Submission Guidelines

Online Submission

Manuscripts must be submitted through the journal's online system on ThaiJO. Register or log in and select Make a Submission. Submissions by e-mail are not accepted.

Language

Manuscripts must be written in clear academic English (American or British spelling, used consistently). Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to have their manuscript edited before submission (see Language Editing).

Manuscript Preparation

  • File format: Microsoft Word (.docx).
  • Layout: A4 page, single column, 1.5 line spacing, 12-point font, numbered pages.
  • Style: APA 7th edition for in-text citations, reference list, tables, and figures.

Anonymised Manuscript (Double-Blind Review)

Upload two files: (1) a title page with the article title, all author names, affiliations, e-mail addresses, ORCID iDs, the corresponding author, and declarations; and (2) an anonymised manuscript with all identifying information removed from the text, self-citations, acknowledgements, and file properties.

Manuscript Structure

Title – concise and informative.
Abstract – 150–250 words, unstructured, stating purpose, method, main findings, and conclusions; no citations.
Keywords – 4–6 keywords.

Research Article: Introduction (background, rationale, and literature review); Research Objectives; Methods (design, participants, instruments, data collection, and analysis); Results; Discussion; Conclusion and Recommendations; Declarations; References.

Academic Article: Introduction; Main Content (critical analysis and theoretical discussion with appropriate headings); Conclusion; Declarations; References.

Review Article: Introduction; Review Method (search strategy and selection criteria); Synthesis of the Literature; Conclusion; Declarations; References.

Book Review: Full bibliographic details of the book; Summary; Critical Evaluation (strengths and weaknesses); Conclusion; References.

Declarations

Before the References, include: Funding; Competing Interests; Ethics Approval; Consent to Participate; Data Availability; Use of AI Tools; and Author Contributions (for multi-authored papers). See Ethics and Disclosures.

Citations and References (APA 7th Edition)

In-text citations: one author (Author, 2020); two authors (Author & Author, 2020); three or more authors (Author et al., 2020). Include page numbers for direct quotations, e.g. (Author, 2020, p. 15).

Reference list: alphabetical by first author's surname, with a hanging indent. Provide a DOI as a URL (https://doi.org/...) wherever one exists. Every in-text citation must appear in the reference list and vice versa.

  • Journal article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), page–page. https://doi.org/xxxx
  • Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (2nd ed.). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxx
  • Edited book chapter: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter. In E. E. Editor (Ed.), Title of book (pp. xx–xx). Publisher.
  • Thesis or dissertation: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of dissertation [Doctoral dissertation, Name of Institution]. Repository Name. URL
  • Webpage: Author or Organization. (Year, Month Day). Title of page. Site Name. URL
  • Pali canon and translations: cite the edition used, e.g. the Pali Text Society or Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Tipitaka, using standard abbreviations consistently.

Thai-language sources must be romanised and translated into English in the reference list, with "[in Thai]" added at the end.

Tables and Figures

Number tables and figures consecutively, give each a title in APA style, and refer to each in the text. Figures must be at least 300 dpi.

After Acceptance

Accepted manuscripts are copyedited and typeset. Corresponding authors receive page proofs, which must be returned within 7 days. Only minor corrections are permitted at the proof stage.