Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines for the Submission of Academic and Research Articles in Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (JHUSOC)

     1. The full article should be submitted in the Word File as an electronic file using Microsoft Office Word 2010 onwards via the website: https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhusoc/index.

     2. The article must be relevant to the main subject category i.e. Social Sciences. This category includes the following three subject areas: 1) Arts and Humanities, 2) Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and 3) Social Sciences. Moreover, the manuscript must be under the following five sub-subject areas:1) General Arts and Humanities, 2) Language and Linguistics, 3) General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4) General Social Sciences, and 5) Sociology and Political Sciences.

     3. The article must be typed on A4 paper to include figures, tables, references, and author’s brief personal data. Moreover, it should be between 12-15 pages in length.

     4. Font
          4.1 TH SarabunPSK with font size 16 is required. The article must be typed in one column and single spacing. The top-bottom margins of 2.54 cm. and the left-right margins of 2.54 cm. are used.
          4.2 Both Thai and English article titles should be in bold face, font size 18 with initial caps of the content words, and be centered. Only English title is required for the article written in English or other languages.
          4.3 The author's name (and the advisor’s name) must be written in both Thai and English. It must also be typed in bold using font size 16 and centered on the page. For the Thai article, the author’s or advisor’s name is numbered in order.
          4.4 Department(s)/program(s), faculty(s) and affiliation(s) must be written in both Thai and English, and set flush on the left using font size 14 below the author’s name. For the Thai article, their Thai information is numbered in order.

     5. Either Thai or English article can be submitted. In the case of an English article, it must be verified and signed by an English language expert before being sent to the editor.

     6. The article submitted for publication in JHUSOC has not already been published elsewhere or is not under consideration by peer reviewers for publication in other journals.

     7. The article must contain both Thai and English abstracts with no more than 1 page of A4, or between 200-250 words. Only English abstract is required for the article written in English or other languages.

     8. The author must strictly comply with the reference system and the criteria for the publication of academic or research articles set by the journal.

     9. The article will be reviewed by three peer reviews. This goes in line with the Office of Civil Service Commission's announcement relevant to the criteria and procedures for considering the academic appointment of university lecturers (Issue no. 4) B.E. 2564.

     10. The Editorial board is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of the article published in the journal.

     11. The author will be officially informed if his/her article is not accepted. However, the manuscript will not be sent back to him/her.

 

Components of Academic Articles

     To write an academic article, clear points should be identified and appropriate sequences of the content should be considered. The article should consist of the following parts:
     1. Title: The title should possess the short, concise and meaningful words. It should be written in a word level, not a sentence level. The title with 12-20 words must be written in both Thai and English. Moreover, the Thai title is typed first, followed by the English one on the next line. However, only English title is required for the article written in English or other foreign languages.
     2. Abstract: The article contents are clearly summarized. Both Thai and English abstracts are required. A one-page Thai abstract with 200-250 words is written first, followed by the English one with the same number of words.It is noted that only English abstract is required for the article written in English.
     3. Keyword: The keywords appropriate for retrieving information from the database are identified. Both Thai and English 3-5 keywords are required and must be placed below the abstract. It is noted that only English keywords are required for the article written in English.
     4. Introduction: The article background is presented. The article scope is also specified.
     5. Body of Text: The main contents and sub-topics of the article are identified. Moreover, the topics are sorted by the contents.
     6. References: In-text citation is based on the author-year system of the APA (American Psychological Association) style (7th edition). It is noted that all entries in the text should be listed in the references.

Components of Research Articles
     The research results should be presented systematically. The research article should be composed of the following parts:
     1. Title: The title should possess the short, concise and meaningful words. It should be written in a word level, not a sentence level. The title with 12-20 words must be written in both Thai and English. Moreover, the Thai title is typed first, followed by the English one on the next line. However, only English title is required for the article written in English or other foreign languages.
     2. Abstract: The important research components, including objectives, population, sample group, instruments, statistics for data analysis, and research results. Both Thai and English abstracts must be written. The length of each language is not more than 1 page or between 200-250 words. It is noted that only English abstract is required for the article written in English.
     3. Keyword: The keywords appropriate for retrieving information from the database are identified. Both Thai and English 3-5 keywords are required and must be placed below the abstract. It is noted that only English keywords are required for the article written in English.
     4. Introduction: The significance of research problems is identified. The relevant literature is reviewed. In addition, the overall benefits obtained from the research results are also presented.
     5. Objective: The research objectives are clearly identified to reflect the overall picture of the research.
     6. Methodology: The research methods, including population, samples, instruments, steps of data collection, and statistics for data analysis, are clearly indicated.
     7. Results: The research results obtained from analyzing the data are clearly interpreted according to the research objectives.
     8. Discussion: The research results are discussed with theoretical support so as to check whether the current research results are in line with or against the previous studies.
     9. Recommendations: Utilization of the research results, and guidelines for the next research should be recommended.
     10. References: The references must be based on APA (American Psychological Association) style (7th edition).