Guidelines for Contributors

 IPRI Journal is published bi-annually in January and July by Islamabad Policy Research Institute. Contributions may be submitted to the Editor, IPRI Journal, by October 15 for the Winter issue and April 15 for the Summer issue, with a brief introduction of the author.

 Submission: The research articles of about 6,000 - 8,000 words may be sent via e-mail or on a floppy disk to the editor, by the above-mentioned dates.

 Footnotes: Paper should include footnotes in Chicago Manual of Style.

The cited books should be quoted by giving the name of the author(s), the title of the book, the place, the name of the publisher, the year of publication and the relevant page number(s). For instance:

·         S.M. Burke, Pakistan’s Foreign Policy An Historical Analysis (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 1988), p.118.

 The cited journal articles should be quoted by giving the author(s) name, the title of the article, the full title of the journal, the volume number, the month and year of publication, and the relevant page number (s). For instance:

 ·         Dr. Maqbool Ahmed Bhatty, “Globalization and South Asia,” IPRI Journal. Vol. II, No. 1, Winter 2002, p. 68.

 The newspaper articles should follow format of journal articles, but listing of pages is not required. However, for reference to a news item from a newspaper, only the name of the newspaper and the date would be required. For instance: 

  • Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, “Vajpayee’s annual advise,” The News (Islamabad), January 5, 2003.
  • Dawn (Karachi), December 5, 2002.

 While citing an Internet source, direct the readers as closely as possible to the information being cited and it would be preferred if the date of retrieval of the relevant article or news item is also mentioned.

   · Hamid Hussain, “Tale of a Love Affair that Never Was: United States-Pakistan Defence Relations,” Defence Journal, June 2002.

<http://www.defencejournal.com/2002/june/loveaffair.htm> (October 15, 2002).

 In case of reference to a source already cited in full form, ibid (for reference to source immediately preceding) and op. cit (for a source already cited but not immediately preceding), should be used. For instance:

  • Hafeez Malik, (ed.), Pakistan Founder’s Aspirations and Today’s Realities, (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2001), pp. 289-295.
  • Ibid, p. 305.
  • Hafeez Malik, op. cit., p.298.

Writing Style

  • All abbreviations must be given in full at their first use for example Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Also write per cent, not % or percent.
  • Short and crisp sentences are advised.
  • Use British spellings.
  • Write numbers in words till number nine and then in numerals (e.g. two, three, 10,11).
  • Dates should be written as October 7, 2002.