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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

According to Mettomäki (2017) and Serafis, Kitis, and Archakis (2018), the pronoun

• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
“we” aids in the formation of collective identity. The co-occurrence of the pronoun
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).

• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends
“we” and the adverb “together” in the messages reinforces and amplifies the
included in the main text file.
expression of collective meaning. The presence of modals (“can” and “will”)
conveys a sense of hope and possibility. Finally, the set of verbs included in the
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
consistent for the entire article.
messages (“beat”, “survive”, “defeat”, “fight”, “get through”), while distinct, share
Article Structure
a semantic effect of “struggling”. The prevalence of these linguistic features in the
online posters is not coincidental, but deliberate, contributing to the formation of
Each article should contain the following :
• Title
a sense of collective identity in fighting against our common enemy of COVID-19.
• Short title for page headings
Meanwhile, the messages emphasize the importance of collective participation
• Authors and their affiliations
and cooperation in achieving resilience and the ability to recover from, respond to,

• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
or overcome this pandemic crisis. In short, the dataset analysis demonstrates that
• Key words

language use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic helps strengthen
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
Methods, Results and Conclusion
reconciliation and unity, contributing to the reinforcement of a nation’s solidarity.
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
3. To avoid stigmatization and discrimination

• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
the text)
For a short time, the initial strain of this disease was called “the Wuhan
Abstract
strain” for a brief period simply because the outbreak was initially detected in
Wuhan toward the end of 2019. It was thus (un)consciously referred to the “Wuhan

The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.
It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
Virus” or “China Virus” at first. The practice of attaching geographic locations or
results and conclusions.
ethnicity to the disease has brought great dismay, stirring, shocking, and causing
Ethical Guidelines
unease to people around the globe for a variety of reasons. First, such labelling was
inaccurate because the COVID-19’s origin has remained a mystery until today.
Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and

Methods section that
Next, labelling disease variants with the places of origin can potentially exerted a
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
severe negative impact, holding a nation accountable for the COVID-19 outbreak

parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
and possibly leading to political conflicts and unjustified xenophobic. Such a
institutional review board having approved the project;
practice likewise highlights or amplifies the destructive use of language, generating

2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
a rupture, adversity, and discrimination at a time when the world is in a state of
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
chronic crisis.
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.
However, subsequently and fortunately, the “Wuhan Virus” or “China Virus”

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