Call for Papers

The Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO) welcomes submissions each year for the Call for Papers (CFP) for its National Conference, with abstracts invited in alignment with the annual conference theme and sub-themes.
For Intelligence 2026, the conference theme is ‘Intelligence in Action: Strategy to Delivery’, which explores how intelligence capabilities are conceived, operationalised, and measured. This year’s sub-themes are:

• Operational Agility

• Partnerships

• Impact and Integration

Please note that submissions for the Intelligence 2026 Call for Papers have now closed.
For more information about Intelligence 2026 theme and sub-themes please visit the Conference Theme page.

Submission Guidelines

Each author must prepare an abstract (200-300 words maximum) outlining the paper and addressing the theme of the conference and one of the four sub-themes.  Abstracts should be sent to journal@aipio.asn.au.

Intelligence 2026

Opportunities to present at Intelligence 2026 are very limited and competitive.  A selection committee will consider all abstracts.  Those authors selected to present their paper at Intelligence 2026 are also required to prepare and deliver a 30-minute presentation based on their papers.  A synopsis of all presentations at Intelligence 2026 will be included in an Intelligence Proceedings.  Authors presenting at Intelligence 2026 will receive complimentary registration for the day of their presentation and the option to attend the entire conference at a discounted rate.  Failure to submit your completed paper by the deadline will result in your withdrawal from the conference program.

International Journal of Contemporary Intelligence Issues (IJCII)

All selected papers are eligible for publication in the AIPIO Journal - International Journal of Contemporary Intelligence Issues (IJCII) - subject to undergoing a blind review process.  Once a paper has been accepted, it should not be published elsewhere before being published in the AIPIO Journal.  Authors will be asked to sign a copyright transfer form to transfer the copyright over to the AIPIO Journal.  From that point on, the author may no longer reproduce the work or publish the work elsewhere without permission from the Managing Editor of the AIPIO Journal.  Papers selected for publication in the AIPIO Journal must comply with the Submission Guidelines (see https://www.aipio.asn.au/aipio-journal).