In this episode of Books to Battles, hosts Dr. Wendy Whitman Cobb and Col. Cory Hollon speak with Air University Press editors Michael Tate and Megan Hohen about the role of military academic journals in shaping professional debate within the Air Force and Space Force. The discussion explores how the Air University journals support warfighter education by publishing research on airpower, spacepower, deterrence, and multi-domain operations. Tate and Hohen explain the submission and peer-review process, the challenges facing academic publishing, and recent efforts to consolidate Air University’s journals while maintaining high-quality scholarship. The conversation also highlights opportunities for military professionals to publish articles or book reviews as a form of professional development.

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AU Press Sites

Main press website: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/AUPress/

Email for submissions: aspj@au.af.edu

Main Air and Space Power Journal Site: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/

Submission guidelines: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/Submission-Guidelines/

Book review site: https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/ASPJ/Book-Reviews/Books-for-Review/

The opinions expressed here are those of the hosts or the guests and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Department of the Air Force, the Depart of Defense, or the United States Government.