As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
The submitted manuscript should be in the field of behavioral science, with a focus on understanding/ examining human behavior through an interdisciplinary perspective of behavioral sciences”- i.e. integrates knowledge from different disciplines to study and research the problem- such as from Psychology, Sociology, Education and others. The research methodology should be strong, using advance research techniques, and clearly explained. The paper should also highlight the behavioral science applications/implications of the research.
The manuscript highlights the original contribution Behavioral Science. The submission must be an original work, which has not been published previously. The author has followed ethical practices for publishing.
Authors should have checked the guidelines for "Preparing the Manuscript" as provided in section 1 of the "Instructions to Authors" .
The submitted manuscript should be in the format of the journal. Authors should click and check the "Format sample paper TJBS" before sending in their submissions.
The submitted manuscript should be in a single file using Microsoft Word document.
Manuscript is in the correct format. Authors have checked the guidelines for Formatting provided in section 2 of the "Instructions to Authors" .
The text adheres to the stylistic and referencing requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in "Instructions to Authors".
Length of paper: The paper should not exceed 15 pages in length, including the references, tables, and figures.
Author Guidelines
Changes in the new author’s submission process from 1 March 2023 The Journal of Behavioral Science invites all authors to submit their manuscripts on the TCI-Thaijo system.
Authors must pay a handling fee for publishing with the Journal of Behavioral Science (JBS). The payment amount (applicable as per the BSRI guidelines) and the payment policy letter will be sent to the author once their submission gets initial acceptance by the JBS editorial team. Currently, the JBS charges a handling fee of Thai Baht 2000/ (two thousand only) or an equivalent amount in US dollars.
Kindly note that this fee covers the minimal charges for processing the paper and does not mean that the submission will be published since each submitted work undergoes a rigorous double-blind peer review only after which the submission can be published.
Change in Publication Fees
The publication fee charges of the Journal of Behavioral Science (TJBS) will be increased from the current 2,000 Thai Baht to 5,000 Thai Baht.
Authors will be requested to pay the full amount of 5,000 THB (five thousand Thai Baht), or the equivalent amount in US dollar after the manuscript has been accepted for the review process.
Kindly note that this fee covers the minimal charges for processing the paper such as administrative charges for the review process.
The payment of this fee does not mean that the submission would be published. Each submitted paper undergoes a rigorous process of double-blind peer review, and only after the author passes it, the submission can be published.
This fee is non-refundable.
This new fee will be in effect from 1 January, 2024
