Policies - Procedures

Publishing Policy - Procedure

After being accepted for publication, the article will be sent to the editor for editing regarding style, presentation, and formatting. The author will be asked to assist at this stage and may be informed of major changes to the article.

- Step 1 – Editing: Necessary changes or edits are made to conform to the format, style, language, and presentation criteria of the Journal of Science, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

- Step 2 – Article Presentation: Editors edit the format and layout of the article in the electronic version, and check for errors and plagiarism before saving it to the reference folder.

- Step 3 – Proofreading: The article is printed for the editor and editorial secretary to read and edit before layout.

- Step 4 – First Print Review: The layout technician designs and presents the article according to the standard formatting of the Journal of Science, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and then prints it. This print will be carefully checked by the editors and editorial secretary. Essential information about the article, such as history, abstract, and keywords in English, must be placed in the correct positions. After checking, the first draft will be sent back to the layout department.

- Step 5 – Review the second draft: The layout department edits according to instructions and prints the second draft. The editor compares the first and second drafts to find errors (if any). The second draft is then checked again by the editorial secretary before being returned to the layout department.

- Step 6 – Deciding on the Table of Contents for the New Issue: After all articles have been carefully checked and arranged, the Editorial Secretary and collaborators print a draft of the table of contents and all articles in that issue, numbering the pages (Third Print) before sending it to the leadership and Editorial Secretary for approval. A final arrangement and editing are done if necessary before sending it to print.

- Step 7 – Final Check: After approval by the Editor-in-Chief, the Third Print is sent to the layout department to be formatted as a PDF file and sent to the printer along with the cover design file created by the Editorial Secretary. At the same time, the final version in .doc/docx format was also sent to the administrative department of the Journal of Science, Thanh Hoa University of Culture, Sports and Tourism for archiving.