The variable org-export-with-sub-superscripts controls whether and how _ and ^ are interpreted as sub/superscript in exporting.
pandoc obeys these when they are set at file level, e.g. with #+OPTIONS: ^:nil. ox-pandoc should however respect the user's default Emacs setting even when a per-file option is not given. At the moment it defaults to the (IMO annoying) setting, true (always treat these as sub/superscript).
The variable
org-export-with-sub-superscripts
controls whether and how_
and^
are interpreted as sub/superscript in exporting.pandoc obeys these when they are set at file level, e.g. with
#+OPTIONS: ^:nil
.ox-pandoc
should however respect the user's default Emacs setting even when a per-file option is not given. At the moment it defaults to the (IMO annoying) setting, true (always treat these as sub/superscript).