Author Guidelines

1. The manuscript needs to be written in English. The average number of words in a research article is between 6,000-8,000 words and a review article is between 8,000-10,000 words. Please note that these word counts do not include the title, abstract, keywords, acknowledgments, or references. The content format consists of:

  • Short title (up to 40 characters including spaces), subtitle (if desired), authors' names, affiliation, full postal address and telephone, email address, and fax numbers. Respective affiliations and addresses for co-authors should be clearly indicated.
  • Self-contained abstract in the range of 200 to 250 words in a single paragraph outlining the aims, scope, and conclusions; acknowledgments (if any); article title abbreviated appropriately for use as a running headline.
  • Not more than six keywords
  • Main body of the text
  • References
  • Appendices
  • Tables
  • Captions to illustrations
  • Illustrations

2. Font size, type, grammar, illustrations, charts, drawings, sketches, and diagrams are submitted on separate sheets and be ready for direct reproduction. All illustrations should be consecutively numbered and given proper legends. 

3. Tables should be consecutively numbered in Arabic numerals and given in a suitable caption. Notes and references within tables should be included with the tables. Superscript letters should refer to notes. The table columns should have an explanatory heading. Table should not repeat data available elsewhere in the article, e.g. in an illustration.

4. Each reference should be sequentially numbered; in brackets in the content. Typical examples:

  • Journal references consist of: Author(s)., Title. Journal. Volume (Year) Pages, doi:.
  • Book references consist of: Author(s). in Book Title: Title|, Ch. Chapter, Publisher, (Year) Pages, doi:.
  • Proceeding references consist of: Author(s). Title. in Conference Name. (Year Published), Pages, doi:.

5. Manuscripts should be prepared in the form of journal style with 1 inch margin of A4 paper and doubled-space. The Standard International System of Units (SI) is required.

6. During paper preparation, the most suitable word-processing software is Microsoft Word (.docx).

7. CrediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) Author Statement or Author Contributions: For research and review articles with several authors, a corresponding author is required to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. CRediT is a taxonomy that shows the contributions of the author and co-author(s), reduces possible authorship disputes, and facilitates collaboration among research team members. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor’s specific contribution to the scholarly output.

The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Writing – original draft; and Writing – review & editing.

Note that authors may have contributed through multiple roles, and those who contributed to the research work but do not qualify for authorship should be listed in the acknowledgments.

An example of a CRediT author statement is given below:

"Firstname lastname 1: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Visualization. Firstname lastname 2: Writing – review & editing. Firstname lastname 3:Writing – review & editing. Firstname lastname 4: Supervision, Resources. Firstname lastname 5: Supervision, Resources.”

Please refer to the CRediT taxonomy for further explanation of terms. (A downloadable summary of the CRediT roles is available here)

8. Declaration of Competing Interests 

Requirement: Authors must use the official manuscript template file and, in the Declarations section, select one of the following options:

 Use the manuscript template file and, in the Declarations section, select one option:

If no conflicts exist:

State in the manuscript: “The authors declare no conflict of interest.”

If conflicts exist:

Disclose all relevant interests for each author, including both financial and/or non-financial relationships:

  • Financial: employment/consultancy, honoraria, travel, research funding or in-kind support, equity/stock options, royalties, paid testimony, patents (planned/pending/issued/licensed).
  • Non-financial: unpaid advisory roles or boards, editorial roles, advocacy positions, close personal/academic relationships, direct academic competition, or strongly held views directly related to the work.

Funding transparency:
In the template’s Funding/Declarations section, list all funding sources and state their role (or “no role”) in study design, data collection/analysis, manuscript preparation, and the decision to publish.

Editorial roles (if applicable):
If an author serves an editorial role at RAST, include the following statement: “[Name] serves as [role] at RAST and was not involved in the review or decision of this manuscript.”

Responsibility and updates.
The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all disclosures for all co-authors and must update the information if any changes occur during revision or prior to acceptance.

Principle.
When in doubt, disclose—clearly and concisely. Incomplete or inaccurate disclosure may lead to rejection, delays, or post-publication notices.

 

Template: A template file is available at here. (Download here)
Reference: The reference style in manuscript should be RAST style. (Download here)

Basic format for conference proceedings (published):
[1]    Author. Title. in Conference Name. (Year Published), Pages, doi:.

Example:
[2]    Phumeesut, K., Suriwong, T., Ketjoy, N. and Chamsa-ard, W. GIS-based Analysis of Solar Power Plant Suitability in Thailand: Minimizing Natural Disaster Risks. in 8th International Conference on Business and Industrial Research (ICBIR). (2023) 1182-1187, doi: 1109/ICBIR57571.2023.10147566.

Basic format for books:
[3]    Author. Title. Edition edn, Publisher, Year, doi:.

Examples:
[4]    Xiong, R. Battery Management Algorithm for Electric Vehicles. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., 2020, doi: .

Book section:
[5]    Author. in Book Title: Title|, Ch. Chapter, Publisher, (Year) Pages, doi:.

Example:
[6]    Sundén, B. in Hydrogen, Batteries and Fuel Cells: Battery technologies, Ch. 4, Academic Press, (2019) 57-79.

Journals:
[7]    Author., Title. Journal. Volume (Year) Pages, doi:.

Example:
[8]    Dehghani-Sanij, A. R., Tharumalingam, E., Dusseault, M. B. and Fraser, R., Study of energy storage systems and environmental challenges of batteries. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev. 104 (2019) 192-208, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.01.023.

Website:
[9]    Author. Title, <URL> (Year).

Example:
[10]    Bhutada, G. Ranked: Top 25 Nations Producing Battery Metals for the EV Supply Chain, <https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-25-nations-for-battery-metals/> (2021).

Report:
[11]    Author. Title. Report No., Institution, Place Published, (Year) Pages, doi:.

Example:
[12]    Denholm, P., Cole, W., Frazier, A. W., Podkaminer, K. and Blair, N. The Four Phases of Storage Deployment: A Framework for the Expanding Role of Storage in the U.S. Power System. Report No. NREL/TP-6A20-77480, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), (2021) 1-56.