• DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Assigns a persistent link to each article, ensuring that citations remain stable and active even if the journal's URL changes, facilitating global citation tracking.
• ISSN / e-ISSN: An international standard serial number that uniquely identifies the journal in global databases, confirming its status as a recognized scholarly publication.
• ORCID iD Integration: Connects authors to their unique professional identifiers to prevent name ambiguity, ensure correct attribution, and automatically link publications to the author's professional record.
• OpenID Connect: Supports OpenID as a secure Single Sign-On (SSO) protocol, allowing authors and reviewers to access the submission system using trusted global identities (e.g., Google or ORCID) without managing multiple passwords.
• Double-Blind Peer Review: Employs a rigorous review process where at least three independent experts evaluate each manuscript. Both reviewers and authors remain anonymous to ensure objective, merit-based assessment.
• Publication Ethics (COPE): Adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) standards to maintain transparency, manage conflicts of interest, and handle allegations of misconduct effectively.
• Plagiarism Policy (iThenticate): Utilizes iThenticate to screen all submissions against a global database. Manuscripts exceeding the originality threshold are subject to immediate rejection to uphold intellectual property rights.
• Retraction Policy: Maintains a formal procedure for retracting articles that contain fundamental errors or ethical violations post-publication, preserving the integrity of the scholarly record.
• Open Access (CC BY 4.0): Operates as a fully Open Access journal under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, allowing immediate free access and reuse of content provided the original authors are credited.
• References (APA 7th & English Only): Mandates English-only references formatted in APA 7th Edition. This ensures compatibility with global citation indices and enhances the discoverability of cited works.
• OAI-PMH & XML Export: Supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting and XML data structures, enabling global search engines and repositories to harvest and index our metadata automatically.
• Google Scholar Inclusion: Technical optimization for Google Scholar crawlers ensures that articles are accurately indexed, easily searchable, and rank higher in academic search results.
• TCI-Thailand & Scopus: Indexed in major national and international databases, confirming that the journal meets stringent quality and impact criteria for scholarly publishing.
• PKP PN, LOCKSS, & CLOCKSS: Ensures long-term digital preservation through decentralized networks. These systems guarantee that research remains permanently accessible and immutable, even in the event of technical disruption.
Compliance References:
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Committee on Publication Ethics. (n.d.). Core practices. https://publicationethics.org/core-practices
OpenID Foundation. (n.d.). OpenID Connect. https://openid.net/connect/
Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre. (2024). Kenkanpramoen khunnaphap warasan wichakan nai than khonmūn TCI [Criteria for quality assessment of academic journals in the TCI database]. https://tci-thailand.org/
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