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Navigating Geopolitical Shifts: Innovation Strategies for Canada’s Economic Future

In light of the shifting geopolitical landscape for our country, CSPC announces an open call for editorials on the challenges facing Canada and how our innovation strategy and policies should be modified to address these challenges.

This call is part of CSPC’s project on National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy. In 2024, CSPC launched this project to engage industry leaders and experts in discussions on how to reverse Canada’s declining innovation performance.

Senior executives of industry associations, experts, and thought leaders from the Canadian innovation community, as well as federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, innovation networks, and academia, are invited to submit opinion pieces that explore geopolitical uncertainty and its implications for innovation in Canada.

The National Conversation on Canada’s Innovation Strategy will focus on (but not be limited to) these key industrial sectors:

  • Advanced Manufacturing (chemical, auto, aerospace, plastics, steel, paper, and others)
  • Agriculture & Agrifood (crop/livestock production, food processing, and others)
  • Health and Biosciences (pharmaceuticals, medical devices, therapeutics, diagnostics, public health)
  • Digital and High-Tech Industries (ICT, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and others)
  • Natural Resources (mining, forestry, fisheries, oil/gas, renewable energy)
  • Clean Tech (energy storage & infrastructure, transportation, water/wastewater, chemistry & materials, recycling & waste, and others)

Editorials will be published on the CSPC website on a rolling basis starting April 2025 until June 4, 2025, and then curated in a Special Digital Edition of the CSPC Magazine later this year.

Editorial Guidelines

Editorial Format & Requirements

  1. Word Count: Editorials should be 600–1000 words (some may range up to 1200 if needed).
  2. Original Work: Submissions must be the original work of the author(s) and should not have been published in any other media outlet.
  3. If any AI tools are used during preparation, please see below for more details.
  4. Submission Platform: Editorials must be submitted through the designated online form.
  5. Figures: You may include up to 3 high-quality figures to support your editorial. Submit figures as separate files (in addition to embedding them in the text) to ensure high-resolution publishing.
  6. Please provide artist credit where applicable.
  7. CSPC will not be accepting articles, which are promotional in nature (E.g., promoting a product, innovation, or service) or which include profanity of any form.

AI Usage Policy for CSPC Editorials

CSPC editorials must reflect the original thought and voice of the author(s). However, we recognize the evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in content creation, research, and productivity.

Authors may use AI tools (e.g., for idea generation, drafting assistance, editing, summarization, or image generation) to support their writing process. All final editorial content must be written, reviewed, verified, and approved by the author(s) to ensure accuracy, clarity, and integrity.

If AI tools are used in any part of the editorial process, authors must include an acknowledgment indicating the use of AI.

CSPC does not permit editorials to be entirely generated by AI without human authorship, accountability, and oversight. Our goal is to promote transparency while supporting responsible and ethical use of technology in science policy dialogue. We are looking forward to presenting and highlighting your thoughts and perspectives on various topics for readership by a Canada-wide audience.

Submission Checklist

Required:

  1. Article Title
  2. Main Topic of the Article
  3. Keywords (minimum of 3)
  4. Full Name, Title, and Institutional Affiliation for each author
  5. Province of the lead author
  6. Sector(s) represented (Select one or more from our predefined options)
  7. High-Resolution Headshot(s) of each author
  8. Format: .png or .jpeg
  9. Recent and professional in quality
  10. Completed Editorial Submission Guidelines Form

Optional:

  1. Preferred Pronouns for each author
  2. Social Media Handles (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, etc.) for promotional tagging

Notes on Submission

  • Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis.
  • High-quality visuals and well-formatted content enhance the impact of your editorial.
  • CSPC reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, style, and space.

Where to Submit

We thank you for your submission. Please add editorial@sciencepolicy.ca to your contacts so that we can make sure any follow-up messages reach you.

If you have any questions about writing an editorial for CSPC, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Committee at editorial@sciencepolicy.ca.