CIMEGS Writers is the platform of the Canadian Institute for Middle East and Gulf Studies for signed writing. Every piece carries the name of its author, keeps a permanent address, and sits with the rest of that author's work on a profile page of their own.
What the platform publishes
- Articles: analysis and commentary within the Institute's fields of study.
- Reports: structured reviews of developments, data, and events.
- Publications: announcements and summaries of the Institute's releases.
- Position papers: a concise assessment of one question or development.
The fields are the Institute's own: economy, society, culture, technology, environment, heritage, the arts, and education.
Who writes here
Each writer holds a stated role on the platform: senior writer, writer, columnist, contributing researcher, contributing expert, or guest contributor. The role sits beside the writer's professional title on their card and profile, so a reader sees at once how a name relates to the Institute. Institutional notes and editorial statements are published under the Editorial Board account rather than under a person's name.
What each publication receives
- A permanent address on the platform.
- An author profile that collects every piece the writer has published here.
- A citation box giving the piece in APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard form.
- An entry in the platform feed and sitemap, and in the summary that search and answer engines read.
- A cover image, with the writer's photograph and biography alongside the text.
The platform within the Institute
CIMEGS Writers is one portal among several. Researcher profiles and research projects live on the research portal, books and scholarly translations at CIMEGS Publishing, conferences on the events portal, and courses at the academy. A piece published here can send its reader to any of them.
Write for the Institute
The platform reads submissions all year. Read the writing guidelines, then send your piece with a short biography and a photograph. The editorial team reads every submission and replies by email.