Submissions

Author Guidelines

From manuscript preparation to publication

Journal of Information and Learning (JIL) welcomes manuscripts in Thai and English in two main fields: Library and Information Sciences, and Learning Technology and Innovation.

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1. Prepare before you submit

Complete the Submission Preparation Checklist above and prepare your files according to the journal’s manuscript guidelines.

Manuscript Preparation

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Human research ethics

State the ethics status in your manuscript and attach a Certificate of Approval or an exemption confirmation letter, as applicable. Exemption must be confirmed by the authorized committee or body; it is not an author’s own decision. A study that required approval but did not obtain it should not be labelled “not applicable” or “exempt”.

Read the ethics guidance

2. Article types

1) Research articles, characterized by a systematic study using a recognized research methodology within a given discipline, have clear objectives of obtaining data, answers, or conclusions that contribute to academic progress or the practical application of that discipline. A research article typically encompasses various elements that reflect the research process, including the introduction, objectives, literature review, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. Additionally, it includes complete citations and a list of references. It may be presented by dividing according to the above-mentioned topics or summarizing the research process to be concise and brief for publication in academic journals.

2) Review articles, clearly define and analyze a specific issue based on academic principles. They summarize the results of the analysis pertaining to a particular topic, often involving the synthesis of knowledge from various sources for systematic analysis. The author clearly expresses his or her academic perspective. Typically, an academic article consists of an introduction, which provides the rationale or background of the issue to be explained or analyzed, followed by the process of explanation or analysis, results, and concluding with a summary or conclusion. Additionally, it contains complete citations and a list of references.

3. Submission and review process

1) Authors must format the manuscript according to the guidelines set by the journal as shown in “Manuscript Preparation”.

2) Authors are required to register on ThaiJO and submit the manuscript through the online system provided by the Journal of Information and Learning, ensuring to provide complete contact details of the corresponding author.

3) All manuscripts received first undergo a careful in-house screening, which includes checking the consistency of the manuscript with the journal's objectives and scope, verifying duplicate publications and plagiarism using the iThenticate and CopyCatch programs, ensuring the accuracy of the original article according to the journal's specified format, and assessing its quality and academic merit.

4) If the manuscript passes the initial review, the editorial board will proceed to send the manuscript for peer review to qualified reviewers to assess its quality.

5) Once the peer reviewers have completed the quality assessment of the manuscript, the editorial board will consider the review results based on the recommendations of the reviewers regarding whether it should be accepted for publication, revised before publication, or rejected for publication. The reviewers' assessments and the decision of the editorial board are final.

6) For manuscripts that have been accepted for publication, authors are required to pay the publication fee according to the rate specified by the journal. The editorial board will notify authors of the payment details after the review process is completed.

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4. CRediT author contributions

Author contributions refer to the detailed roles and responsibilities undertaken by each author in the preparation and development of the manuscript. For reporting purposes, the journal adopts 14 standardized contribution roles, defined as follows:

• Conceptualization
• Data curation
• Formal analysis
• Funding acquisition
• Investigation
• Methodology
• Project administration
• Resources
• Software
• Supervision
• Validation
• Visualization
• Writing – original draft
• Writing – review & editing

Report the roles that accurately reflect each author’s contribution; the 14 roles provide a taxonomy, not a requirement for every author to perform every role.

Note: Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT)

5. Corresponding author

Provide complete contact details through the journal’s Corresponding Author Form to support communication with the editorial team.

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6. Publication fees and payment

Pay only after receiving notification from the editorial team.

Article Page Charges (APC)

Official publication fee announcement (Thai) ↗

7. Conditions for manuscript consideration

1) Notification of manuscript consideration within 60–90 days.

2) For accepted manuscripts, authors are required to pay the publication fee after receiving result notifications.

3) For rejected manuscripts, authors are not obligated to pay any publication or processing fees.

8. Payment details

Payment is made by bank transfer to the account below, after the editorial team has notified you.

Bank: Siam Commercial Bank (SCB)
Account Name: Office of Academic Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus
Account Number: 704–224316–1

Please also send a copy of the payment confirmation to the email address khanitsorn.r@psu.ac.th

Questions about your submission?

Contact the editorial team if you need clarification before submitting or making a payment.

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