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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, RTF, or WordPerfect 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, which is found in About the Journal.
  • If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

Author Guidelines

Editorial Criteria

The criteria for publication of research and review manuscripts in the Local Administration Journal are that they have:

  • Novelty primarily in terms of empirical findings but LAJ welcomes theoretical discussions.;
  • Groundbreaking or rigorous methodology and research design; or
  • Discovery of administrative innovation that would potentially benefit the society.

In addition, manuscripts should have the following qualifications:

  • Writing quality.
  • Presentation quality. Theoretical frameworks and empirical findings should be clear, adequate, and well-structured.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor under conidiation for publication elsewhere.

Research and Review Articles

A research or review manuscript should be no longer than 15 A4-pages (approximately7,000 words) and should have the following components:

  1. Title page
    1. Manuscripttitle
    2. Names, positions,and affiliations of all authors. The corresponding author should provide contact information, especially email address.
  2. Please write a concise abstract (approximately 300 words) and provide three to five keywords.
  3. Main text
    1. Introduction
    2. Objective
    3. Theory and/or prior studies
    4. Hypothesis (optional)
    5. Conceptual framework
    6. Methods
    7. Findings
    8. Conclusion and discussion
    9. Acknowledgement (optional)
    10. References

Book Reviews

A book review should be no longer than 10 pages (approximately 3,500-4,000 words). A book review should include the book’s basic information—i.e. title, location, publisher, year of publication, and total page number.

Online Submission

The Local Administration Journal operates an online submission system that allows authors to submit manuscripts online and track their progress via a web interface. All manuscripts must be submitted via the online submission system athttps://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/colakkujournals/index

Publication Charges

There are no submission fees, publication fees, or page charges for this journal.

Ownership of Copyright

The copyright of all articles published in the Local Administration Journalis owned by the College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University.

Manuscript Style

Paper Size: Preferred paper size is B5 (JIS) (18.2*25.7 cm). Please refer to the most recent LAJ manuscript template.

Typefaces: Use Sarabun with LAJ Template

File Types: The preferred format for your manuscript is .docx files.

Reference

References should be prepared according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition). For further information about the APA referencing style, please refer to the APA website: https://www.apastyle.org

References in the Body of Your Manuscript

The APA in-text reference is in the author, date format, meaning that the author's last name and the year of publication for the source should appear in the text, for example, (Stallmann, 2016), and a complete reference should appear in the reference list at the end of the manuscript.When directly quoting from a text you must include a page number in the citation.

  • If you mention the author in the text, follow the format: author (date).
    • For a work by one author, in the signal phase, name the author and place the publication year in parentheses:
      • Research by Kamnuansilpa (2006) supports…
      • Kamnuansilpa (2006) has found
    • For a work by two authors, use the word “and” between the authors’ name:
      • Kamnuansilpa and Wongthanavasu (2006) found…
    • For a work by three and more authors:
      • Research by Kamnuansilpa, et al. (2006) supports…
  • If the author is not mentioned in the text,place both the author’s name and date in parentheses: (author, date).
    • A work by one author: (author, date)
      • (Kamnuansilpa, 2006)
    • A work by two authors: (1stauthor & 2ndauthor, date)
      • (Kamnuansilpa & Wongthanavasu, 2006)
    • For a work by three and more authors: (1stauthor et al., date)
      • (Kamnuansilpa et al., 2014)

Reference List (APA 7th Edition Citation Style)

Book
Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Publisher.

Lamoureux, M. (2013). Internal controls handbook: The power sector and NERC compliance. Create Space Independent Publishing Platform.

Book chapter
Author, A. A. (year). Title of chapter or entry. In A. Editor, B. Editor, & C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book(pp. xxx-xxx). Publisher. 

Pollitt, C. (2005). Decentralization: a central concept in contemporary public management. In E. Ferlie, L. E. Lynn Jr, & C. Pollitt (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of public management (pp. 371-397). Oxford University Press. 

Journal article 
Author, A. A. (year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), page-page. https://doi.org/...

Lowatcharin, G., & Stallmann, J. I. (2019). The differential effects of decentralization on police intensity: A cross-national comparison. The Social Science Journal, 56(2), 196-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2018.10.003

Newspaper article
Author, A. A. (year, month date). Title of article. Title of Newspaper, p. X. 

Kamnuansilpa, P. (2015, June 20). Lottery reform is running out of chances. Bangkok Post, p.9.

Website
Corporation/Group/Organization's Name. (year, month date). Title of webpage or article. URL

Canadian Cancer Society. (2013). Cancer research.  https://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-101/cancer-research/?region=on

Webpage with an author
Author, A. A. (year, month date). Title of webpage or article.URL

Welch, N. (2000). Toward an understanding of the determinants of rural health. https://www.ruralhealth.org.au/welch.htm

Thesis 

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis [Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis, Institution]. Archive name. http://www.xxxxxx

Axford, J.C. (2007). What constitutes success in Pacific Island community conserved areas? [Doctoral dissertation, University of Queensland]. UQ eSpace. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:158747

Translated References

References originally published in a language other than English should be translated into English. At the end of each reference, the original language should be indicated in parentheses, for example, (In Thai).

Boramanun, N. (2009). Principle of administrative law on public service. (4th ed.). Winyuchon Printing House. (In Thai)

Krueasaeng, P. (2015). Quality of the Thai Education and Directive Principle of Fundamental State Policy. Executive Journal, 35(2), 46-60. (In Thai)

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