Information For Authors

  1. Article consideration

A well-rounded and interdisciplinary political science journal. There is a policy to accept articles or writings in the field of political science. Public Administration, Social Sciences, Business Administration, Educational Administration Buddhism Philosophy and jurisprudence or in related fields of study from academics and the general public regardless of workplace educational institution or religion of the author. In addition, such work must meet the standards set by the journal's editorial team, having been considered by experts in the relevant field and the editorial team. The journal will not consider articles or writings that have been Published elsewhere

 For the convenience of reading and giving opinions to the editorial team and experts, authors are requested to save the manuscript as a Microsoft Word file (version 97 or later) and use the article writing format as specified by the journal.

The editors reserve the right to edit the manuscript in terms of language and orthography. To be correct according to Thai language principles and edit the grammar to be correct according to the English language For articles or messages sent for consideration The editor will not return original files to the author. Therefore, I request the owner of the article or writing to please keep another copy of the original as well.

  1. Article writing format

The editorial team may ask authors to modify their writing and referencing if they find that their manuscript does not conform to established criteria. and reserve the right to make corrections and/or not considered for publication If the author does not change as suggested To maintain the unity and quality of the journal.

Those who wish to submit articles for consideration for publication in Communication Arts journals Please use the following writing and citation format:

  1. Article writing format

 1.1 Printing format (Format)

For convenience in page layout and to maintain the integrity of the original content. Ask the writer to use the following typing format.

- The original is a Microsoft Word file (version 97 and above), length 20 - 25 pages, A4 size.

- Use the font Th SarabunPSK, size 16 points, space between lines 1 time (single paragraph spacing), and align the text so that the front and back are equal in Thai Distributed style for convenience in page layout.

- There is a page number to mark the article. By positioning the page number at the bottom center. or top right corner For convenience in referencing suggestions from experts and the editorial team.

- For punctuation Use small spacing, that is, the space is the size of 1 character, or

 Knock and for Thai language articles Do not use commas (,) between words. But use small punctuation instead.

* For Thai language articles It is necessary to have the following information in both Thai and English.

  1. Title of the article
  2. Name and affiliation of the article author (According to the form in section 1.4)
  3. Abstract
  4. Key words, no more than 5 words.

 1.2 Title of the article in English

- The author must name the article in English for ease of searching and reference.

- Use Title Case according to the APA (American Psychological Association) writing style, that is, only the first consonant of the word is capitalized (uppercase). The other consonants Words are in lowercase. Prepositions such as of, in, on, at, to, about, toward, prepositions such as a, an, the, and conjunctions such as and, or, between must be used in lowercase. all Unless these words are the beginning of the title.

 1.3 Abstract and keywords

- Thai and English abstracts Each length must not exceed 250 words. Please check your English grammar for accuracy. and consistency between Thai and English abstracts as well.

- Thai and English keywords

- Should be words that indicate the topic or issue being studied. Group of theoretical concepts that serve as a framework for education or research methods (If it is an important component of the research) clearly so that readers can search easily.

- Authors can specify no more than 5 keywords and use commas (,) to separate each keyword. Both Thai and English

1.4 Format of writing information about the author

- in the original article submitted to the editorial team The author's name should be listed below the article title. and include information about the author in the footnotes at the end of the page.

- Please arrange information about the author of the article in one of the following formats. Providing complete information about the author will be helpful for reference and if the reader wishes to contact the author for additional information. In cases where there is more than one author, only the main author's email address can be specified. or only one person the reader can contact.

- In the case of an article in Thai Enter author information according to the chosen format, in two languages, both Thai and English.

For general articles and writings

Author's name-surname (Highest level of education, institution, year of graduation; Email:xxxx) Currently holding the position [academic/professional, such as teacher, assistant professor, academic, researcher, etc.] assigned to [affiliated agency]

For articles and writings from research projects

Author's name-surname (Highest level of education, institution, year of graduation; Email:xxxx) Currently holding the position [academic/professional, such as teacher, assistant professor, academic, researcher, etc.] assigned to [affiliated agency]

This article is part of/updated from a research project on [Name of research project] which received a budget/support from [Name of organization receiving funding]

For articles from the thesis

First name-surname of main author (Highest level of education, institution, year of graduation; Email:xxxx) and co-author's name and surname. (Highest level of education, institution, year of graduation) Currently holding the position [Academic/professional, such as teacher, assistant professor, academic, researcher, etc.] assigned to [affiliated agency]

This article is part of/improved from the thesis on [Thesis name] of [Primary author's name] for which [Secondary author's name] is the advisor. [You may include other details such as the results of the thesis examination evaluation. Receiving support funds or other awards as appropriate]

 1.5 Writing Headings

- Main topic (Heading) please type in bold letters and center it.

- Sub-heading: The writer can choose to use one of the following formats, such as indenting, underlining sub-headings. May be marked with either numbers or letters or alternating between letters and numbers. However, the same format must be used throughout the article.

1.6 Writing a table description

- Tables, charts, maps, graphs must have annotations. By specifying the table order in numbers. followed by an explanation By placing the description (caption) above the image, close to the left print line. and specify the source of the information below the table by using the word source: (refer to the source according to the citation principle)

1.7 Writing picture descriptions (Captions)

- Use of illustrations Annotation is required. By specifying the order of the images as numbers. Followed by a description under the picture, centered, and specifying the source of the information below the picture by using the word source: (Cite the source according to the citation principle)

- The writer should ensure that tables, charts, and graphs have complete and correct content. If it is a chart that the author created himself Shapes or objects should be grouped or converted to image files (.jpeg or .tif) to ensure rich content. No part was missing or changed when the manuscript was edited or published.

- Images must be high resolution (300 dpi or higher) and should be .jpeg or .tif files so they can be clearly seen when published.

  1. Reference format

 Communication Arts journals use APA format for both in-text citations and endnotes. Authors can study APA citation format in detail at the website. www.apastyle.org

2.1 In-text citations

- Use noun-year references. (author-date) according to APA format, such as (Somsri Jaidee, 2011)

- Mentioning or referencing the name of the author in the article. Put the year of the source behind the name in parentheses, for example, “This is consistent with research by Somsri Jaidee (2011) that states….”

- If the author's name is in a foreign language, choose one of the following. and use the same format throughout the article.

  1. Specify the name of the foreign language in the article. Both first and last name will be used. or just the last name. followed by year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Stuart Hall (1997)
  2. Specify your name in Thai in the body of the message. Followed by the foreign language name and year printed in parentheses. But the writer must check that It is an accurate and widely used translation of Thai names, such as Stuart Hall (Stuart Hall, 1997).

2.2 Reference list at the end of the article (Reference list)

- Use APA format

- For English articles All reference lists must be translated into English.

- For Thai language articles Arrange references in the two languages ​​in alphabetical order, starting with the first section, a list of references from sources in the original language, Thai, followed by the second section. Reference list from English sources and/or other foreign languages

  1. Checking, editing, and commenting on the original article files.

 In addition to the results of the peer review of the article, in some cases the author may also receive an edited version of the original file attached. The editorial team will compose new text, proofread, and include the opinions of experts in the original article file. By using the function “Track Changes,” which is a basic function in Microsoft Word, then send the manuscript back to the author for consideration. and request that corrections be made to the edited file.

 Therefore, when the original file is received from the editorial team back with the evaluation results. Authors should use the Track Changes function to check where their manuscript has been edited and provide additional comments. To make improving articles more efficient, complete, and faster.