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, RTF, or WordPerfect 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, which is found in About the Journal.
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Author Guidelines
Preparation of Manuscripts
Research paper
The manuscript must be an original one, with no prior acceptance for publication in other journals. In case its contents implicating to any organization, a written approval must be secured from the said organization.
The manuscript may be written in Thai or English, with 10-15 pages long (references included)
The title must be concise and cover the overall theme, and prepared in both Thai and English.
Every author’s information in both Thai and English is needed:
name and family name put in the center directly under the title, and
E-mail and office name put in the footnote of the first page.
The abstract must contain the main elements of the article, and be prepared in both Thai and English with no longer than 10 lines. The Thai article must present the Thai abstract first and followed by the English one, and vice versa for the English article.
Keywords must be provided below the abstract, and not be more than 5 words.
The content must be prepared in the one-column format with the following elements:
7.1 A research paper should include
Introduction: stating the rationale & problem statements, together with related references
Objectives of study
Review of related literature
Methodology
Instruments: components and test of validity and/or reliability
Data collection: when, where, and how data were collected
Data analysis
Research findings: may be presented together with, or separate from, the discussion. The findings should be written in a clear and concise format, with necessary tables, graphs, and/or figures included, as well as relevant descriptions provided in Thai or English depending on the manuscript content. The discussion may present an implication of study in relating to the reviewed theories and previous research. Recommendation for future research must also be provided.
Suggestion
References ***see the link below***
Conceptual Paper
The manuscript must be an original one, with no prior acceptance for publication in other journals. In case its contents implicating to any organization, a written approval must be secured from the said organization.
The manuscript may be written in Thai or English, with 10-15 pages long (references included)
The title must be concise and cover the overall theme, and prepared in both Thai and English.
Every author’s information in both Thai and English is needed: (1) name and family name put in the center directly under the title, and (2) E-mail and office name put in the footnote of the first page.
The abstract must contain the main elements of the article, and be prepared in both Thai and English with no longer than 10 lines. The Thai article must present the Thai abstract first and followed by the English one, and vice versa for the English article.
Keywords must be provided below the abstract, and not be more than 5 words.
The content must be prepared in the one-column format with the following elements:
7.1 A conceptual paper should include
Introduction: stating the rationale, objectives, and scope.
Main contents
Presentation of author’s opinion in the form of analysis, criticism, and review of the main contents. The author’s creativity must also be included in congruence with the theme and content of the paper.
Conclusion of the main contents, including remarks or suggestions, if any.
References ***see the link below***
Article Format
Research Paper
Conceptual Paper
Title in Thai and English
Title in Thai and English
Author’s Name and Family name in Thai and English
Author’s email and office name, in Thai and English, presented as a footnote in the front page.
Author’s Name and Family name in Thai and English
Author’s email and office name, in Thai and English, presented as a footnote in the front page.
Abstract (Thai & English)
Abstract (Thai & English)
Keywords(Thai & English)
Keywords(Thai & English)
Content
- Introduction : Rationale and Significance of study
- Literature Review
- Research Objective
- Research Methods
- Tools and tests of tool
- Data analysis
Results and Discussion: may be presented
together or separate from one another. The
findings should be written in a clear and
concise format, with necessary tables,
graphs, and/or figures included, as well as
relevant descriptions provided in Thai or
English depending on the manuscript
content. The discussion may present
implication of study in relating to the
reviewed theories and previous
research. Recommendation for future
research must also be provided.
- Conclusion
- Suggestion
Content
- Introduction: stating the rationale,
objectives, and scope
- Main contents
- Presentation of author’s opinion in the
form of analysis, criticism, and review of
the main contents. The author’s
creativity must also be included in
congruence with the theme and content
of the paper.
- Conclusion of the main contents,
including remarks or suggestions, if any.
Reference***
Reference***
Note*** (see details and example in “Reference writing”)
Credits of figures and tables must be properly provided to prevent from patent
violation, in which the journal will bear no responsibility. The in-text citations and references must be provided in accordance with the APA style (http://buacademicreview.bu.ac.th/reference.html.) All citations in the references must be prepared in English, with the Romanic transformation of Thai citations plus translation in English.
The academic terminology must be presented as following:
An English term used commonly in Thai has to be written in accordance with what stated in the latest version of Royal Institute Dictionary with no English word provided in a parenthesis, e.g. อินเทอร์เน็ต, ออนไลน์
An English term not commonly used in Thai must be presented in Thai word followed by the parenthesized English word and/or an abbreviation (if any). Examples include เครื่องรับรู้ชีวภาพ (biosensor) ทฤษฎีพฤติกรรมตามแผน (Theory of Planned Behavior: TPB) การเรียนรู้โดยใช้สมองเป็นฐาน (Brain Based Learning: BBL)
The parenthesized English word should be provided only one time, written in small letter cases except for the abbreviation or technical terms.
An abbreviation must come with its full terminology first. For example, the term “The Theory of Planned Behavior or TPB” must come first so that only “TPB” would be used instead throughout the manuscript.
The manuscript must be prepared in the letter fonts and sizes as specified below.
The manuscript can be submitted online at http://buacademicreview.bu.ac.th. The editorial board will conduct a preliminary evaluation of the manuscript before forwarding it to a minimum of 2 readers for further evaluation of its quality and appropriateness. The author has to improve or correct his/her manuscript as per the readers’ comments. The submitted paper must secure the approvals from both the readers and the editorial board before being accepted for publication.
Effective onwards starting from the January-June (2013) edition of BU Academic Review (Volume 14, Issue 1)
Copyright Notice
The manuscript submitted for publication must be the original version, submitted only to this particular journal with no prior acceptance for publication elsewhere in other academic journals. The manuscript must also not violate the copyright issue by means of plagiarism.