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Guidelines and Forms

• Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation (Update3.8.2025)  [Download]
• Manuscript Template (Update3.8.2025) [Download]
• Help for authors [Download]
• Copyright agreement form [Download]
• Native English Speaker Form [Download]

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Manuscript Preparation

must be written in clear, grammatically correct English using metric measurements (with English equivalents in parentheses if required). Define all acronyms/abbreviations at first use and avoid slang, jargon, or obscure phrasing. Authors are strongly encouraged to engage an English language editor or experienced colleague for manuscript verification prior to submission.

Typing

An article shall be typed into Microsoft Word with a paper size of letter (8.50 x 11 Inches).
Set the margins from top, bottom and right of the paper at 2 cm while the margins from left shall be set at 2.25 cm. There must be only two columns. All pages are to be numbered.

Font Format Use Times New Roman. Font size must be used 10 pt throughout the article. Then, main topic use bold.

Number of Pages 

Research Articles – The content should be between 8–12 pages in length, including tables, figures, and references (excluding the title page).

Review Articles – The content should be between 15–20 pages in length, including tables, figures, and references (excluding the title page).

Symbol use allow insert symbol in MS Word.

Equation will be use program typing equation i.e. Math type. Equation will be set at center letter and running number by curved bracket (…).

Chemical Structures Prepare chemical structures according to the guidelines for ChemDraw (ACS-1996 document setting).

Figure assign “Fig. __” please provide an image with a minimum of 531 × 1328 pixels (h × w) or proportionally more. The image must be regular screen resolution 300 – 1200 dpi. Preferred file types: TIFF, JPEG or BMP.

Table assign “Table __” will be type in MS word or used Picture as resolution 300 – 1200 dpi.

Equation, Table and Figure are to be inserted in the content. Only the essential information of these forms should be shown and arranged to be in coherence with the main content. The names of the tables is to be on the top of them. On the other hand, the names of the Illustration/Figure, charts and graphs are to be shown below them along with concise and complete description

Title page composed Type of article, Area or content of science, Title, Author(s) and Affiliation(s), List of table(s), Figure(s), Highlights, Graphical abstract;

Content page following by type of manuscript as table;

Research Article

• Abstract (not exceed 300 word) and Keyword (3 – 6 words, Capitalize each word)
•  Introduction
• Materials and Methods
• Results and Discussion
• Conclusion
• Suggestions
• Acknowledgement
• References

Graphical Abstract

Graphical abstracts are recommended to increase article visibility. They must:

• Be submitted as a separate file

• Also appear in the title page section

• Size: 2408 × 3508 pixels (ratio 500 × 700), 300 dpi

• Readable at 8 × 12 cm screen size

• Font: Times New Roman

• Accepted file types: TIFF, EPS, JPEG, PDF

Reference Format (APA 7th Edition)

References should follow the APA 7th edition format and be numbered in the order they appear in the manuscript. Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation.

In-text Referencing

In-text referencing shows the source of information in the content. Indicate references by number(s) in square brackets […] in line with the text. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given.

Example:

Luna [1] (one author)

Salas & Martin [2] (two authors)

Robert et al. say …. [3] (three or more author)

Recently, we successfully for solve the problem …. [2 – 5, 7, 8]

Recently, we successfully for solve the problem …. [2 – 5, 7 – 9]

List number the references (numbers in square brackets) in the list in the order in which they appear in the text.

For Journal

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume(issue), pages. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example: Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton, R. A. (2010). The art of writing a scientific article. Journal of Science Communication, 16(3), 51–59. https://doi.org/10.55674/cs.v16i1.252879

For Book
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (edition if given). Publisher.

Example:
Strunk, W. Jr., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4th ed.). Longman.

For Thesis
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of thesis (Type of thesis). University Name.

Example:
Strunk, W. Jr. (2000). The elements of style (Doctoral dissertation). Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University.

For Book Article or Chapter
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of chapter. In B. B. Editor & C. C. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pp. pages). Publisher. https://doi.org/xxxxx

Example:
Mettam, G. R., & Adams, L. B. (2009). How to prepare an electronic version of your article. In B. S. Jones & R. Z. Smith (Eds.), Introduction to the electronic age (pp. 281–304). E-Publishing Inc.

For Website
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Date). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL

Example:
How to write the manuscript. (2015, October 27). Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University Journal. http://snrujst.snru.ac.th/instructions-for-authors-2

For Conference
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year, Month Date). Title of paper. Title of Conference, Location, pages.

Example:
Geer, J., Hanraads, J. A. J., & Lupton, R. A. (2015, July 24). The art of writing a scientific article. Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University International Conference 2015, Sakon Nakhon Rajabhat University, 51–59.

For Patent
Inventor, A. A. (Year). Title of patent (Patent No. xxxxx). Issuing Office.

Example:
Seetawan, T. (2013). Thermoelectric oxide device (Patent No. 8009). Thailand Patent Office.

Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing

• Generative AI tools may be used only to improve the readability and language of a manuscript.
• Such tools must be applied with human oversight and control. Authors remain fully responsible for the content.
• AI tools must not be listed as authors or co-authors.
• If AI-assisted technologies were used, a declaration must be included in the manuscript, in a dedicated section before the references.

CRediT author statement

An example statement is as follows:

Zhang San: Conceptualization; Methodology; Software. Priya Singh: Data curation; Writing - Original draft preparation. Wang Wu: Visualization; Investigation. Jan Jansen: Supervision. Ajay Kumar: Software; Validation. Sun Qi: Writing - Reviewing and Editing.

Research involving human and animals rights

For research involving human or animal subjects, the study design, conduct, and reporting must adhere to internationally recognized ethical standards, including the principles of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and relevant national or institutional guidelines for the ethical treatment of human and animal subjects.

For studies involving human participants, authors must clearly state that informed consent—either written or verbal, as appropriate—was obtained from all participants prior to the commencement of the research procedures.

If the research does not involve human or animal subjects, please indicate clearly in the manuscript: "Not applicable."

Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate

This section should provide a clear statement indicating whether the study involving human participants, human data, or animals received approval from an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board (IRB). The name of the committee and the approval number (if applicable) should be specified.

For studies involving human participants, authors must also confirm that informed consent (written or verbal, as appropriate) was obtained from all participants before participation in the study.

If the research does not involve human participants, human data, or animals, please state: "Not applicable."

Declaration of Competing Interest

Authors are required to disclose any financial, personal, or professional relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest in relation to the work submitted. This includes, but is not limited to, financial interests, consultancy, employment, honoraria, patent applications/registrations, or personal relationships with organizations or individuals involved in the subject matter.

If there are no competing interests to declare, authors should include the following statement in the manuscript:

"The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper."