Enhancing the Quality of AELR by Clearly Identifying the Contribution and Novelty of Each Submitted Article

The Thai Journal Citation Index Center provided recommendations at the 15th Symposium on Thai Journal Development Network on February 14, 2025, regarding the concepts of journal publishing and its quality, in preparation for assessment by TCI in early 2026, as well as other international databases such as Scopus, WoS, and ERIC, the editorial board has established new guidelines. Therefore, every article submitted for consideration for publication in AELR must clearly identify the Contribution and Novelty of each article in at least two sections: 1) at the end of the "Abstract" and 2) at the "Conclusion and Discussion" section. This should be presented as a narrative rather than as separate subheadings. Articles that do not comply with this requirement may be asked to make revisions before the editor assigns them for review by external reviewers. Furthermore, if, at the final stage, the editor-in-chief finds that the authors have not sufficiently addressed these elements, those articles may ultimately be rejected for publication in AELR. The judgment of the EIC shall be final, and authors will not be able to request a refund of the publication fee.