Submitted manuscripts must be carefully prepared in accordance with the journal’s specified format. The authors can also use the template, which is provided here. Please ensure that the manuscript follows the submission guidelines, as those that do not adhere to these requirements may be immediately returned without review.

Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to ensure that all the following items are completed.  Authors should be aware that submissions will be returned if they do not adhere to these guidelines.

	• The article is formatted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines or template.
	• The submitted article is in Microsoft Word file format (.doc or .docx).
	• All references must be included in the list of references and be written in the    journal’s specified format (APA 7).
	• The article submission and consent forms must be completed and signed by all    authors before sending to the SJSS.

Referencing Styles

The SJSS follows the APA (7^th edition) referencing style for both in-text citations and reference lists. Additionally, please note the following important requirements:

	• A maximum of 30 references is allowed.
	• Website resources are not allowed as references.
	• All references must be written in English and listed alphabetically for both Thai    and English manuscripts.
	For more details, please click on the link below:
	• The APA (7th Edition) Reference Guide  English version / Thai version
	• In-text citation APA styles

Author Contribution 

When preparing a manuscript, authors are required to clearly specify the contribution of each author to ensure transparency, accountability, and proper recognition of individual roles in the research and publication process. The corresponding author should provide a detailed description of each contributor’s responsibilities in the manuscript. Authors may refer to the commonly accepted CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) framework, which includes the following 14 responsibilities: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Validation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Resources, Data Curation, Writing – Original Draft Preparation, Writing – Review and Editing, Visualization, Supervision, Project Administration, and Funding Acquisition.

Funding (Optional)

SJSS requires authors to declare all sources of financial support for the research in a separate Funding section of the manuscript. Authors should clearly identify the funding agency, grant number (if applicable), and the recipient of the funding. If the study did not receive any specific funding from public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors, it is not necessary to include this section.

Ethics Approval Statement

Authors must include a statement confirming whether ethical approval was obtained for research involving human participants. This ensures that participant rights, safety, privacy, and ethical standards were properly protected. If approval was granted, authors must identify the approving ethics committee and provide the approval number. If approval was not obtained, authors must clearly justify the reason and explain how ethical considerations were addressed.

Conflict of Interest

Authors are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.

Disclaimer

All statements, opinions, and conclusions expressed in the articles are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Suranaree Journal of Social Science (SJSS). The authors are solely responsible for the content of their articles.