Aims & Scope

CrossTalk, the Journal of Defense Software Engineering is a thirty year established publication that promotes software excellence through information dissemination, tailored specifically for the Department of Defense (DoD) software engineering audience.

Formed in 1988, CrossTalk began as an effort of the Air Force Embedded Computer Support Improvement Program (ESIP).

CrossTalk still exists and continues to perform its original function as an advocacy for software tools, methods, and environments.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.


Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.


Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.


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