1. Length and Formatting
The manuscript must not exceed 8,000 words and must not exceed 10,000 words (excluding references), with 1-inch margin on a standard A4 size paper, TH Sarabun New font 16 Pt for Thai manuscript and Time New Roman font 12 Pt for English manuscript, and submitted in two electronic data files (one in in MS Word and one in PDF format).
2. Figures, Tables, and Images
- At the time of submission, any figures and/or tables included in the manuscript must be presented in English. Photographic images are considered figures in this regard.
- Each figure and/or table must be numbered sequentially (e.g., Fig.1, Table 1), with a maximum of 15 total figures and tables.
- All captions to figures and titles to tables must be clear, concise and accurate, and presented in English.
- The original source of figures must be strictly preserved and include English descriptions.
- Permission for copyrighted items must be obtained by the author and clearly set forth along with the item.
- Photographic images to be included must be high-resolution (JPG or TIFF, at least 150 dpi). In addition, attribution for any photographic images must be clearly provided. If the author is the source of the image, the day, month and year when the image was taken must be provided. If images from other sources are used, proof of permission to use the image must be provided.
3. Manuscript structure
3.1 Information Section
Title: Ensure it is clear, concise, and accurately reflects the content.
Author Details and Contact Information: Include names, affiliations, institutional email addresses, and primary contact information.
Abstract: 600-800 words in length, consisting of the following topics: background and objective; methodology; main result; relevance to Thai Studies and conclusion
Keywords: Provide three to five keywords in both Thai and English.
Graphical Abstract: Attach a single image designed to help the reader quickly gain an overview of the manuscript, summarizing the purpose, results and key details. (attached pdf. file during submission and named the file ‘graphical abstract’).
Acknowledgment (optional): Include details of the research project, funding source, and year.
3.2 Content Section
Introduction: Providing brief overview and background of research topic including literature review and research questions.
Objective: Identifying the purpose (s) of study.
Methodology: Providing detailed methods, process or techiques used to collect, analyze and interpret data.
Result: Presenting the significant findings of the study.
Conclusion and discussion: Summarizing the main findings of the study, restating research questions, and discussing the implication of the findings.
Reference: Describing all sources used in the manuscript.
3.3 Reference Section
Citations: In text citations must use the author-date system and be listed in alphabetical order at the end of the manuscript, following the APA 7th edition citation style. The citations in the manuscript and the reference list at the end must be in English.
Reference: The full references should appear at the end of the manuscript in alphabetical order ffollowing the APA 7th edition citation style. A reference list entry generally has four elements: the author, date, title, and source. The detailed examples of references are demonstrated on AUTHOR GUIDELINES FOR ARTICLES.
Generative AI Policy
Manuscripts prepared with use of generative AI in all steps must be done with caution. The AI generated contents must undergo thorough review and careful editing and are recommended to explicitly disclose in the manuscripts during the peer review process, and will appear in the published version. Full responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the AI generated contents belongs entirely to all authors.
Research Involving Human Subjects
If the study involves human subjects, authors must provide a valid Human Research Ethics Certificate (REC) approved by an institutional ethics committee or proof of ethics training from the National Research Council of Thailand. Research involving human participants must adhere to ethical guidelines to ensure respect, consent and confidentiality.
