Guidelines

● The India Forum is not an academic publication. Our readership comprises intelligent people who are curious to read beyond their areas of expertise.

● Pitches and submissions should be clear, accessible, and jargon free. They should be written in a manner that explains the significance of the subject to a non-specialist.

● Submissions must be sent as word documents with UK/Indian English spellings.

● We prefer articles to not exceed 2,500 words. This includes footnotes, which may be used sparingly for brief explanations.

● All sources must be cited using the author-date system of the Chicago Manual of Style (https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org). Include a list of references at the end of the submission. You may additionally include hyperlinks to online versions of your sources. Please do not use footnotes for citations.

● If your article needs tables, graphs, or charts, they should not exceed eight. Please send us the data separately as an excel file.

The editors of The India Forum work in collaboration with authors to help shape the article for an intelligent lay reader. Authors are requested to be open to suggestions on presentation and writing. Edited articles will be sent to the author for approval before publication.