Submission Fee

Posted on 2023-09-21

Submission Fee

          Starting from 1 October 2023 every article submitted to Journal of Community Development Research (Humanities and Social Sciences) is subject to the following submission fee:

 

          - An article with the first and/or the corresponding author not affiliated with Naresuan University : 3,000 Thai Baht

          - An article with a Naresuan University alumnus/alumnae as the first or the corresponding author : 2,500 Thai Baht

          - An article with a Naresuan University student as the first or the corresponding author : 1,500 Thai Baht

          - An article with a Naresuan University staff as the first or the corresponding author : No Submission Fee

 

          All submissions go through initial screening for scope, format, citation and ethics compliance as well as linguistic quality by JCDR-HS editorial team prior to a double-blind peer-reviewed process. Only the manuscripts that have passed the initial screening by the journal’s editorial team will be considered for a double-blind peer review. This initial screening process takes up to 2 weeks, after which the journal’s coordinator will inform the corresponding author of the result of the screening.

          If a manuscript passes this initial screening, the journal’s coordinator will inform the corresponding author of the details for the submission fee transfer. The submission fee must be transferred to the journal within 1 week from the date of the notification letter sent to the corresponding author. The payment slip must be sent to the following email address:  jcdr-hs@nu.ac.th

          Once the journal has confirmed the submission fee payment, the editorial board will nominate three anonymous reviewers for each article. The manuscript will then be reviewed according to the academic standard of its respective field. The corresponding author will be informed of the review result when the three reviewers have finished the review and submitted their comments.

          

PUBLICATION PROCEDURE

     Screening Process

          The editorial team screens and decides whether a submitted manuscript is acceptable for the review process based on the following criteria:

  • The manuscript’s content is in line with the journal’s aims and scope, presenting strong academic merit, original contents and clearly stated objectives, methodology, results, discussion and conclusion.
  • The manuscript’s length, format, citations and references comply with the journal’s requirements.
  • The manuscript contains no plagiarism.
  • The manuscript’s linguistic quality is good, and a valid proof of language check is submitted.

          The screening results can be one of the following:

  • Accepted for review
  • Revise and resubmit
  • Rejected

 

     Peer Review Process

          The manuscripts that have passed the initial screening process and accepted for review will undergo a double-blind peer review by three reviewers specialized in the disciplines relevant to the manuscript’s subject.

          A research article is evaluated based on the timeliness, appropriateness, adequacy, accuracy and quality of its abstract, objectives, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references and language use.

          An academic article is evaluated based on the timeliness, appropriateness, adequacy, accuracy and quality of its abstract, introduction, content, conclusion, references and language use.

 

     Acceptance or Rejection

          After the review process, the Editor-in-Chief will consider the reviewers’ comments and make any of the following decision:

  • Accepting the manuscript with no requirement for a revision
  • Accepting the manuscript with minor revision
  • Accepting the manuscript with major revision
  • Rejecting the manuscript

          If the reviewers’ evaluation results are contradictory, the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Team may consider nominating an additional reviewer to review the manuscript.

          The decision of the Editor-in-Chief is considered final.

 

     Revision

          The author must revise the manuscript according to the comments and suggestions from the reviewers and submit the revised manuscript together with a table of corrections within the timeline given for the revision (2-4 weeks).

 

     Copyright

          JCDR-HS has an exclusive right the articles published in JCDR-HS.

 

     Plagiarism Policy

          All manuscripts submitted to JCDR-HS will be checked for plagiarism as part of the initial screening process.
Any detected act of plagiarism will immediately result in the manuscript being rejected.