2025 Publication Cut-Off Dates and New Requirements for 2026 Submissions

The Association of Legal & Political Studies hereby announces the following policies regarding article submissions, publication cut-off dates for 2025, and new requirements for 2026 publications for all journals under our association:

 

1) Closure of Submissions for No. 2 Issues

Submissions for No. 2 issues of all established journals for the year 2025 are now closed. Exceptions apply to newly launched journals in 2025 (TSTHR, TMSR, and TACR), which will close submissions upon reaching 10 articles.

 

2) Publication Schedule and Cut-off Dates

2.1) Articles officially accepted by October 31, 2025: To be published in No. 2 issues of 2025.

2.2) Articles officially accepted from November 1, 2025 onwards: To be published in No. 1 issues of 2026 or later.

 

3) New Requirements for 2026 Publications

For all articles to be published in 2026 editions, including those currently under review and not accepted by October 31, 2025, as well as new submissions involving human participants:

3.1) Ethics in Human Research:

3.1.1) Articles must include a section on "Ethics in Human Research" under the Research Method. This section should provide detailed information about the ethical approval obtained, including the name of the ethics committee or institutional review board, approval document number, and validity period. Authors must also describe key measures taken to protect participants' rights in accordance with approved ethical guidelines, such as informed consent procedures, confidentiality and data protection measures, and any specific safeguards for vulnerable populations if applicable.

3.1.2) If ethical approval was not sought, a section on "Protection of Research Participants" must be included under the Research Method.

3.2) Language Requirements for Thai Articles:

3.2.1) All figures and tables must have English titles and captions.

3.2.2) In-text citations and references must be in English only. (Thai and other non-English sources must be translated to English)

These new requirements apply to both articles currently under review and new submissions for 2026 publications.

 

For any questions or clarifications, please contact our editorial office.

 

Associate Professor Dr.Thanaporn SRIYAKUL

President, Association of Legal & Political Studies