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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XIII – 2021
Volume XII, 2020

• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).
• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends
included in the main text file.
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
consistent for the entire article.

Article Structure
Each article should contain the following :
• Title
• Short title for page headings

• Authors and their affiliations
Figure 9: Recently, a city-based artist and art therapist, Varalakshmi Bharanidharan, had
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
exhibited her works. “Drawing mandalas is therapeutic. And adding colours to the design soothes

• Key words
the mind. While researching and working on this subject, I found out that even tribals have been

• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
practicing this art for years. Many tribal communities do not know of a God in a human form. They
Methods, Results and Conclusion
only understand the sacred geometry, or as it is called, the ‘flower of life’. They understand
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
Pournami, Amavasya and that’s what their idea of God is all about. Mandalas are as ancient as
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
human existence and also find a mention in shrines and holy books. The ancient pictographs show
the text)
that the first thing humans started to scribble is a circle. Why the circle, you may ask? It is because
Abstract
they only spotted the sun and the moon first and in Sanskrit, the word ‘mandala’ means circle”,
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.
elaborates Varalakshmi. (Times of India, 2019)
It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
results and conclusions.
Mandala art became art creation technique in art therapy and healing, as it
Ethical Guidelines
is a source of reflection on one’s soul.

Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and
Methods section that
“The very nature of creating a mandala is therapeutic and symbolic. The
shapes and colors you create in your mandala art therapy will reflect your inner self
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
at the time of creation. Your instinct and feeling should inspire and guide you
institutional review board having approved the project;
through the process of creation. Ultimately, you will be creating a portrait of
2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
yourself as you are when creating the mandala. So, whatever you are feeling at
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
that time, whatever emotions are coming through, will be represented in your
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
mandala art therapy.” (http://www.arttherapyblog.com, 2020)
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.

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