Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.-
Articles should be about 6,000 to 10,000 words long, including notes and references. The manuscript should include an abstract of no more than 200 words.
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Manuscripts should be submitted as MS Word files in .doc format, double-spaced. Citations should follow the notes and bibliography system of The Chicago Manual of Style.
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Manuscripts should be prepared for blind review. The article itself should contain no reference to the author’s identity. Prajñā Vihāra: Journal of Philosophy and Religion subscribes to a double blind review process, in which both author and reviewer remain unknown to one another.
- The journal publishes articles in an essay format rather than a research format.
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The submission has not been previously published, nor has it been submitted to another journal for consideration.
- 6. A COPYRIGHT TRANSFER & DISCLAIMER AGREEMENT form should be completed, signed, and returned to the editor of this journal as a supplementary file with the article submission.
- 1. The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
- 3. The manuscript, including its 200-word abstract, should ideally be between 3000 - 5000 words in length. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. The author(s) must follow the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style. The article should also include references. Additional instructions concerning Chicago citations of Thai, Chinese and other languages can be arranged with the editor.
- 4. The manuscript, including its 200-word abstract, should ideally be between 3000 - 5000 words in length. The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end. The author(s) must follow the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style. Additional recommendations on Chicago citations of Thai, Chinese and other languages can be arranged with the editor.v
- 5. The instructions for ensuring a blind review must be followed.
Copyright Notice
Consent to Publish and Transfer of Copyright: By publishing in Prajñā Vihāra, the author agrees to transfer and assign to the publisher of the journal, Assumption University of Thailand, the copyright to the article. The author does retain the following rights:
- The right to make further copies of the published article for their use in classroom teaching.
- The right to reuse all or part of the published article in a compilation of his or her own works or in textbooks of which they are the author or coauthor.
- The right to make copies of the published article for internal distribution within their academic institution.
- All proprietary rights other than copyright, such as patent rights.
The author must also guarantee that:
- The article is his or her original work, and has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.
- It does not contain any material that is obscene, libelous, or contrary to law.
- The authors have obtained the necessary permission for the use and reproduction of texts, tables, illustrations and other copyrighted work from the original owners, and can furnish proof prior to publication.
- They have the full consent of the co-authors of the article upon the signing of this agreement.
- In the event that they intend to republish, reprint or translate all or part of the article in other publications, they will secure the prior written permission from the journal editor.
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