Annual Open Review Season
The Annual Open Review Season is ISAUnited’s designated window for whitepaper submission, peer review, and standard development feedback. It ensures alignment across members, reviewers, and leadership, and allows for focused evaluation and updates to ISAUnited’s Defensible Standards and research materials.
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This review season fosters structured collaboration and ensures timely validation of all submitted research.

Review Season Timeline
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Start: April 1
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End: June 30
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Final Notifications: July 31
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New Publications Released: August–September
Activities During the Season
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Whitepaper submissions and resubmissions accepted.
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Technical Fellow Society assigned to review committees.
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Voting and review sessions for parent and sub-standard development.
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Induction of new Fellows based on participation and contributions.
Who Can Participate
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All ISAUnited Members – Submit whitepapers and participate in task groups.
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Technical Fellow Society – Serve as peer reviewers and vote on standards.
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Guest Reviewers & Academic Partners – Invited experts may review topic-specific work.
Why Participate
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Contribute to the field’s only dedicated cybersecurity architecture research body.
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Help define defensible approaches and influence future standards.
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Gain recognition, licensing contribution credit, and community visibility.
For submission deadlines, review schedule, and participation guidelines, contact us below.
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