Area Based Development Research Journal

ISSN 2985-1807 (Online)

Area Based Development Research Journal is a peer-review journal, dedicated to facilitating the dissemination of scholarly studies related to area-based collaborative research and community development. The editorial board ensures a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process by assigning three reviewers to each manuscript.

Area Based Development Research Journal provides researchers with a distinctive opportunity to disseminate their work without the financial burden of submission fees or Article Processing Charges (APC). Area Based Development Research Journal is commissioned by Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) and Program Management Unit Area (PMUA). Area Based Development Research Journal has published 4 issues annually consistently via https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/abcjournal

Aims and Scope: 

Area Based Development Research Journal is dedicated to disseminating scholarly studies related to area-based collaborative research, sustainable development, and social engagement. The journal aims to establish a platform for international researchers from diverse fields to communicate and exchange knowledge pertaining to area-based development research. Implementing knowledge in local communities focuses on:

• Engineering and Agricultural Sciences for Area Based Development
• Management Sciences for Area Based Development
• Public Health and Policy for Area Based Development
• Other Research Implementations for Area Based Development

Start Year:

Area Based Development Research Journal was founded in 2008 by The Thailand Research Fund, as a platform to showcase the outcomes of Area-based Collaborative (ABC) Research, which aimed to benefit local communities (ISSN (Print) 1906-3628 during 2008 - 2014 and ISSN (Online) 2408-1752 during 2015 - 2023). To accommodate the online only publication and the use of English as the main journal title, the ISSN has been changed to 2985-1807 (Online ISSN) since Vol. 15, No. 3 (2023).

Language:

The article can be in either English or Thai. Figures and tables are in English. All Thai articles also have extended English abstracts. Authors must adhere to academic writing standards and ensure their manuscripts are reviewed by a language expert before submission. 

Publication Fee:

Area Based Development Research Journal is a diamond open access journal funded by the Program Management Unit Area (PMUA), which means there are no article processing charges (APC) for authors.

Issues Per Year:

The journal releases four issues per year, following the schedule below:

• Issue No. 1: January-March 
• Issue No. 2: April-June 
• Issue No. 3: July-September 
• Issue No. 4: October-December 

Open Access:

Area Based Development Research Journal operates on the ThaiJO online platform and the Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-access journal service platform managed by the Thai-Journal Citation Index (TCI) Centre. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

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