Information For Readers

1. Policy and Submission of Manuscripts

The Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST), is a peer-reviewed journal covering all areas of science and technology, launched in 2004. It is published 24 Issues (Semi-monthly) by the College of Graduate Studies of Walailak University. The scope of the journal includes the following areas of research:

  • Natural Sciences
  • Life Sciences
  • Applied Sciences

Manuscripts should be written in English and be submitted either online at wjst.wu.ac.th.

Once received, all papers will be subject to peer review by experts in the field. Every manuscript is assessed in a double-blinded review in which the author’s identity is not revealed to the reviewers. We encourage authors to submit the names of 5 referees suitable to review the work to aid in the peer review process. We aim to review all papers within 4-8 weeks and if accepted the paper will appear in the next available issue of the journal.

WJST Publication Ethics and Malpractice

WJST Guidelines for Protection of Human and Animal Research Subjects

2. Manuscript Preparation

Authors are encouraged to download the Walailak Journal template at wjst.wu.ac.th (WJST Template) when preparing their manuscript. In the case of traditional submissions, the manuscript should be double-spaced and in Times New Roman, 10 pt with a 3-cm margin around a standard A4 page (12 - 18 pages). Manuscripts should be arranged as follows:

  • TEMPLATE (WJST Template)
    Manuscript should be double-spaced and in Times New Roman, 10 pt with a 3-cm margin around a standard A4 page (12 - 18 pages).
  • HIGHLIGHTS
    Your highlights are the first thing about your paper that anyone online will read. Use the highlights to tell that potential reader what's so great about your paper and why they want to read it. Highlights are three to five bullet points that capture the novel results of your research as well as new methods that were used during the study (if any). Highlights are meant to be short: 85 characters or fewer, including spaces. Highlights have been proven to widen the reach of your work and help to ensure that your article is brought to the community of interested colleagues.

  • GRAPHICAL ABSTRACTS
    A graphical abstract is a single, concise, pictorial and visual summary of the main findings of the article. This could either be the concluding figure from the article or a figure that is specially designed for the purpose, which captures the content of the article for readers at a single glance.
    1. Image size: Please provide an image with a minimum of 531 x 1328 pixels (hxw) using a minimum resolution of 300 dpi. If you are submitting a larger image, then please use the same ratio (200 high x 500 wide).
    2. File type: preferred file types are TIFF, EPS, PNG, JPEG
    3. No additional text, outline or synopsis should be included. Any text or label must be part of the image file. 

  • CONSENT TO PUBLISH AND COPYRIGHT TRANSFER (PDF Form)
    This document represents an agreement between Author and Walailak Journal of Science and Technology (WJST). WJST requires authors to transfer the copyright prior to publication. This permits WJST to reproduce, publish, distribute and archive the article in print and electronic form and to defend against improper use of the article. By signing the Copyright Transfer Statement you still retain substantial rights, such as self-archiving (download PDF Form).
  • TITLE PAGE. The title page should include:
  1. A concise and informative title.
  2. Authors’ names.
  3. Names and addresses of the institution of the author.
  4. A running title (an abbreviated form of the title) not longer than 40 letters and spaces.
  5. E-mail address of the corresponding author.
  • ABSTRACT. The abstract must be no more than 300 words and should be concise and include only the most important aspects of the study. The abstract should be a single paragraph and should follow the style of structured abstracts, but without headings: 1) Introduction: Place the question addressed in a broad context and highlight the purpose of the study; 2) Materials and methods: Describe briefly the main methods or treatments applied. Include any relevant preregistration numbers, and species and strains of any animals used. 3) Results and discussion: Summarize the article's main findings & disscus the result; and 4) Conclusions: Indicate the main conclusions or interpretations. The abstract should be an objective representation of the article: it must not contain results which are not presented and substantiated in the main text and should not exaggerate the main conclusions.
  • KEYWORDS. Five to ten keywords should be given below the abstract.
    We recommend that the keywords are specific to the article, yet reasonably common within the subject discipline.
  • TEXT. The text should be subdivided into Introduction, Materials and methods, Results and discussion, and Conclusions. General points for authors to consider include:
  1. Please ensure that your manuscript has been spell-checked and grammar-checked before submission to remove trivial errors.
  2. Papers should be written in either American or British English but must be consistent throughout the paper-do not use both in the same paper.
  3. Abbreviations and acronyms should be used sparingly and consistently. When they first appear in the text, the complete term should be given, e.g. DMF = dimethylformamide.
  4. Use only symbol and normal text character sets when inserting Greek letters (a), German umlauts (ä), accents (é) etc.
  5. All scientific units must be preceded by a space, for example: ‘... for 2.5 h at 50 °C’ not ‘... for 2.5h at 50°C’.
  6. Use tab stops for indents not the space bar.
  7. Use the table function and not spreadsheets to create tables.
  8. Use the equation editor or an equivalent for equations. For authors using Word 2007 or later use the Microsoft equation editor rather than the default editor.
  • Acknowledgements. Acknowledgements of people, grants, funds etc should be included in a section just before the references. The names of funding agencies, scholarships etc should be written in full.
  • REFERENCES. References in the text should be cited in the manuscript by Arabic numerals in square brackets and numbered sequentially in order of citation. They should, if applicable, be before punctuation (example: text [1,2].). If multiple citations are used they should appear as follows: [1-3]. Proper abbreviations for all journals must be used. For a complete listing of the standard abbreviations of a journal’s name please see: http://library.caltech.edu/reference/abbreviations.

The style of citation is as follows:

Journals: [1] K Soukphaxay, K Phonetip, L Boupha, L Saetern, K Khammanivong and F YU. Mechanical properties assessment of laminated veneer lumber from teak plantation in Laos. Walailak J. Sci. Tech. 2021; 18, 6539.
Journals with DOI without page number: Articles with a DOI should be referenced as follows: J Zaelor, D Julsirikul and S Kitthawee. Genetic diversity and population structure of Zeugodacus tau Walker (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Southern Thailand. Walailak J. Sci. & Tech. 2021. https://doi.org/10.48048/wjst.2020.7291.

Books: [2] LI Iverson, SD Iverson and SH Snyder. Handbook of psychopharmacology. Vol II. Plenum Press, New York, 1978, p. 99-115.

Chapters in books: [3] AL Hecker. Nutrition and physical performance. In: RH Strauss (Ed.). Drugs & performance in sport. 2nd ed. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1987, p. 23-40.

Proceedings: [4] S Chumpawadee, K Sommart, T Vongpralub and V Paatarajinda. Effect of synchronizing the rate of dietary energy and nitrogen release on ruminal fermentation, microbal protein synthesis and blood urea nitrogen in beef cattle. New dimensions and challenges for sustainable livestock farming volume III. In: Proceedings of the 11th AAAP Animal Science Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2004, p. 364-6.

Dissertations: [5] DJ Harding. 2000, Redox-active group 6 transition metal alkyne complexes. Ph. D. Dissertation. University of Bristol, Bristol, England.

Patents: [6] D Williams. 2005, Screw Less Clip Mounted Computer Drive, U.S. Patent 6,885,550.

Internet Websites: [7] Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, Available at: https://wjst.wu.ac.th, accessed January 2021.

Note that for books or journals in the Thai language the title of the book or journal and names of authors should be given in English while the year should be reported in the Christian calendar (2011 not 2554 BE). After the title of the book or journal the words in Thai should follow in parenthesis. [8] J Angkathavanich. Garcinia fruit and weight loss (in Thai). J. Food Pharm. 1998; 52, 16-9.

  • Tables. Tables should be typed on separate pages and numbered using Arabic numerals with a caption written in normal text. For example: ‘Table 3 Characterization data for complexes 1-3.’ The table must also be cited in the text. Footnotes to the table should be included where necessary as superscript lower case letters with the text in Times New Roman, 9 pt (example: aAt 298 K). References to previous work presented in the table should also be included in the footnotes.
  • Figures, schemes and illustrations. Graphics such as figures, schemes and illustrations should be placed on separate pages or in the text and numbered using Arabic numerals. As with tables the figure captions must be written in normal text and must be cited in the text. Other points to consider include:
  1. Figure cations should be written Figure 1 Text.
  2. The graphics must be submitted as *.jpg or *.tif files.
  3. They must have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi for good reproduction.
  4. Images from other authors’ work must be properly referenced.
  5. Figures containing text must have the text embedded in the figure file.
  6. Use simple fonts such as Arial for text in the figure.
  7. Do not use faint lines and check that all fonts are legible at final size.
  8. Try to avoid colour graphs, charts and lines as these are often not distinguishable when printed in black and white.

3. Reprints
Authors will receive a PDF file of their paper.

Indexed and Abstracts
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology is indexed in the Thai-Journal Citation Index Centre (TCI), Google Scholar, ThaiScience, CAB Abstracts, EBSCOhost, AGRICOLA, JournalSeek and SCOPUS.