About the Journal
History of the Journal
The history of the Chiang Mai Journal of Science can be best described by the following timeline of events.
1974 The Journal started under the name of the Journal of the Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University. Articles could be published in either Thai or English. Originally, the Journal was published twice a year.
2000 To widen its appeal from being perceived as a university-based journal to a more national-level journal, the Journal’s name was changed to Chiang Mai Journal of Science. From this year onwards, articles were published in English only.
2006 An online application was made via the Thomson Reuters website to enter their Journal Selection Process for inclusion in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
2008 In July 2008, the Journal was informed by Thomson Reuters that it had been selected for indexing as from 1st January 2008. The indexing period was to last for 3 years (2008-2010).
2010 Having previously been published in book form only, the Journal converted to electronic publishing online. At the same time, the journal website was upgraded to online submission only.
2011 In July 2011, the Journal was informed by Thomson Reuters that it had been assigned its first Journal Citation Reports (JCR) impact factor (for 2010) of 0.340.
2016 The Journal was the recipient of the 2016 TCI-SCOPUS-TRF International Journal Award.
2020 Editorial Manager (EM) system installed for online submission.
2022 The Journal was granted its Digital Object Identifier (DOI) code number.
2023 The Journal changed to the Thai Editorial System (ThaiES) for online submission as part of the Thai Journal Development Network.
2024 The Journal celebrated its 50th year of publication in the same year that Chiang Mai University and the Faculty of Science celebrated its 60th anniversary.
At various times during these 50 years, the Journal increased its publication frequency from 2 → 3 → 4 → 6 issues per year.
Latest Journal Metrics (2023)
JCR impact factor = 0.60 (Quartile 3)
Scopus CiteScore = 1.0
SJR Ranking = 0.192Mission and Scope
The main mission of the Chiang Mai Journal of Science is to provide a forum for scientists both in Thailand and abroad to publish their work in a peer-reviewed, impact factor journal. Since the Journal is based in and funded by a university Faculty of Science, another important aim is to provide a less daunting pathway for young research staff and their students to get their first papers published before they progress on to more prestigious international journals. Thus, the Journal attracts papers from a broad spectrum of the scientific community. With more emphasis and importance being attached to research in universities in Thailand and elsewhere, the Journal is mindful of providing a valuable academic service in helping researchers to get their work published and made available for wider dissemination.
Editorial Policy
The Chiang Mai Journal of Science adheres strictly to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Papers which have already been published in other journals or which are under consideration by other journals should not be submitted. Similarly, papers already published in the Journal should not be submitted to other journals. Manuscripts that are suspected to involve plagiarism or other types of ethical misconduct will be rejected. Following submission, a manuscript passes through an initial screening process by the Editor in order to determine its overall suitability. If considered suitable, it is then sent by the handling Associate Editor to a minimum of two external reviewers (double-blind system) for detailed evaluation. Normally, this review process from time of submission to a final decision takes not more than 3 months and then not more than another 4 months to publication.
Special Collections
In the past, the Journal published Special Issues (up to 2 per year) on request but this practice has been discontinued. Special Issues have now been replaced by Special Collections, the difference being that papers in Special Collections do not have to be published in the same regular issue; instead, they can be distributed among different regular issues. However, they can still be brought together as a “Collection” under a separate title and publicized on the Journal website to attract attention. Requests for articles in this category e.g. from the conference should be addressed to the Editor for consideration.
