Submissions

Author Guidelines

Paper Submission
1 Objective
1. To support experts, academicians, and KPI staff to publish academic papers on matters relevant to the content framework established by the institute.
2. To be a source of information for study, research, and reference on matters relevant to the content framework established by the institute.
3. To promote and disseminate academic knowledge to society on matters relevant to the content framework established by the institute for the benefit of students and the interested public.

2 Conceptual Frameworks
1. Democracy and Democratic Development
2. Good Governance
3. National Development Process
4. Public Policy and State Organizations
5. Decentralization and Local Administration
6. Civil Politics and Public Participation
7. Peace and Conflict Management
8. Development Network Building
9. ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
These 9 areas shall be addressed as 1) issues as exist in Thailand, or 2) foreign issues relevant to the Thai context.

• The papers are reviewed by experts in the relevant field
• The process is a double-blind peer review
• Each paper must pass peer review by at least two experts in order for KPI to accept it for publication.

1.  Papers

          1.1 An academic paper is a paper containing interesting information relevant the content framework, describing a problem, a solution, and a clear theoretical framework of analysis. The paper must be include references in accordance with academic standards.

          1.2 A research paper presents the results of a research project conducted in accordance with academic research principles. Results shall presented in an article format that is easy to read and understand, with emphasis on the findings and recommendations.

2.  Book Reviews

          These are articles that review and critique the content or value of other books or articles. A book review must provide details of the work under review, clearly identify the name of the work’s author, the year of publication, the publisher, the edition (if not first edition), and number pages.

Publication Conditions
1. The submitted paper must never have been published elsewhere.
2. The paper shall be of good quality, and must receive the approval of qualified scholars in the peer review process.
3. The paper must have references and a bibliography in accordance with academic principles.
4. The paper must be submitted to the editorial department at least four months before anticipated date of publication.

An article submitted for publication must be prepared in accordance with the style format specified by the institute. Please submit the paper in the form of an MS Word.docx file and attach the certificate of submission as a PDF file
* Please follow the directions for preparing manuscripts and references. Otherwise, KPI reserves the right to reject your article. *

Paper Preparation and Reference Format
Note:
- File name shall not be too long
- MS Word files shall be saved in .Docx format

Submission Form
Author Name
Paper Title
Identification Card Number
E-Mail
Telephone Number
Author Address

1. Paper (Ms Word Only)
2. Certificate of Paper Submission (PDF)

After you click ‘Submit’, your paper will be shown in “Submission Status” within 7 days.
If it has not shown, it means your paper may has not been received by the editorial department
Please contact +662-141-9570

Note :  Article Publication Fee

• 4,000 THB per article.
• The journal will collect the publication fee from the author only after the article has undergone the journal's review process and has been deemed of sufficient quality for publication in the King Prajadhipok Institute Journal. (Payment is required only after completing the review process.) If the article does not pass the review process, no fee will be charged.
• Payment Methods
  (Payment should be made only after receiving the notification of the review results)
  
  • Account Name: King Prajadhipok Institute Journal

• • Account Number: 955-0-03636-7
  • Bank: Krungthai Bank, Government Complex Branch