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Author Guidelines

Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation

This document outlines the necessary guidelines for preparing your manuscript.

Vachira Phuket Journal of Health and Public Health Science is an academic journal with national academic journal standards. It is published to encourage medical personnel, academics, researchers, students, and interested persons to study, research, and publish academic works, as well as to be a place for exchanging academic opinions. Articles to be considered for publication in Vachira Phuket Journal of Health and Public Health Science must never have been published in any other journals before and must not be under consideration for publication in any journals. They must also be reviewed by independent assessors (Peer Reviewers) for the journal to have international quality and be able to be referenced. Preparing manuscripts to be published should follow the following guidelines:

Scope of article publication

Vachira Phuket Journal of Health and Public Health Science is a journal in the field of science and public health, covering the following disciplines: medical science, nursing, applied science, health behavior, occupational and environmental health, toxicology, community public health, dentistry, public health pharmacy, and medical social sciences.

Manuscript preparation

Language: Thai or English Use of the Thai language should adhere to the principles of using terminology and names according to the principles of the Royal Institute. Avoid using English in the text, except when necessary. Write Thai words followed by parentheses. English language should be in lowercase except for proper names, which must begin with a capital letter. Articles in English should be checked for accuracy before submitting the manuscript.

Printing: Print using Microsoft Word. The presenter must print and submit the manuscript in the file format of ".doc" or ".docx" (MS Word) only. Font format TH SarabunPSK, set the page size to B5 (18.2 cm x 7 cm). Set the page size for printing to be 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the edge of the paper on each side. Set one column for every article.

Number of pages Academic articles, review articles, research articles, and book reviews should not exceed 15 pages.

Article Evaluation Policy

All research articles and articles published in the Vachira Phuket Journal of Health and Public Health Science will be screened by a panel of experts with relevant expertise. The screening process will be double-blinded, with at least two out of three experts assessing the articles. The selection of experts is essential to the publication process. It will consider several factors, including expertise, reputation, specific recommendations, conflicts of interest, past work, speed, thoroughness, reasonable judgment, and friendliness. The evaluation process should not involve direct contact between the authors and the reviewers, and the editors will act as the mediator for communication.

Peer Review Process

The process for reviewing articles for publication in the Vachira Phuket Journal of Health and Public Health Science consists of five steps, as follows:

1. Preliminary Review by the Editorial Board (1 week):

Submitted articles will be reviewed for completeness by the Editorial Board as follows:

Layout format

Language usage

Plagiography (no more than 15%)
Adequacy and reliability of references
Reference format
Duplicity
If the article does not follow the format specified by the journal or has a higher rate of duplication than specified by the journal, the editorial team will not accept the article into the review process and will inform the authors.

2. Evaluation of correctness and appropriateness by qualified persons (1-2 weeks):

For articles that have passed the first step of review, the editorial team will consider selecting at least 2 to 3 qualified persons to review the article in a double-blind format before proceeding to contact and send the article to qualified persons. The evaluation levels from qualified persons will consist of:

2.1 Acceptable for publication (Accept)

2.2 Acceptable for publication with minor revision (Accept with minor revision)

2.3 Acceptable for publication with major revision (Accept with major revision)

2.4 Not suitable for publication (Reject)

3. Evaluation results from qualified persons (1 week):

When the editorial team receives the complete evaluation results from qualified persons, they will consider and summarize the results again. The articles that will be published Must receive Accept or Accept with minor revision. For articles that receive Acceptance with major revision, the editor will make the final decision. Articles that receive Reject will not be approved for publication in the Interdisciplinary Academic and Research Journal.

4. Revision (1-3 weeks):

For articles that are approved for publication, the editorial team will notify the author to revise according to the recommendations of the qualified persons and additional comments from the editorial team (if any). The author must revise completely, explain the revision, and send the revised article and the document explaining the revision back to the editorial team within the specified time.

5. Review of the revised article (1 week):

When the editorial team receives the revised article, they will review the correctness again. If the article has been completely revised, they will approve the publication and enter the artwork process.

Sequencing of content

The title should be short, concise, and convey the main target. Do not use abbreviations. The title must be in both Thai and English.

Authors (Authors) must be in both Thai and English. Specify the organization or institution and the author's email address for the editorial team to contact about the manuscript and published articles. If there are multiple authors, all authors must be included.

Abstract: Must be in both Thai and English. It must be an easy-to-understand summary. It must be the main idea of ​​the entire article, ranked in order of importance as follows: Introduction, Objectives, Content, continuously. It should not exceed 15 lines or 250 words in length. Non-universal abbreviations should not be used.

Keywords: Must be specified in both Thai and English. Put at the end of each abstract in no more than 5 words.

Introduction: This is a section of content that tells the background, importance, academic arguments, reasons leading to the presentation, and the purpose of presenting the academic article, etc.

Content: This is the article's main idea, which can be divided into several topics.

Conclusion: This is a summary of the entire article, which may include issues for further study.

Reference: The general principle for printing references is that references must be published and academically accepted. The journal uses the Vancouver Style reference list.

Names of tables, charts, diagrams, images, or other objects must be written in Thai or English.

Publication Fee

    The journal does not charge any publication fees at any stage.