Rian Thai is published annually in or about December, with 12-15 articles in each volume. Rian Thai is a research journal, therefore, every paper either comes from intensive research by scholars or an advance degree thesis or dissertation. In order to promote new Thai Studies scholars and interdisciplinary researchers, at least fifty percent of the journal is reserved for young and new scholars in Thai Studies.

The subject of the articles generally falls in one of the following fields:

• Thai Studies (both as an area studies and specific field of study
• Thai Studies (both area studies and some specific topics, such as Linguistic, Literature, Ethnography, Anthropology, Sociology, Politics, Health Science
• Buddhist Studies and Thai Buddhism. For Buddhist Studies the research should be done in the Thai region and help to understand Tai-Thai Buddhism
• Current issues of Thailand in a global context and knowledge
• Trends and critical theory on a subject in the Tai-Thai region
• Regional and comparative research of which Thailand is a major subject of the research or research that aims for an understanding of Tai-Thai.

Every paper will be blind reviewed by at least two peer reviewers, at least one from the editorial team. The article to be published should be original and should not have been published elsewhere under the same title. The copyright of the articles is the property of the Institutes of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University. No part of the publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior express permission in writing from the Institute of Thai Studies.

Articles that relate to the subjects listed above are welcome, but not limit, as other fields of study will also be considered. Please note, the editors have the right to reject articles that violate Thai cultural heritage or affect the security of the territory.

Interested scholars should submit the final draft of their article before June of each year, to be printed in the following December.

After submitting their full paper, the author will receive a letter of acceptance not more than two months after submission in the case of minor correction from the peer reviewers. The contributor will be given approximately one month to correct their paper according to the suggestion of the reviewers. If the first submission is denied, the contributor is welcome to resubmit, but the timeline will be the same as a new submission. Therefore, it is suggested that articles be submitted as early as possible.

While the articles will be sent to at least two peer reviewers, the editors may choose other scholars who specialize in the particular field of study to read and comment on the article. The contributor should answer all of the reviewers question in order to receive a letter of acceptance. All the reviewers must agree to accept the article; if either peer reviewer or the editors suggest not accepting the article, the contributor will need to start the process from the beginning.

The contributor has the right to request the name and position of the peer reviewers, but only after the article is ready to be published. In the case of articles that are rejected, the contributor also has the same right, but if the contributor already knows the reviewer of their article, that paper can not be submit to the journal for reconsideration.

The format of the final draft should meet the following:

• No more than 12 pages, single spaced, 12 point type for each article including footnotes, references and monotone pictures. Quotations of more than four lines should be indented. Please note that the use of special fonts and diacritics is acceptable, but may need consultation with the author for correct presentation (For more information, please contact our staff or log on to our website). Figures, photos and illustrations that enhance the text are encouraged. Electronic versions of any such insertions would be preferable, but, if not available, a clean, good quality hard copy can be provided. All figures, etc. to be included should be accompanied by a short caption briefly describing the figure. Please note that unless special arrangements are made, any figures, etc. submitted will not be returned. The journal has a limit in printing full color pictures, so figures should be changed into monotone before submission. If full color is necessary and will impact an understanding of the article, not more than two A5 pages will be considered for each article.
• Articles should be accompanied by a short abstract and a brief one sentence bibliography of the author.
• Citations to works referenced should use the MLA style. All footnotes should be manually inserted by the insert function in MS Word program.

We strongly suggest the contributor use MS Word for writing their article. Articles created in MS office for Macintosh or others writing program should be converted.

The contributor should submit their articles electronically and it is suggested that an Adobe pdf copy of the file also be submitted to show specific formatting and layout desired by the author. Articles can be sent by e-mail or other electronic medium.

Currently the journal is available only in hard copy and can be purchase at Chulalongkorn University Bookstore and co-bookstores. The journal can also be purchased directly from the Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University (address below). Academic institutions and libraries are welcome to request free copies of the journal by contacting the editor in chief, with only reimbursement for postage requested.

The journal is making plans for an online journal, but currently only abstracts and samples of articles can be accessed via our website. However, manual purchase of articles through e-mail is welcome for Thai Studies Scholars.

Institute of Thai Studies 9th Floor, Prajadhipok-Rambhai Barni Building
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 10330 Thailand
Tel: 662-218-7492
Fax: 662-255-5160
Email: thaistudies@chula.ac.th, suchitra.c@chula.ac.th

• Peter Skilling,
  École française d’Extrême-Orient, Bangkok
• Professor Emeritus Prakong Nimmanahaeminda,
  École française d’Extrême-Orient, Bangkok

• Associate Professor Suchitra Chongstitvatana, Ph.D.
  Director of Institute of Thai Studies,
  Chulalongkorn University

• Frederick B. Goss
  Independent Researcher

• Pram Sounsamut, Ph.D.
  Division of Teaching Thai Language,
  Department of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Technology,
  Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University
  pram.s@chula.ac.th