Author guidelines

Types of articles published with WESR Article submission Copyright notice

Types of articles published in WESR

1. Summary report of epidemiological surveillance

It reports on the number of cases and deaths of notifiable disease and provides recommendations and measures for disease control and prevention. The data are collected from local clinics and hospitals and sent to the Division of Epidemiology to compile and present. The table is presented in English language. The report is published weekly.

2. Summary report of disease outbreaks/health threats verification

Provides information about disease outbreaks/health threats reported by each Provincial Public Health Office, 13 Disease Prevention and Control Offices, the Health Department of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, and related agencies through the Department of Disease Control’s outbreak monitoring program. This report is prepared by the Situation Awareness Team, Department of Disease Control.

3. Reports of alerted health events that include guidelines for surveillance and investigations, protocols for control and treatment, and executive summaries of relevant research, investigations and health situation analyses.

  • Disease/health threat situation: This article presents detailed information on the situation of disease that has outbreaks during the week, both within the country and abroad. It demonstrates epidemiological characteristics, utilizing data from laboratory surveillance systems and other relevant surveillance systems, and public health recommendation. The content includes an introduction (providing an overview of the situation, including knowledge if it is about new emerging disease or rare diseases), epidemiological characteristics, related surveillance systems, coordination with relevant organization, disease/health threats control measures at central and local levels, risk communication, public health recommendations and reference. The length should not exceed 4 pages.
  • Preliminary report or short communication: This article presents preliminary results of ongoing research studies or investigations of diseases/health threats that are either in progress or in the process of preparing a manuscript. This article should not exceed 8 pages in length.
  • Executive summary report of outbreak investigation: This section describes the initial investigation of a health disease/hazard outbreak. It is reported shortly after the event’s occurrence. It includes topics such as background, preliminary investigation details, disease/health threats situation in the affected area, characteristics of case(s)/event, laboratory test results, environmental survey, conclusion of the preliminary investigation, actions taken, coordination with relevant agencies, risk communication at central and local levels, recommendations, acknowledgment, and reference. This report should not exceed 4 pages in length.
  • Proactive communication: This article focuses on public communication which is to provide accurate information to a wide readership, reduce panic, and the risk of disease/health threats spread. The content includes background, trends in outbreaks/diseases domestically and internationally, disease/health threat analysis, risk communication at the local/national level, recommendations, acknowledgment, and reference. It should not exceed 4 pages in length.

4. Original articles

Specific Guidance on Formatting Submissions

    • Title: The title should be concise and relevant to the context of the article. It must be presented in both Thai and English.
    • Author’s name: Please include full name and surname (without specifying titles) and place of work/affiliation in both Thai and English. In cases of multiple authors, list names in order of their contribution to the article. Use superscript numbers after the last names of all authors associated with the listed affiliations. Include email addresses and telephone numbers for contact.
    • Abstract: Please provide a concise summary of the important content, include only essential information and use clear and complete sentences. It should be in structured format cover the following: introduction and objectives, methods, results, discussion, and recommendations. Please avoid footnotes or references. The abstract should be written in both Thai (not exceeding 550 words) and English (not exceeding 450 words).
    • Content: The content should use language that is clear, concise, and easily understandable. If using abbreviations, spell out the full word initially. Please minimize verbosity (e.g., replace phrases like “equal to” with “=”). When using scientific units, please write them out in full rather than using abbreviations.
    • Introduction: The introduction part should give a background and significance of the topic including a literature review of related works and outline the study’s objectives.
    • Materials and Methods: The section describes the research methods and data sources. It explains how data were collected, sampling methods, tools, and data analysis and statistics used.
    • Results: It explains the results in detail, following with the study’s methods. The author should interpret the results or analyses.
    • Summary and discussion: The author analyzes the study’s results and whether they align with the previous knowledge. Please reference relevant theories or studies.
    • Public Health recommendation This section provides specific recommendations on how to proceed, specifying organizations and timing of actions.
    • Conclusion This section summarizes the article and recommendations.
    • Limitations: Characteristics of the data or analysis that may affect the accuracy or validity of the results. It is written in paragraph form in sequence. For example, ‘1st, 2nd, and 3rd’, ending with ‘For the final constraint’ specifies how each constraint may affect the results.
    • Figures and tables: The figure and table titles provide detailed descriptions that match the content. Place the table title above the table, and the figure title below the figure, whether it is an image, graph, chart, or map. Number them all as ‘Figure’ or ‘Table.’ If it’s a graph, include labels for the X and Y axes in the graph description only, and it should be editable. Use the TH Sarabun New font for the text in the figure or table, with a minimum font size of 13.
    • Keywords
    • References: Please follow Vancouver-style references, using English for all references. If the original reference is in Thai, authors must provide an English translation and indicate “(in Thai)” at the end of the reference. The author is responsible for the accuracy of all referenced documents. Each reference within the article should be numbered consecutively, starting from number 1 and continuing in sequence throughout the text. When citing an article more than once, use the same reference number. For foreign journal references, use the initials as per the Index Medicus guidelines. Any citation errors may result in delays in the submission process, as additional details may be required from the author to ensure compliance.

     

     

     

     

กองระบาดวิทยา กรมควบคุมโรค กระทรวงสาธารณสุข

อาคาร 10 -11 ชั้น 3

88/21 ถนนติวานนท์

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อำเภอเมืองนนทบุรี

จังหวัดนนทบุรี 11000

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Nonthaburi Province, Thailand 11000

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