Author Guidelines

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Submission

Guidelines for manuscripts written in English

The manuscript should be prepared in Microsoft (MS) Word 97 or later versions. Texts are typed in size 12 Times New Roman font, single-spaced, left and right aligned, on one-sided pages and A4 paper (210 mm x 297 mm) with the upper margin of 2.5 cm, the lower 2.5 cm, and the left and right each 2 cm.

Articles should be structured under the section headings Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgment, and References conformed to APA (6th Edition).

   1. The manuscript must adhere to the journal's template       

           1.1 Research Article: Manuscript and references should be approximately 3,000 – 10,000 words, including an abstract of 300-350 words.
          
   2. The structure of the manuscript is as follows:
           2.1. Title: The title should be precise, concise, and accurately reflect the article's content and focus. Article titles should be specified with initial capital letters.
           2.2. Author(s): Full names of all authors, without including any titles, ranks, or honorifics. For multiple authors, separate the names with commas, and for the last author, use "and."
           2.3. Full Address: Provide the full address, including the name of the department, faculty, or school; the name of the institution or organization; province; postal code; and country.
           2.4. Abstract: The abstract should succinctly summarize the article, including its objectives, methodology, key findings, and discussion, all within 300-350 words. The abstract must be written as a single, coherent paragraph.
            2.5. Keywords: Authors should provide a minimum of five keywords and a maximum of seven, reflecting the core themes of the study.
           2.6. Main Text: The manuscript should be structured into an introduction, followed by the main body, with clear subheadings or sections to enhance readability. Authors' identities must not be discernible from the text; any self-references should use the term "author(s)" instead of personal names.
           2.7. Acknowledgments: This section should acknowledge sources of research funding, institutional or personal support, and any contributions from generative AI tools, if applicable.
           2.8. References: References must adhere to the APA 6th Edition guidelines. All cited works should follow the American Psychological Association referencing style, particularly for articles in foreign languages.
           2.9. Appendix: If applicable, supplementary materials or data may be included as appendices.

Reference format 

Include the complete citation at the end of your paper in a references section. References are organized by the author's last name in alphabetic (A-Z) order. Use a hanging indent to separate each list item.

Basic Format:
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date). Title of the work. Source where you can retrieve the work. URL or DOI if available

Reference format for Journal Articles

  1. Author(s). Note: List each author's last name and initial as Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. Use an ampersand (&) before the final author's name. Read more from the APA Style website if there are 21 or more authors.
  2. (Year).
  3. Title of the article. Note: For works that are part of a greater whole (e.g. articles, chapter), use sentence case. Only the first word of the title and subtitle and proper nouns are capitalized.
  4. Title of the Journal, Note: Italicize and capitalize each word in the journal.
  5. Volume Note: Italicize the journal volume. If there is no issue, include a comma before the page range.
  6. (Issue), Note: If there is an issue number in addition to a volume number, include it in parentheses.
  7. Page range. Note: If there is no page range within the journal volume/issue, this can be excluded.
  8. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Read more about DOIs from the APA Style website.

- MacDonald, C. (2012). Understanding participatory action research: A qualitative research methodology option. Canadian Journal of Action Research, 13(2), 34-50. 
 - Sirisathitkul, C. (2014). Abolishment of mythology for publishing in the international journal. Area Based Development Research Journal, 6(5), 121-125. (in Thai).

Reference format for Books

  1. Author(s). Note: List each author's last name and initials as Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. Use an ampersand (&) before the final author's name.
  2. (Year).
  3. Title of the book. Note: For works that stand alone (e.g. books, reports), italicize the title. Only capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper nouns.
  4. (Edition). Note: If there is an edition or volume, include it in parentheses and use abbreviations of ed. or vol.
  5. Publisher. Note: You do not need to include the publisher location or databases where you retrieved it.

- Bhatta, B. (2010). Analysis of urban growth and sprawl from remote sensing data. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. 

Reference format for Dissertation or Thesis 

  1. Author. Note: List the author's last name and initials as Author, A. A. There is usually only one author for a thesis or dissertation, you don't need to include any faculty advisers.
  2. (Year). 
  3. Title of the dissertation or thesis [Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis, Name of University]. Note: For works that stand alone (e.g. books, dissertations, theses), italicize the title. Only capitalize the first word of the title and subtitle and any proper nouns. The title page will indicate whether it's a Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis and list the name of the university granting the degree.
  4. Source. Note: Include the name of the database or institutional repository where you can access the work (e.g. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, PQDT Open, CSU ScholarWorks, TCD. ThaiLIS) here.
  5. URL Note: If available it's available.

- Athikom, S. (2007). Effect of accuracy training in two - goal shooting models. (Master' s thesis) Faculty of Physical Education, Srinakharinwirot University. (in Thai).

Reference format for Webpages

  1. Author(s). Note: List each author's last name and initials as Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. If there is no author, spell out the name of the organization or site.
  2. (Year). Note: Read more about date formats from the APA Style website. Provide as specific a date as is available, if there is no date, use (n.d.).
  3. Title of page or section. 
  4. (Month Date, Year). Note: the date last reviewed or copyright date. 
  5. URL

- Ministry of Tourism and Sports. (2016). Domestic tourism statistics (classify by region and province). Retrieved October 10, 2017, from: https://www.mots.go.th. (in Thai).