Announcements

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 2025-03-12

2025-03-12

For Authors and Researchers

To further inform you of our upcoming new submission platform, built in collaboration with EMERALD (EPS-EMERALD PUBLISHING SERVICES), I am pleased to announce that we have been diligently and excitedly working on our new site for implementation of the new platform, with the work in progress being very satisfactory. Emerald is a great partner and working with them has been both enjoyable and productive, offering a great learning experience.  

While we are looking ahead towards our new platform scheduled to ‘go live’ soon (the date is to be announced), I hereby announce three important notices:

  • (1) The closure for submissions through our current OJS platform will be effective March 15, 2025
  • (2) For the exact date of the opening of our new platform, ScholarOne by the Emerald, please await further announcement. Note that opening is estimated for either May or June 2025.
  • (3) Kindly note that the remaining three issues for 2025 (Vol.45 No. 2, 3, and 4) shall be published as per usual on the ABAC Journal website, abacjournal.au.edu, which remains active.

Please look out for further progress announcements.

For any queries, requests, or for further information, please contact us via email, at:  abacjournal@au.edu

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2024-10-16

For Authors and Researchers

This announcement follows the two previous announcements on temporary closure and reopening of our current submission platform.

I am pleased to announce that

We, the ABAC JOURNAL, are proceeding towards a 3-year partnership with The EMERALD (EPS-EMERALD PUBLISHING SERVICES).

Accordingly, Scholar One, the new submission platform for the Emerald will open for ABAC Journal submissions on 1st April 2025

And will continue throughout the 3-year partnership.

Our 1st edition of publication under the Emerald as publisher will be

Vol.46 No.1 (January-March 2026) 

This partnership will bring numerous positive changes to the Journal as well as prospective authors, researchers, and readers.

Prior to this big change, due to the short submission period, we strongly encourage you to seek publication via our current platform for publication of works in all 4 issues for 2025 publication.

Please look out for further progress announcements.
For any queries, requests, or for further information, please contact us via email, at:
abacjournal@au.edu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2024-09-23

For Authors and Researchers

This further announcement follows the previous announcement on temporary closure of
our submission platform.

Effective immediately until March 2025 or further notice, our normal submission system
for Vol.45 Nos.1-4 for the year 2025 is resumed and operating normally.

Please look out for further announcement over the coming months.
For any queries, requests, or for further information, please contact us via email, at:
abacjournal@au.edu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2024-09-12

For Authors and Researchers
To be in effect from September 12, 2024 onward until further announcement

As we are now in the process of changing our submission platform,
it is necessary for us to temporarily close our current submission platform
while the remainder of the ABAC Journal website continues to operate normally.

Please look out for a further announcement which is to be released soon.
For any queries, requests, or for further information, please contact us via email, at:
abacjournal@au.edu

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS ON CHANGE OF SUBMISSION PLATFORM (2024)

2024-06-05

Dear Authors and Researchers,

We request that any new works seeking publication in the ABAC Journal are submitted via our OJS submission platform rather than Thai ES: Thai Editorial System, effective immediately: June 5, 2024 onward.

Regarding past submissions currently with us, we will continue to communicate with you via OJS.

We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any queries or require more information, please kindly contact us at abacjournal@au.edu.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AUTHORS On Crossref DOI, Citation via DOI, and APA 7th Edition

2023-09-11

To facilitate citations of your work published in the ABAC Journal, which, as you might be well aware, is good for all parties including our readers, authors, and the Journal, we are pleased to make this announcement:

(1) Please be informed that we are now using DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for citing an article, with a DOI number being used in place of traditional page-number citations. Citing by DOI numbering is fast, simple and efficient, having been well received by increasing SSCI and SCOPUS journals.

With thanks to TCI for their initiative and financial support, we are now using DOI numbering via Crossref, which is purposefully designed for journals.

The following are examples of article numbering by DOI via Crossref:

https://doi.org/10.59865/abacj.2023.48

https://doi.org/10.59865/abacj.2023.49

(2) Along this line, the ABAC journal has switched from APA 6th edition to APA 7th edition for in-text citation and referencing. Thus, from now on, please submit your manuscript in APA 7th ed. If you have already submitted in APA 6th edition, you are required to resubmit in APA 7th edition. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

(3) Please kindly note that by using DOI and APA 7th, you do not need page numbers for citations. As we post your work online, your work without page numbers is ready for uploading, indicated by: (in press). The current issue is in press but contains articles that are final and fully citable. Thus, no need to wait and inquire for page numbers for your work.

(4) When you publish reference lists for your content, you must include the relevant DOIs of the cited articles (if they are available).

(5) We advise you to visit our journal website regularly for advanced posting of upcoming future articles in future issues. Meanwhile authors are advised to read the author guidelines prior to making a submission.


Thank you for your attention and cooperation. Please do not hesitate to contact us at abacjournal@au.edu should you have any questions, or require any information or clarification.

                                                                THANK YOU

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS ON CHANGE OF SUBMISSION PLATFORM (2023)

2023-01-09

Dear Authors and Researchers,

Effective 23 January 2023, we request that any new works seeking publication in the ABAC Journal are submitted via the Thai ES: Thai Editorial System rather than our OJS submission platform

Regarding past submissions currently with us, we will continue to communicate with you via OJS.

We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any queries or require more information, please kindly contact us at abacjournal@au.edu.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS ON REVISION OF AIMS & SCOPE

2022-07-05

With the latest CiteScore2021 announcement by SCOPUS and the last two years of SJR, the ABAC Journal has now been placed in Q1 by both SCOPUS and SJR, under the category of Literature and Literary Theory, while also being placed in Q3 under Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

This has prompted us to have a critical look at our aims & scope to come up with a better fit with our strengths and evolving identity, as follows:

Effective from the date of this announcement, the Aims & Scope of the ABAC Journal will be revised to:

Journal of Business Management, and Related Social Sciences

In a practical context Business management encompasses all areas of business practices, as well as new insights and/or further developments in business theories with a specific focus on tourism, marketing, business management, finance, or economics. 

Under Related Social Sciences, we welcome original papers in 3 related areas:  

  • Culture-based business and industry, for example but not limited to, Thailand (or Asian) food industry, Thai (or Asian) film industry, and music entrepreneurship
  • Oriental herbal products, the plant-based health & wellness industry, or alternative medical care businesses
  • English language acquisition or training for business purposes

Please note that papers in these three areas must be related to business management in order to be published in the ABAC journal.

For any queries or additional information, kindly contact abacjournal@au.edu

                  

THANK YOU

Effective: July 5, 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS ON CHANGE OF PUBLICATION FEE-effective from August 1, 2022 onwards.

2022-07-01

Dear authors and researchers,

It is with a heavy heart that we have made the following decision and feel that we must make this announcement, after bearing the costs during the 3 year disruptive period of COVID-19.

Please kindly be informed that from August 1, 2022 ONWARD:

The processing fee and publication fee for ABAC JOURNAL will be as follows:

The processing fee of 2,000 Baht or equivalent remains unchanged.
The publication fee of 8,000 Baht or equivalent is increasing to 11,000 Baht or equivalent.

This is to enable us to meet the increasing costs incurred in maintaining our high publishing standards.

We hope for your understanding and cooperation. For any queries or additional information, please kindly contact us at abacjournal@au.edu

The fee increase detailed above is effective from August 1, 2022 onwards.

ANNOUNCEMENT to AUTHORS on CHANGE of SUBMISSION PLATFORM

2021-01-06

Please be informed that from 15th January 2021 onward, ABAC JOURNAL will use the Editorial Manager Platform for online submissions. Submission link will be available on the ABAC Journal homepage on the effective date.

If you have any question, kindly contact abacjournal@au.edu. We will do our best to help you

ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEE CHANGE (14 December 2020)

2020-12-14

Due to the fluctuation of the exchange rate between the US dollar and Thai baht, it has become necessary to set-out a method of payment and fixed amounts based on the Thai currency only. This is to ensure that all operational costs are sufficiently covered and to be fair to all authors (local and international) as follows:

  • The total publication fee remains unchanged at 10,000 Thai Baht.
  • The 1st step publication fee, due at registration, will be 2,000 Thai Baht for both Thai and international authors. This fee is non-refundable.
  • Upon acceptance, the author must pay the remaining 2nd step publication fee of 8,000 Thai Baht.

              The new fee shall be in effect from January 1, 2021 onward.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and hope you understand the necessity for this change in our operations. 

ANNOUNCEMENT ON FEE CHANGE

2020-10-05

With thoughtful consideration in the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic that has significantly affected both national and global economies, we are obliged to announce a change in the ABAC Journal’s publication fees:  

  • The total publication fee remains unchanged at US$300 or 10,000 Thai Baht
  • The first step publication fee, due at registration, will change from US$100 or 3,300 Thai Baht to US$60 or 2,000 Thai Baht. This fee is non-refundable.
  • The remaining publication fee, due upon acceptance for publication will be US$240 or 8,000 Thai Baht.

                          This new fee shall be in effect from January 1, 2021 onward

ANNOUNCEMENT ON SCHEDULE CHANGE OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT ISSUE

2020-10-05

For various management reasons, including an increase in the time required for a quality review process, we hereby announce that:

  • The special issue on “CRISIS MANAGEMENT” will be rescheduled for publication in July – September 2021.
  • Therefore, the April-June 2021 edition will be a regular issue

Due to this new publication schedule, we are pleased to extend the deadline for paper submission for the special issue. The revised dates for the special issue on CRISIS MANAGEMENT:

  • Paper Submission Deadline – March 31, 2021
  • 1st Screening Notice – April 30, 2021
  • Paper Acceptance Notice – June 30, 2021
  • Publication of the Special Edition on Crisis Management – July 2021

We fully acknowledge all papers submitted thus far with appreciation.             

MODIFIED ANNOUNCEMENT -SUSTAINABLE MARKETING ISSUE

2020-08-24

 

Due to management reasons and an increase in the time required for the quality review process we are obliged to announce that:

  •  the special issue on “SUSTAINABLE MARKETING” will be rescheduled for publication in the January – March 2021 edition.
  • Therefore, the October – December 2020 edition will be a regular issue; the regular issue previously scheduled for January-March 2021 will be swapped with the special issue on “sustainable marketing”.

According to this new publication schedule, we are pleased to announce the following revision of our important dates for the Sustainable Marketing issue:

  • Deadline of full paper submission – September 15, 2020
  • 1st Screening Notice – October 15, 2020
  • Paper Acceptance Notice – December 15, 2020
  • Publication of the Special Edition on Marketing – January 2021                      

We fully acknowledge all papers submitted thus far with appreciation.             

Good news for authors of articles previously scheduled for the March 2021 issue: your work will be published ahead of time, in the December 2020 issue!

This modified announcement supersedes prior announcement of Special Issue on Sustainable Marketing posted on 14 August 2020.

 

Announcement

2020-08-14

Due to management reasons and an increase in the time required for the quality review process we are obliged to announce that:

  •  the special issue on “SUSTAINABLE MARKETING” will be rescheduled for publication in the January – March 2021 edition.  
  • Therefore, the October – December 2020 edition will be a regular issue; the regular issue previously scheduled for January-March 2021 will be swapped with the special issue on “sustainable marketing”.

According to this new publication schedule, we are pleased to announce the following revision of our important dates for the Sustainable Marketing issue:

  • Deadline of full paper submission – September 30, 2020
  • 1st Screening Notice – November 15, 2020
  • Paper Acceptance Notice – February 15, 2021
  • Publication of the Special Edition on Marketing – March 2021                      

We fully acknowledge all papers submitted thus far with appreciation.             

Good news for authors of articles previously scheduled for the March 2021 issue: your work will be published ahead of time, in the December 2020 issue!

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS

2020-04-08

Due to the global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic which faces us all, we hereby make an adjustment to our previous announcement for a special issue on “SUSTAINABLE TOURISM & HOSPITALITY”, scheduled for publication in September 2020 as follows:

Deadline of full paper submission is postponed from April 15, 2020 to May 15, 2020

All other dates remain the same:                                         

1st Screening Notice – June 15, 2020

Paper Acceptance Notice – August 15, 2020

We fully acknowledge all papers submitted thus far with appreciation.  Enjoy WFH (Working From Home) and don’t forget to submit to us your sustainable tourism themed papers by May 15, 2020! 

 

Stay safe and healthy!

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS

2020-02-29

ANNOUNCEMENT TO AUTHORS

Following our previous announcement regarding a US$300 publication fee for articles to be published in 2021 and beyond, a two-step payment process will be required to enable an effective and efficient screening process. Fee payment will be due in two installments:

  • At submission, the author must pay US$100 or the equivalent value in Thai Baht to begin the initial screening and review process. This $100 fee is not refundable.
  • Manuscripts which successfully pass the review process and are accepted for publication, will then be subject to a further payment of US$200 or the equivalent value in Thai Baht.

[ This process is effective from March 1, 2020 onward.]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT To AUTHORS

2020-01-31

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTTO AUTHORS

Kindly be informed that for manuscripts seeking publication in issues of the ABAC JOURNAL from 2021 onwards, we will charge a publication fee of US$300 or the equivalent in Thai Baht.

[ **Please note that our 1st and 2nd issues for 2020 are already full.]

VOL. 39 NO. 4 (October-December, 2019) IS NOW ONLINE

2019-12-27

We are pleased to announce that Volume 39 No.4 (October-December, 2019) is now available online.

Please note we will publish two Special Issues in September and December 2020. Please see Call for Papers of these issues in the previous announcement. Please click on More Announcements...

 

Join us Publish your Research in ABAC Journal Special issues

2019-12-19

Call for Papers

ABAC Journal, a SCOPUS Journal

for our Special Issues

September 2020 issue: Call for Papers click here December 2020 issue: Call for Papers click here

Notes: *We expect to screen out and accept 12 - 15 papers in the 1st screening ** After the 2nd notice, 10 papers will be published in the ABAC JOURNAL

Due to budget constraints of the intense publication process, we are obliged to invite authors of the accepted papers to proudly share ownership with us by paying the at-cost publication fee of US$300 per paper.  For non-native authors, we offer quality linguistic editing service (optional)***.  Please also be informed that we are looking for empirical research or best practices with a profound theoretical base and up-to-date data rather than questionnaire / opinion type research.

***Address your querries to absornmsn@gmail.com or bingzhu@msme.au.edu

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT To all authors/researchers:

2019-09-27

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

To all authors/researchers:

Submission Deadline

 

Kindly be informed that all 4 issues of 2019 are full.

Paper submission deadline for the 2020 issues (March, June, September, and December) is the 30th of June 2019. Submissions received thereafter shall be considered for possible publication in 2021 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please see our current Aims and Scope before submitting to the ABAC Journal. Articles outside of these guidelines will not be accepted.

To view our Aims and Scope click here

http://www.assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/abacjournal/about#focusAndScope

 

 

Journal Vol. 39 No. 3 (July-September 2019) is now online

We are pleased to announce that Volume 39 No.3 (July-September 2019) is now available online.

ABAC Journal Vol. 39 No. 2 (April-June, 2019) is now Online

2019-06-29

We are pleased to announce that Volume 39 No.2 (April-June, 2019) is now available online.

This special issue features five selected articles from the AU International Conference in Business & Economics which was held on March 13-15, 2019 under the theme “Sustainability, Business Opportunity, and Social Responsibility: An Asian Perspective” at Assumption University Suvarnabhumi Campus.

Important Announcement - 9 October 2018

2018-10-09

In the spirit of promoting professional development and nurturing scholarly dialogue, we are pleased to announce two changes to our publication process, both of which are good news for all involved: (i) from the date of this announcement, we will charge no publication fee to authors, either in Thailand or overseas; (ii) starting from the year 2019 onward, we will be publishing 4 issues of ABAC JOURNAL per year during the months of March, June, September, and December. 

A Note from the Editor

2016-05-30

ABAC Journal Special issue in conjunction with the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)

MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING EDITOR-29 September 2015

2015-09-29

The ABAC Journal is now approved by TCI (Thailand Citation Index) on the ASEAN Citation Index or ACI and it has been selected by the NRCT – National Research Council of Thailand – to co-publish an issue of the NRCT’s newly launched international- standard social science journal called Social Science ASIA.