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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

becoming Western through the study of art and literature, but was solely in
• The paper should be submitted to the Editorial Board in three copies
developing the military and other technological capabilities in order to that Japan
and an electronic file as a text file (e.g. doc).
• Figures should be numbered and stored in separate files with legends
be made secure and powerful. However, Fuller also says that there are already in

Japan conditions that are conducive to Japan becoming an advanced industrial
included in the main text file.
• Either English or American spelling can be used but should be
nation. The samurais, for example, were naturally transformed into factory and
office workers, the ranks and files of workforce capable of transforming Japan into
consistent for the entire article.
an industrial power in a short time. Japan also has a sophisticated system of trading
Article Structure
and skilled workers which provide a ready basis for a jump toward becoming an
industrial giant. These factors were lacking in other Asian countries, for example
Each article should contain the following :
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• Title
in South-east Asia, where the trading guilds did not much develop and there was
no section of the society which could rapidly transform itself into the middle-class
• Short title for page headings
• Authors and their affiliations
office and factory workers. As a consequence, science and technology cannot be
• A concise abstract (not more than 300 words)
transplanted as readily or as rapidly in these South-east Asian countries as in Japan.
• Key words
• Main text divided into sections e.g. Introduction, Materials and
This point is not discussed by Fuller. Thus, in the attempt to grow science and
technology and build up capabilities in these areas, these conditions have to be
Methods, Results and Conclusion
• References (of all articles cited in the text)
taken into consideration too. It is not the case that South-east Asia, being deprived
• Table and Figure captions (numbered in sequence as they appear in
of the samurai class which could readily be transformed into industrial workers,
would then have to remain in the backwater in scientific and industrial develop-
the text)
ment. Singapore has done very well in the recent years, and the Singaporean
Abstract

example shows that these conditions can be created, and an environment which
The abstract should be concise and informative, not more than 300 words.
would be required if these conditions were to take place can be created too.
It should not only indicate the general scope of the article but also state the main
results and conclusions.
So, what does this discussion have to do with Nalanda University? There are
Ethical Guidelines
two stages in the development of science and technology. The first one is the
Experimental investigation papers must state in the Materials and

development of basic science and pure technology which are traditionally done in
Methods section that
independent laboratories in universities or public research institutes. The aim here
is not direct commercialization, but the search for knowledge and technical
1) informed consent was obtained from all adult participants and from
parents or legal guardians of minors, including the name of the appropriate
solution. The second stage, of course, is the kind of development that is conducted
institutional review board having approved the project;
mostly within the confines of business corporations, aiming mostly to solve
2) the maintenance and care of experimental animals comply with the
technical problem that arise within the context of the corporations themselves.
Thai National Institute of Health Guidelines for the humane use of laboratory
Perhaps the lesson of Nalanda University would seem to point more toward the
animals or the equivalent country authority or agency;
3) approval is obtained from the relevant ethical committee.
former. Fuller’s discussion on the case of Japan shows that when we try to transplant

18 See, for example, Fuller, Science, pp. 123 – 124.

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