ISACA Journal Editorial Calendar
Volume 1, 2027 | January/February
Maintaining the Human Element
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 18 September 2026
**Articles Finalized: 10 October 2026
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 20 November 2026
Art Due: 27 November 2026
Mail Date
1 January 2027
- What the role of HITL is today; what is at risk if the human element is disregarded; how the HITL can introduce bias
- Validating AI-generated code, logic, and evidence
- Determining who is accountable/liable for AI tools
- How automated systems/processes interact with human operators (e.g., during crises)
- Maintaining critical thinking abilities in the AI era
- How frameworks can support the human in the loop
- The integration of traditional technology with AI
- The ROI of outsourcing tasks to AI
Volume 2, 2027 | March/April
Bridging the Digital–Physical Divide
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 17 November 2026
**Articles Finalized: 18 December 2026
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 22 January 2027
Art Due: 29 January 2027
Mail Date
1 March 2027
- Governing AI in physical systems, mitigating AI risk in OT
- The new era of social engineering
- Convergence of cyber and physical risk ratings
- Power grid, energy infrastructure, space asset cybersecurity
- AI and robots/physical world convergence (e.g., self-driving cars, delivery services, how they are regulated)
- The return of on-prem infrastructure
- Addressing environmental impacts related to technology needs
- Aligning physical security and physical infrastructure requirements
Volume 3, 2027 | May/June
Evolving Ethics
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 19 January 2027
**Articles Finalized: 19 February 2027
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 19 March 2027
Art Due: 26 March 2027
Mail Date
3 May 2027
- Balancing innovation with trust, identity, integrity
- Verifying provenance of data, models, and digital content
- Implications and reliability of digital surveillance methods (e.g., facial recognition)
- Who governs ethical policy?
- Making the case for ethics – how to get buy-in
- When fines aren’t enough; the impact of reputational damage
Volume 4, 2027 | July/August
The New Era of Audit
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 19 March 2027
**Articles Finalized: 16 April 2027
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 21 May 2027
Art Due: 28 May 2027
Mail Date
1 July 2027
- AI’s role in audit; verifying audit artifacts generated by AI
- Auditing OT, SCADA, and industrial environments
- AI's impact on entry-level audit roles
- How to remain independent while dependent on tools
- Auditing human intervention
- Auditing shadow AI
- Auditing vendors, Nth party risk management; liability and contracts
- The role of risk appetite in audit
Volume 5, 2027 | September/October
Building Trust Through Governance
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 18 May 2027
**Articles Finalized: 18 June 2027
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 23 July 2027
Art Due: 30 July 2027
Mail Date
1 September 2027
- Demonstrating trust to the public, stakeholders
- The value of data governance
- The intersection of AI governance and enterprise governance
- The evolving nature of board and management governance
- Keeping up with legislation and navigating a lack of harmonization
- Innovation governance, especially as it relates to quantum computing
- Transparency and disclosure (e.g., as related to AI, manipulation/modification)
Volume 6, 2027 | November/December
Securing the Future
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Author-Related Dates
*Drafts Due: 16 July 2027
**Articles Finalized: 20 August 2027
Advertising-Related Dates
Insertion Due: 17 September 2027
Art Due: 24 September 2027
Mail Date
1 November 2027
- AI-enhanced reconnaissance and vulnerability management
- Quantum and AI convergence and how to prepare
- Outsourced or AI-driven SOCs
- “Machine unlearning” and customer data deletion
- The role of emerging technologies in geopolitical relationships
- Changes to threat modeling in the age of AI
- Emerging technologies: opportunities or liabilities?
- Is assurance possible in the modern age? What is the role of risk appetite?
* Drafts Due date refers to the date by which all pending articles for the issue must be received for peer review. These drafts should be in what the author considers final form.
** Articles Finalized date is the date upon which all final revisions requested by the review committee/ISACA must be completed and submitted to the Journal staff.