Call for Articles: The Policy Observer (Rolling Submissions)

The Policy Observer is a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary policy advocacy platform covering topics ranging from politics to understanding the constitution.

The Policy Observer, we strive to connect the readers from all walks of life, with different perspectives on law and legal issues, economics, public policy, and social sciences, all of it, through an analytical lens. Our goal is to reach the citizens of our nation, in the country and abroad, to help develop an understanding of society and the socio-political issues in a comprehensive and unbiased manner, along with connecting our readers with informative beats in current affairs, politics, and economics.

Our platform features articles on pertinent issues put together by our team of dedicated writers from various backgrounds, who strive to make the everyday concerns of our times accessible and engaging to the reader. We wish to have your support while we grow this humble initiative by college students, who wish to bring progressive change, into a far-reaching impactful movement.

In these anomalous times, there are copious amounts of information, more appropriately misinformation, being broadcasted every day on various platforms most of which only adds to our worries amidst the pandemic.

At The Policy Observer, we strive to bring to you a non-partisan view on a multitude of topics that are relevant from various fields such as law, politics, policymaking, economics, and governance through our comprehensive op-eds.

We, as a team, look forward to your support and feedback as we work towards providing factual and equitable analysis of the state of affairs in our nation and abroad.

We accepting

Analysis

Strict word limit of 800-1200 words. Original contributions provide high-quality analysis of developments in Law, Economic, Governance, Politics, and Social Issues, and anything pertaining to these fields. Submissions should be crisp analyses of developments. Purely descriptive pieces are discouraged for Analysis.

Explainer

Strict word limit of 1500-3000. Contributions under Explainer should be a topical issue concerning any contemporary legal developments, including recent judgments and legislative changes, political scenarios, economic policies, political history with relevance to India, and recent issues of international importance.

Guidelines for Submissions

1. In stupendous circumstances, this word is flexible ONLY at the Editor’s discretion.

2. We accept co-authored submissions. Maximum of 2 authors for Analysis and Maximum of 3 for Explainer.

3. References must be in the form of hyperlinks, linked to keywords and phrases in the body of the submission. Footnotes should only be used where ‘necessary’.

4. Only original content developed by the author(s) will be accepted, unpublished work.

5. The authors must also include a declaration as to the bonafides of their submission.

6. Submissions may be accepted/rejected based solely on the discretion of the Editorial Board. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject a piece at any stage.

Submission Process

Submissions must be emailed to editor.thepolicyobserver@gmail.com in the form of a word document, PDF will not be accepted.

The subject of the email should be “ Submission of type of post(Analysis/Explainer) by Name of Author”

The author(s)' biographical information and the name of the institution with which they are associated must be included in the email's body. Submissions from students, academics, and practitioners are all welcome.

Cross-posting or publication on other platforms is permissible only

With permission of our editors at The Policy Observer.

After a minimum of 72 hours since the post was published on The Policy Observer.

The cross-post must carry the words “First posted on The Policy Observer”, with a link to the original post.

We are rolling submissions throughout the year.

For any further queries reach us at: thepolicyobserver@gmail.com

Other details are mentioned on the website -https://thepolicyobserver.in/submissions/

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