BioethicsLinks Online publishes articles and commentaries on current ethical and sociocultural issues, particularly those that hold relevance in the context of Pakistan and other low to middle-income countries in the region. Many of these are invited articles from experts and scholars, but submissions are also welcomed from authors who have something original to say about emerging issues that have ethical, social, and cultural aspects, ranging from local laws to climate change or the state of education. Also of interest to our readership are personal narratives, in particular, stories ‘from the trenches’ by healthcare professionals and researchers. Occasionally, we also publish reviews of literature, artwork, or films that connect to ethics.
Accepted articles are published on our webpage as ‘online first’. Some of these may eventually be published in our biannual (print) newsletter Bioethics Links.
We are moving towards a bilingual webpage and are accepting articles in both English and Urdu.
Guidelines for Submissions
- Articles and commentaries should be around 800 to 1200 words in length.
- Personal narratives and reviews of literature or film should be around 500 to 600 words in length.
- Submissions must be in Word document format.
- English submissions should be double spaced, in Time New Roman, with a font size of 12.
- Urdu submissions should be double spaced, in Nastaliq, in readable font size.
If you wish to submit an article to BioethicsLinks Online, email an abstract or proposal to cbec.siut@gmail.com, CC to anikatahir@gmail.com or aamirjafarey@gmail.com.
Note for authors: All articles accepted for publication undergo a rigorous editorial process, involving multiple amendments and redrafting on your part, and (almost endless) reviews by our editorial team.