The Academic Journal of Local Development, Phang Nga Community College, is a journal that covers the fields of social science, applied social science, humanities, and educational science. Its objective is to promote and develop academic writing by serving as a medium for disseminating academic works of faculty members, researchers, and students both within and outside the institution. It provides opportunities for the dissemination of academic research and studies in the fields of humanities, applied social sciences, and serves as a source of educational information, research, exploration, and dissemination of knowledge.

The journal accepts articles within the academic framework of social science, applied social science, humanities, and educational science, in both Thai and English languages, in the categories of research articles and academic articles. All articles undergo evaluation by at least three qualified reviewers in the respective fields, in a double-blind review format. It publishes three issues per year, with the first issue from January to April, second issue from May to August, and the last issue from September to December.

The editorial board welcomes submissions through the ThaiJo system and operates according to TCI standards to ensure the quality of all articles, benefiting both academia and society in line with the main objectives of the academic journal.