About the Journal
Journal of Current Science and Technology (JCST) is an international and peer-reviewed journal published triannually. JCST has been indexed in the Thai-Journal Citation Index TCI Tier 1, the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI) since 2013, and in Scopus since 2018-present.
eISSN: 2630-0656
2018-present: Q4 Scopus indexed
Aims and Scope
The journal aims at presenting up-to-date scientific achievement with high creativity and great significance in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, engineering, science and health sciences. JCST invites scholars, researchers, professionals and academics to publish manuscripts that have not been previously published in any journal. The authors can submit the manuscripts covering the following areas:
1. Biological sciences
Agricultures, Biology, Biotechnology, Environmental sciences, Food technology, Microbiology, Plant sciences.
2. Engineering and Technology
Aviation maintenance engineering, Chemical engineering, Civil engineering, Computer engineering, Electrical engineering, Environmental engineering, Industrial engineering, Mechanical engineering, Mechatronics, Railway system engineering. Computer Sciences, Computing, Information Technology.
3. Health sciences
Biochemistry, Biomedical sciences, Biotechnology & Food, Medical sciences, Optometry, Oriental medicine, Pharmaceutical sciences, Public health
4. Physical sciences
Chemistry, Computer sciences, Material sciences, and Physics.
Types of Articles
The Journal accepts the following types of articles:
1. Research article: A research article is a regular article which aims to present new findings and significant experimental results or interpretations.
2. Review article: A review article summarizes topics of general interest to audiences, provides a critical and constructive analysis of existing published literature in a field. The review article outlines future directions of research within the journal scope.
3. Notes or Short Communications: Manuscripts in this category should be concise but definitive. A note or a short communication is a short article which aims to present especially new findings that require fast publication.
4. Innovations: An innovation is an article which aims to present creative arts and designs, procedures or devices.
5. Special lectures from Conferences: A special lecture from a Conference is an unpublished keynote or special lecture in the Conference with no Proceedings in English language in recent years can be occasionally invited to get published in the journal.
All the articles must be written in English. If English is not the author’s native language, they are asked to have a native-English colleague or specialist to check and edit their article before the submission.
Publication Frequency
JCST publishes three issues per year: No. 1, January-April; No. 2, May-August, and No. 3, September-December.
Language
JCST requires that all articles be written in the English language. Clear and concise language and adherence to proper grammar and spelling are encouraged.
Publication Charges
From September 1, 2022 onwards, there will be a submission (article processing and reviewing) fee for manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Current Science and Technology (JCST) for article processing.
Step Payment for Review process
The article review process fee is USD 100.00 (International bank transfer), or 3,000 Thai Baht (Domestic bank transfer in Thailand), per article.
If the manuscript gets accepted for publication in the journal, the publication fee is required.
Step Payment for publication
The publication fee is USD 250.00 (International bank transfer), or 7,500 Thai Baht (Domestic bank transfer in Thailand), per article.
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (BBL), Rangsit University Branch
Swift Code : BKKBTHBK
Account name : ACADEMICS SERVICE CHARGE PROJECT RANGSIT UNIVERSITY
Account No. : 020-079144-0
NOTE: Submission fee must be paid within 7 days after the completion of submission otherwise the article processing will be pending. Publication fee must be paid within 7 days after notification of acceptance for publication.
Open Access Policy
The journal aims to promote open access to scientific research and to make research accessible to a broader audience. JCST is an open-access journal, meaning all published articles are freely available online to anyone, anywhere in the world.
Journal History
Journal of Current Science and Technology (JCST) was changed from Rangsit Journal of Arts and Sciences (RJAS). The first issue of JCST, Vol. 8 No. 1, was launched in print (ISSN 2630-0583) and online (ISSN 2630-0656) on the 29th of June 2018. In 2021 onward, each issue of JCST is launched on line (eISSN 2630-0656) only.
Publisher
JCST is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Research Institute, Rangsit University, Thailand.
