The GCSB Journal of Converged Security is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Global Converged Security Board (GCSB) in the United Kingdom. It provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, educators, policymakers and industry professionals to share evidence-based research on the integration of cyber, physical and operational security, alongside privacy, resilience, risk management and organisational governance.
The Journal supports interdisciplinary research that advances the protection of people, information, technology, operations and critical assets through a converged security approach. Published Journal articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide, supporting knowledge sharing and informed security practice.
Journal scope
Topics are considered where they make a clear contribution to converged security:
- Converged security governance and leadership
- Cybersecurity and information security within a converged security context
- Physical security and protective operations
- Operational technology security and critical infrastructure protection
- Privacy and data protection
- Security governance, regulatory compliance and assurance
- Enterprise risk management and organisational resilience
- Business continuity and crisis management
- Identity and access management
- Integrated incident response
- Security architecture and emerging technologies
- Artificial intelligence and analytics in converged security
- Security education, professional development and workforce research
General IT or security papers without a clear converged security connection are outside the Journal’s scope. Submissions must meet the scope and publication requirements on the official Journal website.
Editorial review and integrity
Journal articles undergo editorial screening and independent double-blind peer review under the Journal’s published policies. Editorial decisions address relevance, originality, quality, research integrity and conflicts of interest. Inclusion in this community does not constitute GCSB certification, accreditation or endorsement.
Purpose of this Zenodo community
This community preserves and shares final, authorised public GCSB outputs. Alongside published Journal articles, it may contain approved GCSB standards, implementation procedures, playbook guidelines, technical reports and supporting scholarly resources.
These outputs are identified separately from peer-reviewed Journal articles. Each record states its applicable review or approval status, version, publication date and licensing terms. Board approval of a standard, procedure or playbook is not represented as journal peer review.
Confidential submissions, private drafts, personal records and material without publication permission are not accepted.
Copyright, licensing and DOIs
Authors retain copyright in their Journal articles and grant GCSB a non-exclusive licence to publish. Published Journal articles are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), subject to any identified third-party exclusions.
GCSB standards and other non-Journal outputs retain the copyright and permissions stated in their individual records; they are not automatically licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Eligible deposits without an existing DOI may receive a free Zenodo DOI when published. Works with an existing DOI retain it. A reserved DOI is not treated as registered until publication, and Zenodo deposit does not guarantee inclusion in external indexing services.
Official Journal website
Publisher
Global Converged Security Board (GCSB)
United Kingdom