FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
- Types of research articles published in WESR
WESR publishes articles divided into 4 main categories as follows:
1) Weekly epidemiological surveillance disease report
2) Summary of the weekly investigation of the news of the outbreak of diseases/health hazards
3) Report on health incidents that have been notified, including guidelines for surveillance, investigation, control of diseases and health hazards/preliminary reports of disease outbreaks or health hazards/progress of research projects/analysis of health situations.*
4) Original Articles
- Epidemiological investigation
- Epidemiological research
- Public Health Plan Evaluation and Surveillance Assessment
- Health Situation Analysis
- Article Review
- Patient Reports
Articles 1-3 have been reviewed and edited by 1 qualified person and the editor-in-chief before being published. Category 4 Original articles received from the authors will be reviewed by qualified persons. 2 people before it was published.
- How often does the journal WESR publish
It is published in a monthly online format, consisting of 4-5 original articles and a weekly disease surveillance report.
- The cost of publishing a research article in the WESR
There is no fee charged to the author for submitting the publication and publication of the article.
- What is the process for evaluating articles?
Initial Article Evaluation: When submitting an original article, it is first reviewed by the journal manager and the managing editor and is checked for plagiarism on the Publication Ethics page. Original article with incorrect format. The owner of the article will be notified to correct and resubmit the original. It will be returned to the author for revision before being forwarded to the article for review.
Review Process: Manuscripts that have been screened will be forwarded to the editor for quality evaluation and consideration for suitable candidates to evaluate or review articles (reviewers). The evaluator of the article comes from an agency that is not related to the agency of the original owner, and the original is sent to the reviewer, and the name and agency of the author of the article will be concealed. The qualified person and the author do not know each other's names (double-blind review).
- How long is the consideration period for accepting the publication of academic articles in WESR journals?
It will take about 2 months to know the results of the consideration of whether it has been published or not. From submitting the correct article according to the format of the journal to knowing the results of the consideration from the experts. The time period for publication depends on the completeness of the article edited by the author, back to the journal manager and editorial staff.
- The documents that must be submitted with the academic article must be complete according to the rules. DDC clearance to obtain an evaluation of academic papers in WESR.
DDC clearance refers to the process of consideration to direct the publication of the work of personnel. The Department of Disease Control complies with the standards for the dissemination of academic works and prevents violations of ethics in the dissemination of research results. The process will be completed before the application for publication. If the author is in a government agency. The author must submit The letter (Agency outside the Department of Disease Control)/Memorandum (Agency outside the Department of Disease Control) expresses the intention to publish the work in WESR by having the article authenticated from the affiliation of the working agency and the co-author to the journal manager and editorial staff according to the format in the author's recommendation as shown in the link https://drive.google.com/drive/u/ 1/folders/1417wCwthrEtk_npVOBbIEknyG52sK1AN
- Requirements for writing a Thai-English abstract?
Abstracts in both Thai and English are written as topics, such as introduction and objectives, study methods, study results, etc. Discussion and Suggestions No footnotes, no references. Abstracts must be written in both Thai and 450 words in English . Identify important statistics. Use concise language as a complete sentence.
- What is the format of writing reference documents?
The document references are based on the Vancouver system, all written in English. If the reference document is originally in Thai. The author must translate the list of references into English and specify "(in Thai)" at the end of the list of references. The author is responsible for the accuracy of the referenced documents. References to article content in each text should have a unique number. Type the number in parentheses as a cursive style at the end of the quoted text. Start at number 1, the first reference and sort it continuously all the way to the end of the chapter. If the author has cited the article more than once, use the same reference number. In the case of a foreign journal. Any errors regarding the reference will delay the submission process due to the request for more details from the author to comply with the regulations.