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Thai Health Promotion Journal : Author Guidelines
The Thai Health Promotion Journal is published by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation Office with the objective of disseminating academic articles and health information in dimensions related to health promotion. It accepts academic articles in both Thai and English languages.

1. Article Types

The Thai Health Promotion Journal accepts the following types of articles:

• Original Article A research report by the author(s) that has never been published in other journals. It presents new knowledge, new discoveries, or interesting topics that readers can apply. The article format includes the following content in order: article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction (and research objectives), methodology, results, discussion, acknowledgments, and references. The article length should not exceed 10 printed pages. The article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Thai and English.

• Review Article Should be an article that compiles knowledge on a particular topic from various journals or books, both domestic and international, focusing on newly discovered or interesting subjects. The article format consists of: article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction (and article objectives), current knowledge or up-to-date information on the topic being discussed, critique or analysis (including conclusion), and references. The length should not exceed 10 printed pages. The article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Thai and English.

• Special Article or Commentary An article expressing opinions on a particular topic of special interest or articles about work or policies related to health promotion, which may include expert opinions and related critiques. Articles presenting general knowledge. The article format consists of: article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction (and article objectives), detailed aspects of the topic being discussed, critique or analysis (including conclusion), and references. The article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Thai and English. The length should not exceed 10 printed pages.

• Case Report A case study report on health in various aspects or new innovations that have never been reported before, serving as exemplary cases or cases of interest. The article format consists of: article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, keywords, introduction (and article objectives), detailed aspects of the case study being discussed, critique or analysis (including conclusion), and references. The article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Thai and English. The length should not exceed 10 printed pages.

• Miscellaneous Short articles related to health promotion (both behavioral and environmental aspects) that are beneficial or articles that promote good understanding for practitioners in medical and public health fields. The article format consists of: article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, detailed aspects of the topic being discussed, and references. The article title, author name(s), institutional affiliation, abstract, and keywords must be provided in both Thai and English. The length should not exceed 3 printed pages.

• Letter to the Editor or Correspondence A letter written to critique articles that have already been published or to present academic work that needs to be disseminated briefly. The length should not exceed 2 printed pages and include supporting references.

2. Manuscript Preparation

The following guidelines are for preparing academic articles that are original articles, but many topics also apply to other types of articles. Interested parties can study the format from each type of article in previously published journal issues.

• Title Should be short, concise, and convey the main objective of the study. Do not use abbreviations. Length should not exceed 100 characters. Should be available in both Thai and English.

• Author Names Author names should be in both Thai and English. Do not specify job positions or academic titles. Do not use abbreviations. Specify the institution or workplace of the authors. Include name, address, office phone number, mobile phone number, and email of the corresponding author. Authors with multiple workplaces should specify only one main workplace.

• Abstract A brief summary following the structural sequence of the article in both Thai and English. Summarize concisely, not exceeding 300-350 words. Use concise language in complete sentences that are self-explanatory without need for further clarification. Should not contain abbreviations. The abstract format should be a single paragraph.

• Keywords Placed at the end of the abstract, in both Thai and English. Should not be fewer than 3 words. Each word separated by semicolon (";"). May be topic headings or issues to help in article searching. May use Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms from the U.S National Library of Medicine as guidelines for keywords. All English keywords should be lowercase except for proper nouns.

• Introduction A part of the article that explains the rationale leading to the study. It explains the problem, characteristics, and scope, leading to the necessity of conducting research to obtain results to solve problems or answer established questions. If theories are necessary for the study, they may be laid out in this section, but do not review literature unrelated to the study's purpose. Include the study objectives in the last paragraph or as the final paragraph of the introduction.

• Methods Contains various content: (1) study design and protocol, such as randomized double blind, descriptive, or quasi-experiment (2) sample group, sample size, sampling methods, such as simple random sampling, multi-stage sampling (3) study methods or interventions, such as study processes, operations, approaches and methods. If it's a commonly known measure, specify the measure's name with references. If it's a new method, explain it for readers to understand and apply (4) specify data collection methods or instruments, such as surveys, interviews, focus groups, or questionnaires, reliability testing (5) data analysis methods and statistics used, and (6) approval from research ethics committees. If the research process has specific definitions for that research, specify the definitions used.

• Results Present findings clearly and systematically according to the study plan topics. If results are not complex and don't have many numbers, but if there are many numbers and variables, tables or charts should be used without repeating the numbers in the tables in the text, except for important data. Interpret the meaning of the findings.

• Discussion Present a critique of study results regarding what new knowledge emerged, whether findings align with research objectives or differ from previously reported work, how and why. Critique study results openly. May present preliminary opinions based on experience or available data to explain particularly outstanding differences or research limitations. Should conclude whether results align with research objectives and provide recommendations for applying research results or raise questions for future research.

• Tables and Figures An article should not have too many tables or figures. An appropriate number is 1-5 tables or figures, with sequential numbering and titles above tables or figures. Images used should be high-resolution, which may be diagrams, drawings, photographs, or computer-generated graphs. Even if images are inserted in the article, they should be sent as separate files. All images must not show people's faces and be free from copyrights not belonging to the author. Each table or figure used must be referenced in the text.

• Acknowledgments When needing to acknowledge those who provided assistance, prepare as a single paragraph. Indicate important assistance from whom, such as administrators, technical assistants, and research funding support as necessary.

• References A compilation of documents used to reference text in the content. Citations use numbers in parentheses placed as superscripts at the end of cited sentences. In writing references, use the Vancouver system, arranged in order of appearance in the text. The list of referenced documents will be arranged in the reference section at the end of the article. The numbers marked in the text must correspond to the order in the reference list at the end of the article.

3. Reference Writing Guidelines

Reference writing in the Thai Health Promotion Journal is adapted from the Vancouver system with the following writing criteria:

A. Journal Article References

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Article title. Journal name Publication year; Volume (Volume) journal: first page-last page. Examples:

1. Lohan M. How might we understand men's health better? Integrating explanations from critical studies on men and inequalities in health. Soc Sci Med 2007;65:493–504.

2. Sathaporn Pao-in. Risk factors for mortality in elderly patients in the first 2 years after hip fracture surgery in the neck region in both cement and non-cement groups. Journal of Health Science 2011;20:548-55.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

• Basic Format Data Explanation

1. Author name may refer to writer, translator, compiler, editor, or organization

• For foreign authors, write surname first followed by abbreviations of first and middle names without any separating marks
• For Thai authors, write in Thai style with full first and last names, but if it's an English article, use the same format as foreign authors
• If there are multiple authors but not more than 6, include all names separated by commas (",") and after the last name use a period (".") If more than 6 authors, include the first 6 authors separated by commas and followed by "et al." for English articles or "และคณะ" for Thai articles

2. Article title

• For English articles, use uppercase only for the first letter, otherwise use lowercase throughout, except for proper nouns such as names, organizations, or places. End the article title with a period (.)
• For Thai articles, write in Thai style

3. Referenced journal name

• Use standard international abbreviations specified in Index Medicus, which can be checked from Journals in NCBI Databases prepared by National Library of Medicine (NLM). These abbreviations follow the abbreviation rules of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Abbreviation of Titles of Publications. If unknown, use the full journal name
• For Thai journals, there are no official abbreviations yet, so use the full name appearing on the cover, such as Journal of Health Science, Buddhachinaraj Medical Journal, Chulalongkorn Medical Journal, Chiang Mai Medical Journal, Siriraj Medical Journal, etc.

4. Use B.E. for Thai journals or A.D. for English journals, and publication year or volume and issue number. Do not include publication month or date

5. Page numbers: Include first page-last page using full numbers for the first page and abbreviated numbers for the last page, such as: Pages 10-18 use 10-8. Pages S104-S111 use S104-11. Pages 198-201 use 198-201. Pages 104S-111S use 104S-11S.

B. Book or Textbook References (2 types)

1) Complete Reference Basic format: Reference number. Author name. Book title. Edition. Publication city: Publisher; Publication year. Examples:

1. World Health Organization. Policy approaches to engaging men and boys in achieving gender equality and health equity. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2010.

2. Rangsarn Panyatanya. Infectious diseases of the central nervous system in Thailand. Bangkok: Ruankaew Printing; 1993.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

• Basic Format Data Explanation

1. Author name may be a person, organization, editor, or editorial board. Use the same specifications as author names in journal article references

2. Book title: Use uppercase only for the first letter of the book title

3. Edition: If it's the first printing, this section is not needed

4. Publication city or place of publication: Include the city where the publisher is located. If there are multiple cities, use the first city. If the city is not well-known, include state or country abbreviation. If no publication city appears, use "n.p." (no place of publication) and in Thai use "ม.ป.ท." (ไม่ปรากฏสถานที่พิมพ์)

5. Publisher: Include only the publisher name as it appears in the book, followed by a semicolon (;)

6. Publication year: Include only numbers, B.E. for Thai books or A.D. for foreign books, ending with a period (.)

2) Chapter Reference with Specific Authors Basic format: Reference number. Author name. Chapter title. In: Editor name/editor(s). Book title. Edition. Publication city: Publisher; Publication year. Page/P. first page-last page. Examples:

1. Smith J, Richardson N, Robertson S. Applying a gender lens to public health discourses on men's health. In: J Gideon, editor. Handbook on gender and health. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishers; 2016. p. 117–33.

2. Kriangsakdi Jirapat. Fluid and electrolyte administration. In: Montri Tujinda, Winai Suwattee, Arun Wongjirasadr, Praorn Chawalitdarong, Pipop Jirapinyo, editors. Pediatrics. 2nd edition. Bangkok: Ruankaew Printing; 1997. p. 424-78.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

C. Conference Proceedings References

• Basic Format Reference number. Organizing institution name or editor name. Title. Conference name; conference date; conference location. Publication city: Publisher; Publication year. Examples:

1. Kimura J, Shibasaki H, editors. Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical Neurophysiology; 1995 Oct 15-19; Kyoto, Japan. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1996.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

D. Conference Paper or Abstract References

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Title. In: Editor name, editor. Conference name; conference date; conference location, conference city. Publication city: Publication year. Page/p. first page-last page. Examples:

1. Bengtsson S, Solheim BG. Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical informatics. In: Lun KC, Degoulet P, Piemme TE, Rienhoff O, editors. MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on Medical Informatics; 1992 Sep 6-10; Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam: North-Holland; 1992. p. 1561-5.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

E. Thesis References

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Title [degree type/level]. Publication city: University; graduation year. Number of pages. Examples:

1. Kaplan SJ. Post-hospital home health care: the elderly's access and utilization [dissertation]. St. Louis, MO: Washington University; 1995. 111 p.

2. Angkarn Srichairatnakul. Comparative study of quality of life in patients with acute and chronic depression [Master of Science thesis]. Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University; 2000. 80 pages.

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

F. Legal Document References

• Basic Format

• For royal acts, specify the act name. Specify publication source details, which is the Royal Gazette according to examples
• For ministerial regulations, include the ministry name that issued the regulation and specify the legal name issued. Specify publication source details, which is the Royal Gazette according to examples

1. Elderly Persons Act B.E. 2546. Royal Gazette Volume 120, Part 130 Kor (dated December 22, 2003).

2. Ministry of Education. Ministerial Regulation on Types of Educational Institutions and Operations of Educational Institutions in Preventing and Solving Teenage Pregnancy Problems B.E. 2561. Royal Gazette Volume 135, Part 81 Kor (dated October 12, 2018).

G. Patent References Write according to the example format:

1. Pagedas AC, inventor; Ancel Surgical R@D Inc., assignee. Flexible endoscopic grasping and cutting device and positioning tool assembly. United States patent US 20020103498. 2002 Aug 1.

H. Newspaper Article References

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Title. Newspaper name. Year month date; page number (column number). Examples:

1. Lee G. Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution; study estimates 50,000 admissions annually. The Washington Post. 1996 Jun 21; Sect. A: 3 (col. 5).

2. C12. Court judges Pork, advance round. Thai Rath. 2000 Nov 20; Education Religion-Public Health News: 12 (column 2).

I. Unpublished or In-Press Document References

• Basic Format Use the reference format according to the document type above (such as journal articles or books) and specify "In press" or waiting for publication, such as:

1. Leshner AL. Molecular mechanisms of cocaine addiction. N Eng J Med. In press 1996.

May use "forthcoming" if uncertain whether the document will be published.

J. Electronic Material References

1) Electronic Journals

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Article title. Journal name [media type]. Publication year [accessed/cited year month date]; volume: [pages]. Source/Available from: http://........................... Examples:

1. Annas GJ. Resurrection of a stem-cell funding barrier—Dickey-Wicker in court. N Engl J Med [Internet]. 2010 [cited 2011 Jun 15];363: 1687-9. Available from: http://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMp1010466

2. Ram Rangsin, Piyathat Thatsanaviwat. Evaluation of diabetes type 2 and hypertension patient care in Ministry of Public Health hospitals and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration hospitals 2012 [Internet]. [cited 2016 Sep 20]. Available from: http://www.tima.or.th/index.php/component/attachments/downloads/24

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

2) Electronic Books or Articles

• Basic Format Reference number. Author name. Title [media type]. Publication city: Publisher; Publication year [accessed/cited year month date]. Source/Available from: http://........................... Examples:

1. Merlis M, Gould D, Mahato B. Rising out-of-pocket spending for medical care: a growing strain on family budgets [Internet]. New York: Commonwealth Fund; 2006 [cited 2006 Oct 2]. Available from: http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/Merlis_risingoopspending_887.pdf

2. Foley KM, Gelband H, editors. Improving palliative care for cancer [Internet]. Washington: National Academy Press; 2001 [cited 2002 Jul 9]. Available from: http://www.nap.edu/books/ 0309074029/html/

3. Wikipedia. Generation Y [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2011 Jul 5]. Available from: http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Generation_Y

4. Jiraporn Chanjon. Writing reference lists in medical academic documents [Internet]. Bangkok: Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University; 2008 [cited 2011 Oct 18]. Available from: http://liblog.dpu.ac.th/analyresource/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/reference08.pdf

Please note the punctuation marks used because all reference entries will use standardized punctuation marks.

4. Manuscript Submission

Please submit articles through the submission system on the website https://www.thaihealth.or.th/THPJournal or (in some cases) to Email THPJ@thaihealth.or.th. Article files should use only Word program. If there are illustrations, please send them as separate image files (total images and diagrams not exceeding 5 pieces) using image file programs such as jpg or ai format.

When the editor receives the manuscript, they will notify the author whether to: revise before publication, accept for publication without revision, or reject for publication. Articles not accepted for publication will not be returned to the article owner by the journal management team. Published articles can be downloaded by authors from the website https://www.thaihealth.or.th/THPJournal

5. Publication Schedule

The journal management team will publish articles in order of receipt, with review time from 2 reviewers. If articles need revision, the publication schedule may be faster or slower depending on the time the article owner takes to improve and revise the article.

For additional information, contact:

Thai Health Promotion Journal Management Team
Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth)
Health Learning Center Building, 99/8 Ngam Du Phli Lane, Thung Maha Mek Subdistrict, Sathon District, Bangkok 10120
Email: thpj@thaihealth.or.th
Tel: 02-343-1500