Call for Papers: Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly
A New Journal from New Prairie Press and BIO-ISAC
We are pleased to announce the launch of Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly, a new academic and trade journal dedicated to the intersection of cybersecurity and the bioeconomy. Published by Kansas State University's New Prairie Press and sponsored by the Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (BIO-ISAC), this quarterly journal will serve as an important resource for professionals, researchers, and policymakers working to safeguard digital and physical biological infrastructures.
Scope and Focus
Cyberbiosecurity is an emerging discipline that addresses the protection of biomanufacturing, biomedical research, synthetic biology, digital agriculture, and other life sciences sectors from digital threats. This journal will explore topics at the nexus of cybersecurity, digital biosecurity, and the bioeconomy, including but not limited to:
- Best practices for network configuration and management in biomedical environments (ingress/egress protection, segmentation, isolation, access control, traffic protection, etc.)
- Cybersecurity Vendor Management and Assessment
- Cyber and Digital Biosecurity Education for the Bioeconomy’s Workforce
- The Quality-Cybersecurity Tension in Practice and Techniques for Mitigation
- Threat Intelligence for Cyber-Physical Biological Systems
- Regulatory and Policy Perspectives on Cyberbiosecurity
- Incident Response and Risk Mitigation in Biomanufacturing
- AI and Machine Learning in Digital and Cyber Biosecurity
Types of Submissions
- Research Articles – Peer-reviewed, original studies advancing cyberbiosecurity
- Editorials – Expert opinions and perspectives on emerging challenges
- News & Policy Updates – Timely insights into cyberbiosecurity trends and regulatory changes
- Position Papers – Thought leadership pieces on pressing issues in digital biosecurity
- Software Notes – Descriptions of new tools and methodologies for cyberbiosecurity applications
- Software Evaluations – Assessments of tools and methodologies for cyberbiosecurity applications
- Review Articles – Evaluations of published articles and monographs in cyberbiosecurity
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be prepared in accordance with the journal guidelines and should not be under review elsewhere. Detailed formatting and submission instructions can be found at: https://newprairiepress.org/cyberbiosecurity/
Expected First Issue Date
October–December 2025
Join the Cyberbiosecurity Community
This journal aims to foster collaboration among academics, industry professionals, and policymakers to strengthen the security of biological and life sciences infrastructures. If you are interested in submitting, reviewing, or contributing in another capacity, please contact editor@isac.bio.
Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly is an open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing research, policy, and practice at the intersection of cybersecurity and the bioeconomy. Published by New Prairie Press and sponsored by the Bioeconomy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (BIO-ISAC), the journal addresses critical challenges in securing biological data, systems, and infrastructure in an increasingly digital world.
Topics span biomanufacturing security, digital biosecurity education, threat intelligence for bio-cyber systems, and AI-enabled risk detection in life sciences. Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, technologists, and policymakers committed to protecting the integrity of global bio-based systems.
We welcome submissions from academic and industry experts. Learn more about the journal or submit your article today.
Journal Archive
- Volume: FY 2025
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Volume: FY 2026
- Issue/Quarter 1 (Submissions Oct–Dec 2025)
- Issue/Quarter 2 (Submissions Jan–Mar 2026)
- Issue/Quarter 3 (Submissions Apr–Jun 2026)
- Issue/Quarter 4 (Submissions Jul–Sep 2026)
Latest News
Current Issue: Volume 2025, Issue 1 (2025) Quarter Four
Letter from the Editors FY25, Quarter 4
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly. As editors, we are proud to present this new platform dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and policy in the emerging field of cyberbiosecurity. Cyberbiosecurity is a discipline at the nexus of biological science and cybersecurity.
Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly is responding to a need for a journalized communication platform identified at the Cyberbiosecurity Summit in Maryland, February 2025. At that meeting, leaders from across government, academia, and industry expressed a shared concern: critical infrastructures in the life sciences are becoming increasingly digitized, yet the knowledge needed to secure them remains fragmented across disciplines and poorly disseminated. The consensus was clear; there is an urgent need for sustained, peer-reviewed, and community-informed dialogue to shape both best practices and policy.
We are seeing the consequences of that gap in real time. Laboratory systems are being targeted by ransomware. Biological data is exfiltrated and resold on black markets. Synthetic biology platforms are vulnerable to code injection and supply chain compromise. Institutions lack frameworks to assess and mitigate digital risk in their biological research environments. These challenges are not hypothetical; they are unfolding now, and they demand coordinated responses.
We believe that a dedicated, open-access journal can help bridge this divide. Cyberbiosecurity Quarterly is designed to be more than just a publication: it is a commons for those who build, manage, secure, and study the digital infrastructure of biology. Through case studies, original research, software notes, policy analysis, and editorials, we aim to curate and elevate work that makes our bioeconomy more resilient.
This first issue showcases the breadth of this field and the depth of work already underway. We are grateful to our contributors and reviewers for laying the groundwork. But this is just the beginning. The future of cyberbiosecurity depends on a wide community of contributors: biologists, computer scientists, engineers, ethicists, legal scholars, and security professionals, each bringing their expertise to a shared table.
We invite you to join us. Submit your work. Suggest a theme. Start a conversation. Together, we can build a safer, smarter, and more secure foundation, for the future of the bioeconomy.
Whitney Zatzkin, Editor
David Molik, Editor
Article
Desktop oligosynthesizers: a case study for supporting biotechnology innovation through biosecurity governance, biosafety risk assessment and mitigation strategies
Ami Patel, Elaine Jarvis, Colin Price, and Kenny Yeh
