Journal of Local Governance and Innovation
ISSN 3027-8120 (Print)
ISSN 2673-0405 (Online)

Scope and Publication Policies
The journal has a policy to encourage and support faculty members, scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, as well as the general public to publish high-quality articles, limited to research articles and academic articles only. Submissions may be in either Thai or English and must fall within the fields of Political Science, Public Administration, Law (with an emphasis on governance and local administration), Management, Administrative Innovation, and Technology for Local Development.

All articles must be related to politics, governance, public administration, public policy, public sector management, local administration or local development, including contemporary issues such as local governance, digital governance, public policy, community development, administrative innovation, and GovTech.

Publication Formats and ISSNs:
Printed Edition:
      ISSN 2673-0839 (Print) will be used from Year 3, Issue 1 (2019) to Year 7, Issue 3 (2023).
      ISSN 3027-8120 (Print) will be used from Year 8, Issue 1 (2024) onwards.
Electronic Edition:
      ISSN 2673-0405 (Online) has been used since Year 3, Issue 1 (2019).

Publication Schedule:
Regular Issues:
      Published three times a year:
            Issue 1: January - April
            Issue 2: May - August
            Issue 3: September - December

Special Issues:
      These issues focus on specific themes or topics, as determined by the university or faculty. They are published on important occasions and may coincide with the regular issues or be scheduled separately.

Supplemental Issues:
      Published once per year to address additional academic topics or special university or faculty policies. These issues follow the same rigorous quality assessment process as regular issues and are subject to peer review.

Consideration and Selection of Articles

Each article is reviewed by at least two qualified peer reviewers. Articles submitted by external authors are evaluated by one internal reviewer and one external reviewer, or by at least two external reviewers. Articles submitted by internal authors are reviewed by external experts from institutions other than the one publishing the journal. All reviewers must possess expertise relevant to the subject area, and their selection must be approved by the editorial board prior to publication. The journal employs a double-blind peer review process, in which the reviewers do not know the identities of the authors, and the authors do not know the identities of the reviewers.

The editorial board reserves the right to withhold review of an article until it has been revised to meet the journal's requirements. The original article submitted for publication must not have been previously published in any journal or publication and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. If the article includes images or tables from other sources, the author must obtain permission from the copyright owner and provide the letter of approval to the editorial board before publication.The views and opinions expressed in the articles are those of the respective authors and do not reflect the views or responsibility of the editorial board. The Journal of Local Administration and Innovation charges a regular publication fee but does not have any additional charges.