Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
Author Guidelines
Manuscript Preparation
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1. Language Write the article in Thai or English. Each article must have an abstract in both Thai and English. The use of Thai should adhere to the principles of vocabulary usage and transliteration of English words according to the principles of the Royal Institute. However, avoid writing English mixed with Thai in the text, except when necessary, such as academic terms that have no translation or words that are used to make it easier to understand. English words mixed with Thai should be in lowercase, except for proper names. For English manuscripts, they should be checked for correctness of language use by an English expert first.
2. Size of the manuscript Use A4 paper (8.5 x 11 inches) and type with a 1-inch margin on each side. Organize into one column. Use single space between lines, not exceeding 15 pages in total.
3. Font type and size As detailed
3.1 The first page of the article is the Title, Author's name, affiliation or address, Abstract, and Keywords in Thai only. The font and font size are specified as follows:
- Title: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, size 18 pt., bold.
- Author's name, surname, use the font TH SarabunPSK, size 15 pt., normal.
- Author's affiliation or address: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, size 15 pt., normal.
- Abstract: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, size 16 pt., normal (300 words).
- Keywords (no more than 5 words): Use the font TH SarabunPSK, size 16 pt., bold/normal.
3.2 The second page of the article is the Title, Author's name, affiliation or address, Abstract, and Keywords in English only (see Template). The font and size are specified. font as follows:
- Title: Use the font Time New Roman, 16 pt., bold.
- Author's name and surname: Use the font Times New Roman, 12 pt., normal.
- Author's affiliation or address: Use the font Times New Roman, 11 pt., normal.
- Abstract: Use the font Times New Roman, 12 pt., normal (300 words).
- Keywords (not more than 5 words): Use the font Times New Roman, 12 pt., bold/normal.
3.3 Main topic: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, 16 pt., bold (see in the template).
3.4 Content: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, 16 pt., normal (see in the template).
3.5 Thai references: Use the font TH SarabunPSK, 16 pt., normal. For English references: Use the font Times New Roman, 12 pt., normal font
4. Manuscript printing The presenter must print and submit the manuscript in the form of a data file as ".doc" or ".docx" (MS Word) only.
5. Number of pages The length of the article should not exceed 15 pages, including tables, images, and references.
6. Images In the case that the author of the article has images, graphics, or charts attached to the article, the image, graphic, or chart file should be saved as ".jpg" or ".jpeg" with a caption under the image, 16 pt font size.
Manuscript writing format
Research article
1. Title should be short, concise, and convey the main objectives of the research. Do not use abbreviations. The length should not exceed 100 characters. The title should be in both Thai and English, with the Thai title first.
2. Author(s) name and address should be in both Thai and English, and specify the academic position, department or institution, address, and e-mail address of the author for the editorial team to contact about the manuscript and published articles.
3. Abstract is a summary of the entire research paper to be short and complete according to the full paper. It should not exceed 300 words or 15 lines. Non-universal abbreviations should not be used, and the Thai abstract should come before the English one.
4. Keywords should be listed at the end of each language’s abstract, no more than 5 words.
5. Introduction is the beginning of the content, which briefly describes the background, reasons, and objectives that led to this research, as well as theories and literature related to this research.
6. Research Methodology: Specifies details of the research study method, including the scope, population, sample group, instruments, data collection methods, and data analysis methods according to the appropriate characteristics of the research.
7. Research Results: Reports the results of the research, in order of the research topic, clearly and concisely. If the results are not complicated and do not contain many numbers, a description should be used. However, if there are many numbers or variables, tables, graphs, or charts should be used instead. The article should not contain more than 5 tables or charts.
8. Discussion and Conclusion: Shows that the results of the study are consistent with the objectives of the research. Or is it different from the work that has been reported before? How? What is the reason for that? And has a reliable reference basis? And end with a suggestion to use the research results. There should be a research question that is a guideline for further research.
9. Tables, figures, and diagrams should be selected only as necessary, separated from the content, arranged in a manner consistent with the description in the content. And must have a short description that conveys the meaning completely. In the case of tables, the description is at the top. For images, charts, the description is at the bottom.
10. Acknowledgement Briefly state that this research has received funding and assistance from which organizations or individuals.
11. New knowledge (required) The author must summarize the concept or new knowledge resulting from the synthesis and analysis in the article, approximately 1 paragraph, not more than 10 lines, or make it into a picture or chart to present new knowledge.
12. References List the references completely at the end of the article using the APA (6th Edition) referencing system.
Academic article
Must have main components: title, author name, abstract, keywords, introduction, content, conclusion, new knowledge and supporting documents.
Book reviews
Must have the following main components: bibliographic information, reviewer names, reviews
Submission of manuscripts and consideration
Authors of articles can study how to prepare manuscripts from the online journal website and prepare the manuscript to submit the article in the online journal system, along with supporting documents and a form to confirm non-duplicate publications via the ThaiJo system question thread. In the event that the author has not submitted supporting documents and a form to confirm non-duplicate publications within 4 weeks from the date of submitting the article to the system, the journal will not take any action regarding that article. The journal will reject and remove that article from the system without any conditions. The editorial team will then proceed as follows:
1. The editorial team will wait until the results of the CopyCatch check are available. If the check finds that the content is not more than 25% redundant, the editorial team will check the format. In the event that the format is still incorrect, the author will be notified to revise the article and resubmit it in the system. In the event that the article is not corrected within 2 weeks, the journal will reject your article without any conditions.
2. In the event that the article format is correct, the editorial team will send it to 3 qualified persons to check via the online system by concealing the information of both parties. (Double-Blinded) It may take about 1-2 months.
3. In case the qualified person reviews the article and approves it, the editorial team will send the review results to the author of the article for editing, which may take 1-2 weeks. In case all 3 qualified persons do not approve, the editorial team will refuse to publish your article, except in cases where 2 out of 3 approve, which will be notified via the online journal system.
4. In case the author does not revise the article and return it to the editorial team within 4 weeks after receiving the notification from the online journal system, the editorial team will refuse to publish it without any conditions.
References
Referencing in the content uses the APA 7th Edition format, which means specifying only the author's name and the year of publication.