the conclusion of the War of Independence with the purpose of documenting, investigating, and disseminating the lessons of that war. Over the years and with the expansion of the IDF and its missions, the department accompanied and is still accompanying these endeavors in times of routine and emergency as needed by the army.
The department’s documentation and research reserve constitutes the historical knowledge base of the IDF in its different stages. In time, a need arose to provide public access to this knowledge – old and new, which previously lacked a unique platform.
Naturally, the department cannot present all its studies; hence, articles that meet the restrictions of information security will be published; this does not detract in any way from the fascinating insights that will be raised in the journal, most of which will be illuminated for the first time, opening to the readers a new and fascinating view of events in the IDF and Israel at historical decision junctions – on land, in the sea, and in the air.
“Yesodot” will present to the public articles dealing with the heart of the army’s actions: operational force and building force in times of routine, during operations, and in times of war. From the beginning and nearly continuously, the IDF is a professional, fighting, and victorious national army. It has no other option. For this reason, and due to its heavy responsibility, its abilities are under daily inspection and it is constantly in action, enabling it to stand at the forefront, with the best soldiers, commanders, and weapons.
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