Online submission
Online Manuscript Submission
Authors are required to submit manuscripts through the online journal system of KKU Journal for Public Health Research.
1.New users must first register as members of the journal.
2.After registration, authors may proceed with manuscript submission through the system, which consists of five (5) submission steps.
Detailed instructions on registration, account settings, and manuscript submission procedures are provided in the Online Manuscript Submission Manual.
Download the Online Manuscript Submission Manual—only in the Thai language for now.
Manuscript Preparation
Prior to submitting a research article for publication through the online system of KKU Journal for Public Health Research, authors must ensure that all required documents and formatting requirements are fully prepared as outlined below.
General Formatting Requirements
- Manuscripts must be prepared using Microsoft Word.
- The manuscript length must not exceed 5,000 words, excluding keywords, references, tables, and figures.
- Font: TH SarabunPSK
- Paper size: A4
- Margins: 1 inch (top and left) and 5 inch (bottom and right)
- Layout: Single-column format
- Paragraph spacing: 5 inch
- Line spacing: Double-spaced throughout the manuscript
- Line numbers must be included throughout the text.
- Page numbers must be placed at the center of the footer on every page.
1. Front Matter: Title, Authors, Affiliations, and Corresponding Author
- Article Title: Font size 20 pt, bold, centered on the page.
- Authors and Co-authors: Listed below the title. Font size 12 pt, italic, centered. Superscript numbers must be placed after each author’s surname to indicate institutional affiliations, numbered sequentially from left to right.
- Corresponding Author: The corresponding author must be included among the list of authors. An asterisk (*) must be added after the superscript number.
- Affiliations: Font size 12 pt, italic, left-aligned. Superscript numbers must precede the affiliation names and correspond to the author numbering.
- Corresponding Author Details: Font size 12 pt, italic, left-aligned. An asterisk (*) must precede the term “Corresponding Author,” followed by the e-mail address. Example: Corresponding Author: corresp@research.ac.th
Abstract
- The manuscript must include: A Thai abstract (maximum 250 words, one page), and An English abstract (maximum 250 words, one page). Each abstract must be presented on a separate page.
- Font: TH SarabunPSK, 14 pt, single-column layout. Abstract content must include the following components, with each heading in bold: Background, Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusion
- Keywords (no more than 5 keywords)
2. Main Text
Font: TH SarabunPSK, 16 pt, single-column layout. The main text must consist of the following sections, with all main and subheadings in bold and left-aligned:
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Methods
- Research design
- Population and sample
- Data collection
- Variables and measurements
- Data analysis
- Research ethics
- Other relevant details (if applicable) - Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Recommendations or Practical Implications (if applicable)
- Acknowledgements (if applicable)
- References
3. End Matter
- References: Font size 14 pt.
- Table and Figure Titles: Font size 14 pt.
- Table and Figure Content: Font size 14 pt. Table headings must be in bold, while other text should be in regular font.
Download the Instructions and Conditions for Manuscript Preparation. Only in the Thai language for now.