Information For Authors

Authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items
1. Title page/Cover page: Title, Author name, Affiliation, E-mail address, and Corresponding author (Template of Cover page and submission form)
2. Manuscripts (Anonymous):  Title, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement, References, Table, and Figure (Manuscript template) 


3. Checklist (Submission Checklist)
4. Ethical approval statement 
5.  Supplement data 

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The types of articles are divided into 6 categories:

  • Editorials (บทบรรณาธิการ): Articles that analyze significant scientific and medical works relevant to the technical and medical professions or related sciences. They may also express opinions for the benefit of elevating the technical medical profession.
  • Review Articles (บทความปริทัศน์): Articles that revive knowledge by gathering works on a specific topic, previously published in other journals, and analyzing, critiquing, and comparing them to provide clarity to readers.
  • Original Articles (นิพนธ์ต้นฉบับ): Reports on research results in the field of technical medicine and medical science that have not been published elsewhere.
  • Case Reports (รายงานกรณีศึกษา): Reports on interesting patient cases, including medical history, physical examination results, and laboratory findings.
  • Short Communications (บทความวิจัยอย่างสั้น): Shortened research articles, presenting concise study reports due to study limitations but maintaining completeness in content. Similar to original articles but shorter and more concise.
  • Letter to the Editor (จดหมายถึงบรรณาธิการ): Short articles presenting thoughts and experiences related to technical medical professions in the form of letters to the editor.

Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

To ensure accurate and swift article publication, authors must adhere to the following details:

1. Language: Use either Thai, English, or both languages in the manuscript. 

2. Formatting: The manuscript must be typed using Word for Windows in Cordia New font, size 14. Page numbers should be centered at the bottom margin of each page, with line numbers included. The author(s)' name(s) should not appear anywhere in the manuscript.

3. Title Page:

Include the article title in both Thai and English, avoiding abbreviations except widely accepted ones like "NADH."

List author names in full in both Thai and English; no need to include degrees or positions. Specify the corresponding author.

Include the institution's name, location, and contact email for all authors.

4. Manuscript Details:

4.1 Abstract: Provide a concise Thai and English abstract, not exceeding 300 words.

4.2 Keywords: Include 3-5 keywords in both Thai and English.

4.3 Introduction: Present the research rationale and objectives.

4.4 Materials and Methods: Clearly detail tools, equipment, and procedures.

4.5 Results: Present concise and clear results, with English legends for figures and tables.

4.6 Discussion: Analyze the findings.

4.7 Conclusion: Summarize the key points.

4.8 Acknowledgments: Acknowledge contributions.

4.9 References: Follow the Vancouver referencing system, with a limit of 30 for research articles and 50 for reviews.

5. Tables and Figures (if any): should be embedded within the main text. The title of the table must be placed above the table, while the titles for charts, figures, graphs, and illustrations should be placed below them. All table and figure titles, as well as any text presented, must be in English. For electronic images, please save the files in .jpg or .tif format.

6. References:

6.1 For English documents, use English author names. Include the full last name followed by initials.

6.2 For Thai documents, translate into English and add "(in Thai)" at the end.

6.3 For other languages, translate into English and add the original language in parentheses.

6.4 Use AD for the common era.

6.5 Follow the Index Medicus format: Author(s), title, journal abbreviation, volume, first and last page, and DOI if available.

6.6 Example of article citation:

6.6.1 citation for up to 6 authors: Include all names; for more than 6, list the first 3 followed by "et al."

  • Solter NA, Wasserman Sl, Austern KF, et al. Cold urticaria: release into the circulation of histamine and eosinophilic chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis during cold challenge. N Engl J Med 1976; 294: 687-90.
  • Manakul S, Inthachang N. Rapid haemocultures report. J Med Tech Assoc Thailand. 2012; 40: 4300-10. (in Thai)

6.6.2 Authors as a Committee or Group:

  • The Committee on Enzymes of the Scandinavian Society for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Physiology. The recommended method for the determination of gamma-glutamyltransferase in blood. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 1976; 36: 119-25.

6.6.3 No Author (Anonymous):

  • Coffee drinking and cancer of the pancreas (Editorial). Br Med J 1981; 283: 628.

6.6.4 Journal Supplement:

  • Frumin AM, Nussbaum J, Esposito M. Functional asplenia: demonstration of splenic activity by bone marrow scan (abstract). Blood 1979; 54 (suppl 1): 26a.

6.7 Example for Book citation:
6.7.1 Single Author:

  • Eisen HN. Immunology: an Introduction to molecular and cellular principles of the immune response, 5th ed. New York: Harper and Row; 1974: 406.
  • Wijarn B. The Management of Knowledge toward Performance. Bangkok: Expernet Company; 2004. (in Thai)
  • Chomeya R. Organizational effectiveness on health care criteria for performance excellence framework in government hospitals in Public Health Region 6. [Ph.D. Thesis in Applied Behavioral Science Research]. Bangkok: Faculty of Graduate School, Srinakharinwirot University; 2003. (in Thai)

6.7.2 Authors as a Committee or Group:

  • American Medical Association Department of Drugs. AMA drug evaluations. 3rd ed. Littleton: Publishing Sciences Group, 1977.

6.7.3 Editors as Authors:

  • Finegold SM, Martin WJ. Diagnostic Microbiology. 6th ed. St.Louis: C.V. Mosby Company, 1982.

6.7.4 Chapter in a Book:

  • Weinstein L, Swartz MN. Pathogenic properties of invading Microorganisms. In: Sodenman Wa Jr., Sidenman Wa, editors. Pathologic physiology: mechanisms of disease. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1974. p.457-72.
  • Tienboon P. Anthropometric nutritional assessment. In: Chardapisak W, Gosarat C, editors. Ambulatory Pediatrics. Chiang Mai: Sangsilp Publishing; 2007. p. 363-9. (in Thai)

6.7.5 Organization Publications:

  • National Center for Health Statistics. Acute condition: incidence and associated disability, United State July 1968- June 1969. Rockville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 1972 (Vital and health statistics, Series 10: Data from the National Health Survey, no 69) (DHEW publication no. (HSM) 72-1036).

6.7.6 Monthly or Weekly Magazines:

  • Roueche B. Annals of medicine: the Santa Claus culture. The New York 1971 Sep. 4: 66-81.

6.7.7 Newspapers:

  • Shaffer RA. Advances in chemistry are starting to unlock mysteries of the brain: discoveries should help cure alcoholism and insomnia, explain mental illness. How the messengers work. Wall Street Journal 1977 Aug. 12:1 (col 1), 10 (col 1).

6.8 Electronic Document citation

6.8.1 CD-ROM:

  • Anderson SC, Poulsen KB, Anderson’s electronic atlas of hematology [CD-ROM]. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2002.

6.8.2 Journal Article on the Internet:

  • Sanders GD, Bayourni AM, Holodnity M, et al. Cost-effectiveness of HIV screening in patients older than 55 years of age. Ann Intern Med [serial on the Internet]. 2008 Jun [cited 2008 Oct 7]; 148 (12). Available from: http://www.annals.org/cqi/reprint/148/12/889.pdf

6.8.3 Monograph on the Internet:

  • Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [monograph on the Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.nep.edu/books/0309074029/html/

6.8.4 Homepage/Website:

  • Cancer–Pain. org [homepage on the Internet]. New York: Association of Cancer Online Resources, Inc.; c 2000-01 [cited 2008 Oct 3]. Available from: http:// www.cancer-pain.org/