Discourse SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Articles are invited for the next issue of Discourse Magazine, including but not limited to the following themes:
Navigating a New Regional Order: Connectivity, Energy, and Economic Resilience
Theme overview
The emerging regional landscape is being reshaped by geopolitical realignments, shifting trade routes, energy insecurity, and the search for more resilient economic partnerships. For Pakistan, these developments present both strategic opportunities and significant challenges. The country’s geographic position, regional linkages, energy vulnerabilities, and industrial potential place it at the centre of a rapidly evolving regional order where connectivity, economic diplomacy, and resilience are becoming critical determinants of long-term growth.
This theme invites contributions that examine how Pakistan can strengthen its economic resilience by leveraging regional connectivity, enhancing trade integration, ensuring energy security, accelerating the clean energy transition, and improving industrial competitiveness. It seeks evidence-based analyses that identify the institutional, policy, and geopolitical constraints limiting Pakistan’s ability to capitalise on emerging regional opportunities, while proposing practical and forward-looking pathways for sustainable and resilient economic transformation.
Geopolitics, Regional Order, and Economic Diplomacy
- Emerging geopolitical realities
- Pakistan’s strategic options, Regional trade architecture
- Central Asia–Pakistan Economic Linkages
Regional Connectivity, Trade, and Economic Integration
- Building shock-resistant supply chains
- Regional value chains
- Logistics and transportation reforms
- Cross-border trade facilitation and market access
Energy Security and Resilience
- Impact of Middle East conflicts on energy markets
- Pakistan’s Strategic petroleum reserves and resilience
- Lessons from recent global energy shocks
Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
- Renewable energy and energy independence
- Clean energy investments and financing
- Decarbonization and industrial transformation
Competitiveness, Industry, and Economic Transformation
- Industrial competitiveness and energy costs
- Connectivity-led industrial development
- Energy affordability and export competitiveness
- Infrastructure for economic transformation
Submission Guidelines
- All articles must be submitted to the Editor Discourse Magazine via email at [email protected] in a MS Word file
- Article length must be between 1000 and 2500 words
- Use of Figures and Tables is welcomed. If any, please provide in an editable format.
- Any references to documents, research, articles etc. must be done in footnotes
- Authors are requested to please mention the following details at the end of article:
Name, Designation, Organization/Affiliation, Email Address, Contact Number - The deadline for submission of the articles is 02nd August, 2026.
- Authors of accepted articles are fairly compensated as per the rules and guidelines of Discourse
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Editorial Policy and Guidelines for Discourse Magazine
- Purpose and Scope
Discourse Magazine aims to inform, analyse, and shape public policy dialogue by publishing insightful, evidence-based articles that meet the research and policy needs of stakeholders — including scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students. The magazine welcomes contributions that are policy-relevant, analytically rigorous, and clearly written for a broad audience.
The magazine focuses each issue around a themed policy topic, offering general insights into Pakistan’s economy, governance, and development challenges.
- Editorial Independence
- Editorial decisions are made solely on the basis of content quality, relevance, originality, and accuracy, free from undue influence by sponsors, advertisers, partners or others. The editorial team maintains full authority over what is published.
- Contributions by the editorial board or institutional staff are evaluated under the same standards as external submissions.
- Accuracy, Verification & Fact-Checking
- Authors must ensure all factual information, data, quotations, and references are accurate and verifiable.
- When errors are identified post-publication, corrections will be issued promptly and transparently.
- Originality and Plagiarism
- Submissions must be original, previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions to other publications are prohibited.
- Proper citation of sources and data is mandatory; unattributed use of others’ work (including self-plagiarism) is unacceptable.
- Editors may use plagiarism detection tools to ensure originality.
- Ethical Considerations
- Content should be respectful, non-discriminatory, and sensitive to cultural, social, and political contexts.
- Personal data, confidential information, or proprietary materials should not be published without consent.
- Authors must disclose conflicts of interest, including financial, institutional, or personal biases that may influence their perspective.
- Contributions & Review
- Submissions should align with announced themes when relevant and meet stated formatting and length guidelines
- Each submission undergoes editorial review. Editors reserve the right to make substantive and stylistic edits for clarity, readability, and length, with author consultation where feasible.
- Ongoing Review of Policy
- This editorial policy should be periodically reviewed and updated to reflect evolving best practices in policy publishing and ethical standards.
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