1. General Matters

Papers must be in English. The main text of the manuscript must be in the range of 6,000-8,000 words. All pages should be numbered consecutively. The title page, submitted in a separate file, should contain: (i) the main title; (ii) authors’ names, affiliations, and email contacts; (iii) an abstract is no more than 250 words; (iv) up to five keywords; (v) highlights. The first page of the anonimized manuscript should contain the same data except (ii). All text must be in a one-column format. Text must be fully justified.

 

2. Abstract

The abstract is to be in fully-justified italicized text. Use the word Abstract in 11-point Arial Unicode MS, boldface type, centered relative to the column, initially capitalized. The abstract is to be in 11-point, single spaced type. Leave two blank lines between the abstract and the main text. The word count of the abstract is no more than 250 words.

 

3. Main Title

The main title should be in 11-point Arial Unicode MS, boldface type. Capitalize the first letter of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Leave two blank lines after the title.

 

4. Authors’ Names, Affiliations, and ORCIDs

All authors of a manuscript must include their full names, affiliations and ORCiDs (https://orcid.org/). Authors’ names and affiliations are to be centered beneath the title and printed in 11-point Arial Unicode MS, non-boldface type. Multiple authors may be shown in a two or three-column format, with their affiliations below their respective names. Affiliations are centered below each author’s name, italicized, not bold. Include e-mail address if possible. 

 

5. Main Text

Submit a manuscript of 6,000-8,000 words in 11-point Arial Unicode MS font with single-spacing and full justification (flush left and right), without additional blank lines between paragraphs, including a Research Question, Problem Statement, or Public Significance Statement, using italics instead of underlining except for URLs, placing all illustrations, figures, and tables at appropriate points within the text rather than at the end, and providing supplemental materials with clear explanations of their relevance both in the main article and within the supplemental files themselves.

 

6. Figure and Table Captions

Figure and table captions follow the APA format.

 

7. Headings

7.1 First-order headings should be 11-point Arial Unicode MS boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before, and one blank line after.

7.2 Second-order headings should be 11-point Arial Unicode MS boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, with one blank line before, and one after.

7.3 Third-order headings are discouraged. However, if you must use them, use 11-point Arial Unicode MS, boldface, initially capitalized, flush left, preceded by one blank line, followed by a period and your text on the same line.

 

8. Footnotes

Refraining from usage of footnotes is recommended by APA as this practice may distract or confuse readers. When applicable, incorporate additional information in the main text of the paper, but avoid inserting irrelevant material. Footnotes should briefly present the reader with meaningful information that enhances your argument. APA details the use of two types of footnotes: content and copyright. Please refer to the APA Publication Manual for more information.

 

9. Citation

Following the APA 7th reference format, the reference should be cited in text by giving the last name of the author(s) followed by the year of publication in parentheses, e.g., Barton & Hall (1993); (Olson, 1991a, 1991b). Citations of particular pages should be of the form (Jacobs,1992, p.5).

 

The full references must be typed, double spaced, on a separate sheet at the end of the manuscript. They should include all authors’ names and initials, year of publication, title of article or book, the full title of the journal (in italics), volume of journal (in italics), issue (no italics), page numbers of article, for books and other print sources, the publisher’s name and DOI or URL.

Example:

Pinich, S., Srimuang, K., & Sreshthaputra, A. (2023). Optimization of envelope heat gain and interior daylight illuminance in building facade design under reflectance limitations: A case study of office buildings in Thailand.Nakhara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning,22(3), Article 317. https://doi.org/10.54028/NJ202322317

Mills, A. J., Durepos, G., & Wiebe, E. (Eds.). (2009). Encyclopedia of case study research. Sage publications. 

For more details of how to use the APA style, see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.

 

10. Figures and Tables

NJEDP accepts only electronic submissions of figures and tables. Preferred file formats are TIFF, JPEG and EPS, with resolution preferably between 300 and 600 dpi. File name should not be excessively long. Each figure and table must be referred to in the text and will be printed in black and white unless absolutely necessary. All figures and tables must be clear and legible when printed in a single column size with a width of 13.00 cm., or a half-column size with a width of 6.50 cm.

 

11. Institutional Review Board (IRB)

The manuscript confirms that for studies involving human or animal subjects, all treatments followed established ethical guidelines and received appropriate institutional approval.

 

12. Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing

Authors must declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process:

• Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscript.
  

• The technology must be applied with human oversight and control and authors should carefully review and edit the result, as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete or biased. Authors are ultimately responsible and accountable for the contents of the work.

• Authors must not list or cite AI and AI-assisted technologies as an author or co-author on the manuscript since authorship implies responsibilities and tasks that can only be attributed to and performed by humans.

The declaration does not apply to the use of basic tools, such as tools used to check grammar, spelling and references. If you have nothing to disclose, you do not need to add a statement.

 

13. Author Contribution 

Each manuscript require author contribution as provided example:

[Author’s name]: Conceptualization, [Author’s name]: Methodology, [Author’s name]: Software. [Author’s name]: Data curation, [Author’s name]: Writing- Original draft preparation. [Author’s name]: Visualization, [Author’s name]: Investigation.

 

14. Graphical Abstract 

The graphical abstract should summarize the contents of your article in a concise, pictorial form which is designed to capture the attention of a wide readership. A graphical abstract will help draw more attention to your online article and support readers in digesting your research.

 

Some guidelines:

 

Submit your graphical abstract as a separate file in the online submission system.

 

Image size: please provide an image with a minimum of 1328 x 531 pixels (w x h) using a minimum resolution of 300 dpi..

Font: please use Times, Arial, Courier or Symbol with a large enough font size as the image will be reduced in size for the table of contents to fit a window 200 pixels high.

File type: preferred file types are TIFF, EPS, PDF or MS Office files.

 

We encourage you to view example graphical abstracts and read about the benefits of including them.

 

15. Any manuscript that does not conform to the above instructions will be returned or will be declined for necessary revision before editorial and publication processes.

Please find the link as follow: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/3/folders/1yD1r636fNP7Tj03S_jR147dv69_RTkKO