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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, 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

Author(s) must register JLAP ThaiJO website https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/LAJ.  All manuscripts and all materials must be submitted online ONLY via the JLAP ThaiJO website. Please be noted that in order to publish manuscripts in JLAP, there is NO FEE OR CHARGE in any stage of publication process.

Submissions

Journal of Landscape Architecture and planning (JLAP) accepts research articles, article reviews, and book reviews. The manuscript must be original and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. All the manuscript materials include written articles and figuresmust be submitted through the JLAP ThaiJO website. Authors can check the sign-in method, Registration form, and Manuscript template via JLAPThaiJO link.

Review Process:

  • Peer reviews: All manuscripts will be evaluated with double-blind review by 3 peer reviewers from two different institutions and also the editorial board. The accepted manuscripts must pass evaluations from all parties.
  • Notification: The editorial board will notify the authors with the notification results through the JLAP ThaiJO website within 14 working days or after we receive all of the evaluation from the peers.
  • Final touch: The authors must edit their manuscript according to the comments from the evaluation and submit to the editorial board within 5 working days.

Contents of Articles 

  • Title of the article (Thai and English).
  • The first name and surname of the author. Specify titles including academic position, and academic rank should not be included. 
  • Use superscript Arabic numerals at the end of the last name to specify the academic position, faculty, and agency in the next line below the author’s name. 
  • Abstract (Thai and English). Should be concisely straight to the point. 
  • Introduction (Background and Significance of the Research). 
  • Research Objective. 
  • Research Methodology should be described along with research tools, sample selection, data collection, and data analysis. The process should be concise and clearly presented.
  • Research result should be clear, interesting, and straight to the point.
  • Research Suggestion. Discuss recommendations and benefits.
  • References. Define significant reference sources at the limit of 50 sources maximum. Provide references within the content using Author-Date and APA style. 
  • In the case of non–research article, the author can modify as appropriate to perform the profoundness of writing.

Submission Guidelines

  • Template of the article in Thai version can be found in this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eMX-E1ln_BBYtpXfWU-y1HeYPofJ2z_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111290483739898208422&rtpof=true&sd=true
  • Title should be concise and informative. Abbreviations and formulae should be avoided where possible. The title should be in English only.
  • Please clearly indicate the given name(s), family name(s) of each author, authors' affiliation and email address. The corresponding author needs to be identified. 
  • Provide a one-paragraph abstract of 300 - 500 words. Authors should also include up to six keywords from the article. English version of abstract and keywords are required. 
  • Excluding the abstract, the manuscripts should be prepared by using MS-Word with the length of 12 to 25 page of A-4 size standard. The abstract in both Thai and English must be included with the length of 1 standard A-4 size. The TH Saraban New font type at the size of 14 pt. is to be used throughout the submission, except the title which must be 18 pt. Single line spacing is required as well as 3-5 keywords in both Thai and English.
  • Please leave 254-mm. space for top-bottom-left-right margins and use single column for the page layout.
  • Figures are to be inserted in the writing where they should describe or visualize the text with the caption including Figure (bold typeface), number of figures, description of the figure, and source of the figure in the Author-Date If the source is in Thai, please reference with the name-family name of the author of the source.

           Example     ภาพที่ 1 ผังบริเวณ (สมชาย นามดี, 2562)

                                Figure 1 Site Planning (Somchai, 2019)

  • The authors must combine all figures in a folder and name the figures with the same figure numberas present in the manuscripts. The figures minimum quality is 300 dpi and must be in the form of .JPG, .PSD, .PNG, .TIF, or .BMP. For example, Figure_1.jpg)
  • Figures such as charts, architectural drawings, maps, and diagrams must be submitted in the form of .JPG, .PSD, .PNG, .TIF, .BMP, and/or .AI formats. We do not accept figures or diagram created by using MS-word, including text box.
  • Photographs, charts, architectural drawings, maps, and diagrams included in the manuscript must not violate copyrights.
  • The manuscript that has been translated or edited from others must include accurate reference and must gain consent from the originals.
  • The editorial board reserves all rights to decline any submission that has been previously published or in the peer-review process of the other journals or platforms.

Reference

  • The journal requires all authors to use the American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition format for references. Please consult the citation guideline from the APA style website.
  • The citation must be in two corresponding places: the first must be in the body of the text. The second must appear in the references at the end of the article. In the body of the text, use the author’s last name and the year of publication in parentheses for the foreign language documents (Oka, 1982). For Thai documents, use the first name and last name of the author and the year of publication in parentheses (จิราภรณ์ คชเสน, 2555). The examples of references are in the following paragraph. 

Reference Examples

Thai document 

  • First name and Last name. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (Edition.). Publisher. DOI or URL
  • First name and Last name. (Year Published). Title of the article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. DOI
  • First name and Last name. (Year, Date of publication). Title. Site Name. URL.

Foreign language document

  • Last name, F. M. (Copyright Year). Title of the book (Edition.). Publisher. DOI or URL
  • Last name, F. M., & Last, F. M. (Year Published). Title of the article. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), Pages. DOI or URL
  • Last name, F. M. (Year, Date of publication). Title. Site Name. URL.