Pre-submission Requirements
During the manuscript submission process, authors must review and confirm that their submission complies with all the journal's requirements, as specified below.
1. Originality and Publication Ethics
The submitted manuscript must be an original work of the author(s). It must not contain plagiarized content, nor have been previously published or simultaneously submitted for consideration in any other journal.
2. Manuscript Preparation and Submission
Authors are required to prepare all manuscript information completely before submitting the article for publication consideration through the online submission system of KKU Journal for Public Health Research. The submission requirements are as follows:
2.1 Manuscript File Format and Organization
- The manuscript must be prepared using Microsoft Word (version 2000 or later) and saved in .docx format.
- Only one (1) manuscript file is accepted for submission.
- The entire manuscript must be formatted in a single-column layout.
- The manuscript must include the following sections, presented in the order listed below:
- Thai abstract, including the article title and abstract text (one page)
- English abstract, including the article title and abstract text (one page)
- Main text
- References
- Tables, analytical results, or other supplementary materials
- Figures or graphs
2.2 Author and Affiliation Information
- The manuscript must clearly specify complete information for all authors, including:
- Full names of all authors
- E-mail addresses
- Institutional affiliations
- Author information must be placed immediately below the article title in the manuscript file.
2.3 Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
- Authors are strongly advised to carefully review the detailed instructions provided in the document entitled “Instructions and Conditions for Manuscript Preparation.”
The document is available on the Download page (click here). Only the Thai language is currently supported.
References and Citations
Authors must ensure that all in-text citations and references are complete, accurate, and formatted according to the journal’s required style.
- All ideas, data, and works of others must be properly cited in the text.
- All references listed must be cited in the manuscript.
- Formatting must strictly follow the journal’s guidelines.
Manuscripts with incomplete or improperly formatted citations may be returned for revision prior to peer review.
3. Compliance with Journal Requirements
Manuscripts that do not contain complete information or do not conform to the formatting and submission requirements stated in the Instructions and Conditions for Manuscript Preparation will not be processed for peer review in accordance with the editorial policies of KKU Journal for Public Health Research.
