Types of Articles to be Published
1. Research Reports in Fine Arts
Articles on research or creative work in the fields of fine arts and culture (including art research, design, applied arts, music, performance, media arts, art philosophy, aesthetics, art history, archaeology) and cultural management, wisdom, museums.
2. Academic or Creative Articles in Fine Arts
Articles presenting knowledge, concepts, methods, and processes related to various disciplines in fine arts (including art research, design, applied arts, music, performance, media arts, art philosophy, aesthetics, art history, archaeology) and cultural management, wisdom, museums.
3. Book Reviews or Review Articles
Articles reviewing or critiquing books related to visual arts, design, and cultural management.
Criteria for Articles to be Considered for Publication
1. Articles must not have been previously published in any journal or be under consideration for publication elsewhere at the same time.
2. Articles must have been evaluated and approved for publication by at least two independent peer reviewers from outside the university in the relevant field.
3. Articles must receive approval from the editorial board and may be edited or revised as deemed necessary by the board.
4. Peer reviewers will provide comments and recommendations on whether the article is accepted without conditions, or requires revisions. If revisions are needed, authors must resubmit the revised article within 10-15 days after receiving the evaluation results.
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
1. Submit the academic/research article along with a cover letter (the cover should include important information such as email address, mobile phone number, full name, and affiliated institution (both in Thai and English), and clearly state whether it is a research article, academic article, or review article). Download templates here
2. Submit files in .doc or .docx and .pdf formats. The manuscript should be between 5,000 to 15,000 words (based on the word count in Microsoft Word) or between 15 to 25 pages (excluding references, illustrations, and captions). Use A4 paper size with margins of 1.5 inches on top and bottom, and 1 inch on the left and right. Use TH Sarabun font, size 16 point, and Arabic numerals.
3. To ensure high-quality illustrations in the print version, attach image files in .jpg, .jpeg, RAW, or TIFF format with a resolution of 300 pixels/high resolution and a file size of at least 500KB. Images can be in color or black and white, but only black and white images will be printed in the journal.
4. Articles can be written in Thai or English. If written in English, the article must be proofread by an expert for correct grammar usage.
5. For Thai writing, adhere to the terminology and naming conventions set by the Royal Institute of Thailand. Avoid using English in Thai text unless necessary and avoid abbreviations except for commonly accepted terms. Write the Thai term followed by the English term in parentheses, with the first letter capitalized.
6. If the same term appears multiple times in the article, use the Thai term followed by the English term the first time, and only the Thai term thereafter.
7. Page Layout Details:
- Cover Page: The title in both Thai and English should be centered on the first page using 16-point font. Below the title, aligned to the right, include the author's name, qualifications, position, and institutional affiliation in both Thai and English, including contact details.
- Include page numbers in 16-point font at the top right corner of each page, except the cover page.
- The author's original title in Thai (16-point bold font) aligned to the left, and in English (16-point bold font) aligned to the left.
- Author’s name (16-point bold font) aligned to the right below the title. For foreign authors, list the surname first.
- Abstract: Provide both Thai and English abstracts before the main content, including up to 5 keywords in both languages. Arrange the content sections as appropriate.
- English Abstract: Use italic font, no more than 250 words or 15 lines.
- Headings: 16-point bold font, aligned to the left.
- Subheadings: 16-point regular font, numbered sequentially, indented 0.5 inches from the left.
- Content: 16-point regular font, single column, justified alignment.
8. Research Report Structure:
- Thai/English Abstract
- Thai/English Keywords (2-5 words)
- Introduction and Problem Statement
- Research Objectives
- Conceptual Framework and Hypotheses (if any)
- Literature Review
- Research Methodology
- Research Results (covering research objectives but not summarizing in points)
- Use tables when necessary, with explanations highlighting key points
- Conclusion and Discussion (connect findings with the conceptual framework and previous research, avoid discussing hypotheses point by point)
- Recommendations and Practical Implications
- Footnotes/References/Bibliography
9. Illustrations: Authors may embed illustrations within the content, starting a new line and placing the image below the related text with captions. Captions should be below the image, and if the image is copyrighted (e.g., from books or journals), permission must be obtained and referenced (e.g., "Figure 1: (Source: Name and Year)").
10. Citations: Use the author-year system, integrating citations within the text.
- For Thai authors, include the name and use Buddhist years and Arabic page numbers.
- For foreign authors, use the last name and Gregorian years with Arabic page numbers.
- For works with more than three authors, in Thai, use the first author's name followed by "and colleagues" and the Buddhist year and page number; in English, use the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the year (e.g., (Brown et al. 1978, 58)).
- For the same author with multiple works in the same year, add letters in sequence (e.g., 1991a, 1991b).
11. References: All cited documents must be listed in the bibliography following APA7 formatting.
Copyright and Article Review Process for the Burapha Arts Journal
The copyrights of manuscripts published in the Burapha Arts Journal, Faculty of Fine Arts, Burapha University, are the property of Burapha University. Reproduction of any part of the content without written permission from the university is prohibited. The authors are responsible for the content of their manuscripts, excluding errors due to printing techniques.
Article Review Process:
1. The editorial board will review and filter the submitted articles and inform the authors of the review results within 15 days from the submission date. The coordination team will manage the communication with the authors throughout the process.
2. The coordination team will standardize the format of all articles before presenting them to peer reviewers. Each article will then be sent to two peer reviewers for evaluation, with the review process taking no more than one month per article. The reviewers' decisions are final. The review results will be sent to the authors. If revisions are required, the authors must revise and resubmit their articles to the editorial board within one month from the date of receiving the review results.
3. The coordination team will process the revised articles for layout and printing, which takes approximately 2-3 months.
4. Authors will receive two copies of the Burapha Arts Journal as compensation within one month from the journal's publication date.
