The Bharat Assets Protection Institute (B.A.P-I.) recognizes that building resilient knowledge ecosystems requires not only internal research excellence but also sustained, high-value collaborations with external partners across the academic, industry, policy, and global governance domains. In this context, B.A.P-I. actively invites partnership-driven publication initiatives that contribute to advancing India’s strategic discourse on infrastructure resilience, sectoral sovereignty, supply chain governance, and national security preparedness. Collaborative publication projects strengthen the Institute’s institutional footprint, broaden its engagement with diverse sectoral leadership platforms, and establish its role as a central convening authority within national and international policy dialogues.Partnership-based publications may involve diverse forms of co-authored sectoral reports, joint monographs, conference proceedings, thematic edited volumes, industry documentation, or jointly developed audio-visual knowledge products. Such collaborations may emerge from academic institutions, public and private research organizations, industry bodies, sectoral consortia, government ministries, regulatory agencies, multilateral institutions, public-private partnerships, or specialized innovation alliances. Each collaborative submission must demonstrate direct alignment with B.A.P-I.’s institutional mandate and contribute meaningful intellectual capital that informs policy frameworks, operational resilience models, or sectoral governance architecture.All prospective partnership submissions are required to present a formal partnership proposal outlining the project’s objectives, thematic scope, expected institutional contributions, division of roles between the parties involved, and the proposed publication format. Proposals must clearly define the strategic value of the collaboration, its contribution to national policy development, and its relevance to sectoral modernization. The partnership proposal must further detail the coordination mechanisms, editorial processes, peer review systems, timelines for content development, and the target stakeholder communities that the publication aims to engage. Where applicable, proposals may also outline funding arrangements, resource sharing models, or co-branding frameworks reflecting the partnership structure.Upon submission, partnership proposals will undergo internal evaluation by B.A.P-I.’s Institutional Publishing Board and Strategic Advisory Council to ensure institutional alignment, editorial integrity, policy relevance, and operational feasibility. For significant multi-party collaborations, formal Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) or institutional agreements may be executed to define governance responsibilities, intellectual property arrangements, and editorial oversight structures. Throughout the development process, B.A.P-I. retains full editorial authority to maintain quality assurance, institutional branding standards, content verification, and final publication readiness.The Partnership in Publication framework serves as a critical pillar in B.A.P-I.’s long-term institutional growth, positioning the Institute not only as a national centre of sectoral knowledge production but also as a trusted platform for knowledge diplomacy, international benchmarking, and sovereign sectoral leadership. By fostering high-integrity collaborative publishing models, B.A.P-I. expands its capacity to influence policy, convene cross-sectoral expertise, and contribute actively to shaping India’s global visibility within the strategic infrastructure governance and national resilience community.Before initiating any partnership-based publication, all contributors must carefully review the Institute’s full set of submission governance documents, including the Guidelines for Authors, Research in Focus, Content Management Framework, Referencing Style – Plagiarism, AI, and Authorship Rights, and the comprehensive Publication Strategy & Institutional Publishing Framework.
Strategic Publication Proposals: Institutional Expansion Submissions
The Bharat Assets Protection Institute (B.A.P-I.) invites Strategic Publication Proposals from contributors, institutional partners, corporate stakeholders, sectoral alliances, and internal research teams who wish to initiate or recommend new publication projects, series, or dissemination models aligned with B.A.P-I.’s evolving national and global knowledge architecture.As B.A.P-I. advances its role as a national platform for critical infrastructure protection, sectoral resilience, strategic manufacturing, and sovereign governance discourse, it actively welcomes submissions that directly strengthen its:
- Institutional publishing capacity
- Sectoral documentation systems
- Knowledge dissemination platforms
- International visibility frameworks
- Public policy engagement tools
Scope of Strategic Publication Proposals
Proposals may seek to initiate or recommend:
- New Journal Launches under specialized sectors or emerging interdisciplinary themes
- New Journal Launches under specialized sectors or emerging interdisciplinary themes
- Conference Proceedings Compilations organizing major thematic dialogues and multi-event consolidations
- Monograph Series Development focusing on deeply specialized sectoral studies
- Thematic Edited Volumes / Institutional Compendia bringing together multi-stakeholder contributions
- Audio-Visual Documentation Initiatives producing institutional documentaries, expert interview series, sectoral showcase archives, or crisis simulation visual records
- Digital-First Publishing Platforms that position B.A.P-I. in emerging global dissemination models
- International Collaboration Series involving global resilience platforms, academic consortia, or multilateral governance networks
- Public Knowledge Outreach Models for engaging civil society, youth, academic networks, and public sector leaders in national resilience education
Core Submission Components
Each Strategic Publication Proposal must clearly define:
- The proposed publication format(s)
- The proposed publication format(s)/li>
- The expected institutional impact on B.A.P-I.’s publishing authority, policy influence, or global visibility
- The operational framework for content development, contributor management, and editorial oversight
- A detailed content outline or thematic structure
- Potential contributors, partnerships, or collaborating institutions
- Suggested timelines for development and release
- Optional inclusion of sample content concepts, media prototypes, or conceptual diagrams (especially for digital or audio-visual proposals)
Review & Institutional Oversight
- All Strategic Publication Proposals will undergo internal institutional evaluation by B.A.P-I.’s Editorial Council and Publishing Board
- Proposals may involve further consultative review with sectoral experts, policy advisors, and external collaborators
- Final acceptance will be contingent upon institutional alignment, policy relevance, sectoral integrity, and resource feasibility
Institutional Purpose
The Strategic Publication Proposals category exists to ensure that B.A.P-I. continuously evolves as:
- A national documentation authority on sectoral resilience
- A knowledge diplomacy platform interfacing with global governance networks
- A multi-format knowledge publishing institution combining print, digital, policy, sectoral, and multimedia platforms
- An institutional centre of gravity for sectoral transparency, operational documentation, policy translation, and strategic intelligence dissemination
Submission Notes
There is no fixed word limit for Strategic Publication Proposals, as the focus is on publication design and institutional impact rather than article-length narrative.
Contributors must ensure all submission materials are:
- Structurally clear
- Operationally feasible
- Fully aligned with B.A.P-I.’s mandate for sovereign infrastructure governance and strategic sector documentation.
