Get Involved
The SEBoK is built by the community, for the community. Every article, concept, and framework in the SEBoK exists because professionals like you contributed their time, insight, and expertise to improve our shared understanding of systems engineering.
Whether you're a seasoned practitioner, a researcher, an educator, or a student, there’s a place for you in this global effort.
Why Get Involved?
There are a variety of reasons to get engaged with the SEBoK:
- Make an Impact: Influence how systems engineering is understood, practiced, and taught around the world.
- Grow Your Network: Collaborate with thought leaders, peers, and contributors from diverse domains.
- Expand Your Expertise: Deepen your knowledge of key SE topics while contributing to a trusted and evolving resource.
- Pay It Forward: Help the next generation of systems engineers by shaping the foundational knowledge they’ll rely on.
Provide Feedback
Even if you’re not ready to write or edit, your feedback is valuable. Tell us what works, what doesn’t, and what’s missing.
Eligibility
Anyone is welcome to review the SEBoK articles, knowledge areas, glossary, and other pages. Over the life of the SEBoK, we have had several hundred reviewers and they provide critical value by helping us ensure that our articles are accessible to the community.
To review an article of SEBoK, please use our Google Form or for more general notes, email us at sebok@incose.net.
Become a Content Contributor
Write or revise content in your area of expertise. Whether it’s a new section, an update to existing material, or integration of new methods (like model-based or digital engineering), we welcome your contributions.
Eligibility
Authors create content specifically for the SEBoK. They work with the Editorial Board to define the right scope for a topic and develop the content in compliance with our style guide. Authors are subject matter experts who can speak authoritatively and without bias and may propose new articles or edits to existing articles. Time commitment is flexible, ranging from one-time contributions to ongoing engagement.
If you are interested in becoming a SEBoK author, please contact us at sebok@incose.net.
Join the Editorial Board
Editorial board members guide the content, review contributions, and shape SEBoK strategy. We are always looking for individuals passionate about systems engineering and committed to the growth of the field. There are two main roles:
- Assistant Editors have responsibility for specific knowledge areas (collections of topics) within the SEBoK. They are subject matter experts who help to ensure that the content of their particular knowledge area is up to date and meets the quality standards of the SEBoK. Assistant editors work with our authors to improve upon or create articles.
- Lead Editors have responsibility for a specific part of the SEBoK (shown in Structure of the SEBoK). They help create the strategic vision for their part and coordinate the efforts of the Assistant Editors within their parts. They are responsible for the overall quality of their part and work directly with authors as appropriate.
Eligibility
To become a SEBoK editor, you need to have proven expertise in an area of the SEBoK. Prior experience with the SEBoK is a plus, but not required.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join us in advancing the SEBoK - reach out to sebok@incose.net to start the conversation!
SEBoK Releases
The SEBoK is updated twice a year, typically the third weeks of May and November. After each release the Editorial Board and Authors begin working on the next version. This means we are always looking for inputs - it's always a good time to engage!
Below are the deadlines for the upcoming Fall 2025 release - though deliverables are strongly encouraged to be completed sooner than the deadlines:
- 12 weeks to publication (25 August 2025): Lead Editors have finalized proposed changes to SEBoK articles (titles and intent only, not content).
- 9 weeks to publication (15 September 2025): Authors have submitted Intellectual Property releases for new authors and new figures.
- 6 weeks to publication (6 October 2025): Editors have submitted SEBoK Architecture (Table of Contents) changes (adds, removes, renames, moves).
- 2 weeks to publication (3 November 2025): Authors and Editors have finalized and uploaded all content into the draft SEBoK.
- 1 week to publication (10 November 2025): Lead Editors have reviewed, made final edits, and approved the uploaded content.
- Weekend prior & day of publication (17 November 2025): Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief final review, creation of PDF, content is published.
Open Positions
The SEBoK Editorial Board is currently looking for Assistant Editors to support Part 3: Systems Engineering and Management (particularly MBSE/digital engineering practitioners), Part 4: Applications of Systems Engineering, and Part 6: Related Disciplines. We are also looking for a Lead Editor for Part 7: Systems Engineering Implementation Examples. If you have an interest in any of these roles, please contact us at sebok@incose.net.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about how to engage with the SEBoK, please reach out to the Editorial Board at sebok@incose.net. We look forward to hearing from you!