Announcement: Adjustment to the Number of Peer Reviewers for Journal Articles

In accordance with the announcement of the Civil Service Commission for Higher Education Institutions (CHEI) regarding the criteria and procedures for the appointment of individuals to the academic ranks of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor (No. 3), B.E. 2568 (2025)—which supersedes the previous regulation requiring a minimum of three peer reviewers per article—

The *Journal of Social Development and Management Strategy* hereby adjusts its peer review requirements as follows:

Previously, research and academic articles were required to be evaluated by at least three peer reviewers per article.

This is now adjusted to require that research and academic articles be evaluated by at least two peer reviewers per article.

This change shall apply to articles published in the *Journal of Social Development and Management Strategy* from August 2026 onwards.

Announced on November 1, 2026