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Theses & dissertations
- Master’s thesis (common standard in Vietnam)A4; margins top 3.5 · bottom 3.0 · left 3.5 · right 2.0 cm; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.5; page numbers top center; 60 to 90 pages.
- Doctoral dissertation (common standard in Vietnam)Same as the master’s thesis: A4; margins 3.5 · 3.0 · 3.5 · 2.0 cm; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.5; page numbers top center. No hard page limit.
- APA 7 (theses, essays and papers in the international standard)1-inch (2.54 cm) margins; Times New Roman 12; double line spacing; 1.27 cm first-line indent; page numbers top right; five heading levels; reference list with hanging indent.
Báo cáo đề tài khoa học
- Final report of an institution-level research project (university, institute, unit)A4; margins top and bottom 2.0 · left 3.5 · right 2.0 cm; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.3 to 1.5; page number at top centre. Structure: cover, contents, introduction, chapters, conclusion, references, appendices.
- Scientific final report of a provincial-level project (Department of Science and Technology)A4; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.3 to 1.5. Structure from the Department’s guideline: outer and inner cover, contents, abbreviations, Vietnamese and English summaries (4-6 pages each), main content, conclusions and proposals, references, appendices.
- Final report of a ministry-level project (Ministry of Education and Training)A4; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.3 to 1.5; 80 to 150 pages (excluding contents, references, appendices). Includes cover, title page, member list, contents, tables list, abbreviations, Vietnamese and English result information, introduction, chapters, conclusions and recommendations.
- Overall results report of a national-level project (Ministry of Science and Technology, NAFOSTED...)A4; Times New Roman 13; line spacing 1.3 to 1.5; margins 3 · 2 · 2 · 2 cm. Structure as the ministry-level report: cover, title page, member list, contents, lists, Vietnamese and English summaries, introduction, chapters, conclusions and recommendations, references, appendices.
Education, economics, social sciences
- Journal of Economics and Development (National Economics University · Emerald)English; ≤ 8,400 words (including tables and figures); structured abstract ≤ 250 words; ≤ 6 keywords; Harvard references; double-blind review.
- Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies (University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City · Emerald)English; research and review papers ≤ 7,500 words; structured abstract ≤ 250 words; ≤ 6 keywords; Harvard; double-blind review.
- Asian Journal of Economics and Banking (Banking University Ho Chi Minh City · Emerald)English; research papers ≤ 12,000 words; structured abstract ≤ 250 words; ≤ 6 keywords; Harvard; double-blind review.
- CTU Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (Can Tho University)English; ≤ 15 pages; 2.5 cm margins; Times New Roman 10, single spacing; abstract ≤ 200 words; 4 to 6 italic keywords in alphabetical order; APA.
- Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology)English; Times New Roman 11, single spacing; abstract ≤ 250 words; 3 to 5 keywords; references numbered in order of appearance; research papers ≤ 13 printed pages.
- Journal of Education – Tạp chí Giáo dục (Ministry of Education and Training)A4; margins top 3.5 · bottom 3.8 · left 2.5 · right 2.5 cm; Times New Roman 10.5, single spacing; 4,000 to 6,000 words; APA 7, at least 7 references, at least 2 from the last 5 years.
- VNU Journal of Science: Education Research (Vietnam National University, Hanoi)Vietnamese or English; Times New Roman, double spacing; abstract ≤ 200 words (Vietnamese papers also need an English version); ≤ 5 keywords; references numbered in square brackets.
- Ho Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science – Social Sciences (Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở TP.HCM)A4; left and right margins 2.2 · top and bottom 2.0 cm; Times New Roman 12; line spacing 1.07; 6 pt before paragraphs; 1.27 cm first-line indent; APA 7; fully anonymous manuscript.
- VNU Journal of Science: Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities)Vietnamese or English; Times New Roman, double spacing; abstract ≤ 200 words (Vietnamese papers also need an English version); ≤ 5 keywords; references numbered in square brackets.
- Journal of Science – Ho Chi Minh City University of EducationWord 2007 or later; 12 pt, single spacing; title ≤ 20 words; abstract ≤ 250 words (two languages); 3 to 8 keywords; APA; Vietnamese, English, French or Chinese.
Mathematics
- Acta Mathematica Vietnamica (Institute of Mathematics · Springer)English; LaTeX recommended (Springer Nature template), Word accepted; no publication fee. The journal page does not publish specific Word settings.
- Vietnam Journal of Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics · Springer)English; published via Springer on the same platform as Acta Mathematica Vietnamica. The journal page does not publish specific Word settings.
Computing, electronics, engineering
Physics & natural sciences
Medicine, pharmacy & health
- MedPharmRes (University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City)English; original articles ≤ 6,000 words (excluding references); structured abstract ≤ 250 words; 3–5 keywords (MeSH); Vancouver/NLM references; figures ≥ 300 dpi.
- Journal of Medical Research – Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Y học (Hanoi Medical University)Vietnamese or English; A4, Arial or Times New Roman ≥ 12 pt, line spacing 1.5; uppercase title ≤ 20 words; ≤ 4,000 words; one-paragraph abstract ≤ 200 words; ≤ 6 keywords; numbered AMA references.
Linguistics & humanities
- VNU Journal of Foreign Studies – Nghiên cứu nước ngoài (VNU University of Languages and International Studies)Vietnamese or English; A4, Times New Roman 12, single spacing; margins top 3.5, bottom 3, left and right 2.5 cm; abstract ≤ 250 words (11 pt), ≤ 5 keywords, two languages; APA 7; ≥ 10 pages (about 4,000 words).
- Journal of Linguistics – Tạp chí Ngôn ngữ (Institute of Linguistics, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences)Vietnamese; Times New Roman 12; Vietnamese–English abstract and keywords, each ≤ 150 words; citations in square brackets; author information at the end.
- Vietnam Social Sciences Journal – Tạp chí Khoa học xã hội Việt Nam (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences)Times New Roman 13, single spacing; title ≤ 20 words (Vietnamese and English); bilingual abstract and keywords ≤ 250 words, keywords alphabetical; headings numbered 1, 1.1, 1.1.1; Word file.
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