About the Journal
Old name: Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University
New name: Journal for Developing the Social and Community
Old Number ISSN 2697-469X (Online), ISSN 2697-4681 (Print)
New Number ISSN 3056-9672 (Online)
Focus and Scope
The journal has a policy to publish general social articles in the fields of social sciences, sociology, humanities, anthropology, political science, public administration, law, management science, business administration, economics, education, religion, philosophy, linguistics, applied studies, including other social sciences as well. The target groups are faculty members, students, and researchers both inside and outside the institution.
The journal employs a double-blind review process, in which authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other throughout the process.
Types of articles
Research article, Original article, Review article, and Book review.
Language
- Thai
- English
Publication Frequency
The journal is published 3 issues per year.
- Issue 1 January - April
- Issue 2 May-August
- Issue 3 September - December
Journal History
Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University (Old number ISSN 2697-4681 E-ISSN 2697-469X) was established in 2014 by Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, Thailand.
Formerly known as "Journal of Research for Social and Community Development, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University" Published 2 issues a year (6 months per issue).
- 2014 Established the name “Journal of Research for Social and Community Development, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University” with Associate Professor Dr. Prasopsuk Rittidej as the editor.
- In 2017, the name of the journal was changed to "Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University” with Associate Professor Dr. Sanya Kenaphoom as the editor.
- 2018 was certified in the TCI database (Thai-Journal Citation Index Center)
- 2018, Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University have used ThaiJo's website, which is https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rdirmu/index
- 2018 appeared in the google scholar database
- 2021, on August 19, 2021, notify about changing the list of references to Roman script and changing the schedule to 3 issues per year.
Plagiarism policy
The Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University is part of the Thai Journal Citation Index Center (TCI) database which has a CopyCatch system for plagiarism checking. All manuscripts submitted for publication will be reviewed for plagiarism within 24 hours, if plagiarism is identified by the editors. editors and article reviewers, etc., at any stage of the article before or after the review process by the article reviewer in that case. We will notify authors of requests for revisions of articles or citations that have been copied. If more than 10% of the content is copied, the article may be recommended for rewriting or rejected and notified to the author immediately.
Article Assessment Policy
Research articles and all types of articles published in the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University will be reviewed by experts with relevant expertise. The screening process uses a two-way blind method with experts evaluating at least two out of three articles. The selection of experts is important to the publication process, which considers a number of factors, including expertise, reputation, specific recommendations, conflicts of interest, and past performance, speed, thoroughness. , Reasonable discretion, and friendliness. The evaluation process should not involve direct contact between the author and the reviewer, with the editor as the medium of communication.
Peer Review Process
Every article must be reviewed by at least two expert peer reviewers in such a way that the peer and author do not know each other's names (double-blind review). The process of considering an article for publication in the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University consists of 5 steps as follows:
- A manuscript assessed by editors (1 week): The editors will check the submitted manuscripts as follow format, readability, language, plagiarism (no more than 10%), sufficiency and credibility of references, reference writing style, as well as the arrangement of the citation against the Author’s Guidelines. Any wrong arrangement of the citation, excessive redundancy, and repetition will result in the manuscripts being rejected. Then, will inform the author for further acknowledgment
- Peer reviewing (1-2 weeks): Throughout the review process, the journal uses a double-blind review. After the manuscripts pass the first step, will be assessed by at least three reviewers. The assessment results are divided into four categories: ‘accept’, ‘accept with minor revision’, ‘accept with major revision’ and ‘reject.’
- Notification of peer reviewing results (1 week): After accepting the manuscripts which have passed the screening stage from reviewers, the editors will reconsider and finalize the results. Only manuscripts passing with ‘accept’, or ‘accept with minor revision’ will be passed to the next step. Those with ‘accept with major revision’ will be carefully reconsidered by the editors. Those with ‘reject’ results will not be published in the journal.
- Revision (1-3 weeks): At this stage, when receiving the manuscripts back, the authors have to respond to reviewers’ suggestions and those of the editors (if applicable) and make necessary corrections. Also, they have to inform of revision. Then, the authors have to return both the revised manuscripts and the completed form to the editors within a specific deadline.
- Reviewing the revision (1 week): After receiving the submitted revised manuscripts, the editors will check whether the authors successfully address the reviewers’ and the editors’ comments or suggestions. If the revised manuscripts pass this stage, the editors will deem the manuscripts accepted for publication and send them to the publishing process.
Open Access Statement
Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University is loyal to open access for academic work, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and to use them for any other lawful purpose. All the articles published in this journal are free to access immediately from the date of publication. We do not charge any fees for any reader to download articles for their own scholarly use. The Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University operates under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This allows for the reproduction of articles, free of charge, for non-commercial use only and with the appropriate citation information. All authors publishing with the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University accept these as the terms of publication.
Copyright Notice
Article published in the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University retains the copyright of the author of the article. Anyone wishing to publish it must obtain permission from the author first. Articles that have already been accepted for publication in the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University, must not appear in any other publication prior to their appearance in the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University. The editors will send authors a link to the journal containing the author's article published, or if the author wishes the published article can be downloaded, or printed on the Journal of Research and Development Institute, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University website.
Licensing Notice
Permission to use text, content, images, etc. of publication. Any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. But do not use it for commercial use or with the intent to benefit any business. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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Template
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Publishing Fee (Article Processing Charges: APCs)
Collecting fees for publishing articles in the Journal of Research and Development Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University. In the case of Thai articles charged 3,500 baht per article. English article section charged 4,000 baht per article.
Publication fee payment
The author of the article can transfer the publication fee to a bank account: K
Bank name: Krung Thai Bank
Branch: Sermthai Complex
Account number: 476-0-42091-6
Account name: RMU Deposits and Insurance
*****(Please transfer money to university account only, otherwise the journal will not take any responsibility)*****
*Please contact the coordinator before proceeding.
Mr. Krisda Sanbuakham (Journal Finance Officer), telephone number 089-944-8023 or
Mr. Wasin Boonthongtherng (journal staff), telephone number 082-441-5466
Ownership and Management
Research and Development Institute, Maha Sarakham Rajabhat University, No. 80 Nakhon Sawan Road, Talat Subdistrict, Mueang District, Maha Sarakham Province, 44000, E-mail: research@rmu.ac.th; Telephone 043-722-118 to 319 and 320
