SUBMISSION OF THE MANUSCRIPTS

Submitted manuscripts must:

• Manuscripts are written in a single-column layout to make it easier for drafters to create the final appearance before publication
• The manuscript submitted contains research articles (research results), reviews, notes, and opinions that are included in the disciplines of fisheries sciences and marine sciences.
• Submitted manuscripts are not simultaneously registered with journals or other types of publications.
• Original manuscript, never previously published as a peer-reviewed article (including in other languages).
• The only authors whose names are included are those who contributed to the manuscript, namely: idea owner, data collector, data analyzer, and manuscript writer. Does not include a translator.
• Approved by all authors involved.
• Writing Systematics follows the systematics of the Ocean Aquatics Scientific Journal (download site)
• The reference format used follows the Ocean Aquatics Scientific Journal format (see citation and reference format guide).
• Reference Manager users (Mendeley and Endnote) can directly download the JISA reference and citation format by copying the following link:

Mendeley: download files
Endnote: download the file, then open with endnote (open with endnote)

Manuscript Submission Process:

• Manuscripts are submitted via the Samudra Akuatika Scientific Journal website or sent to email at samudraakuatika@unsam.ac.id with the email title (manuscript).
• The author will be notified when the manuscript has been submitted via email.
• The manuscript will be evaluated by the editorial team to determine the suitability of the order of the manuscript parts with the JISA template, reference and citation formats, etc.
• After that, the manuscript will be evaluated by two or at least one reviewer and one review from the editor
• The editorial team makes a decision about whether the manuscript is accepted, accepted with minor revisions, accepted with major revisions, or rejected based on the recommendations of the reviewers.
• Manuscripts that need to be revised are sent back to the author for correction
• Manuscripts that have been revised according to the editor's evaluation are sent back to the editorial team.
• Authors whose manuscripts have been determined to be published will receive a notification letter and a request to change the file format if necessary.
• The editorial team will notify you of the volume and journal number where the manuscript will be published.
• The time process from submitting the manuscript to making a decision takes approximately six weeks.
• Authors can monitor the progress of the publishing process by logging into their respective accounts.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR WRITING CITATIONS AND REFERENCES

All references cited (quoted) in the manuscript must follow the Harvard Referencing Style (Name-Year) bibliography writing system, which is the format used by the Scientific Ocean Aquatics Journal (JISA). The writing format follows the provisions.

In the Text

• One author: (year name)
• Two uthors: use '&' between author last names
• Or more authors: use the first author's last name followed by 'et al'. (The format is not italicized or separated by commas.).
• If the reference cites an article with the same first author published in the same year, then the name of the first author is included, followed by the letter (a, b, c, etc.) after the year.
• Multiple citations in parentheses are separated by a semicolon (;), which are ordered by date or time of publication from oldest to newest. If the year of publication is the same, sort by the first letter of the first author's name.

Example:
(Smith & Miller, 1965), (Ahmed, 1968), (Miller et al. 2000a)

(Burns, 2000), (Miller et al. 2000b) Quinn, 2000)

 

Bibliography writing format:

Part	Systematic Writing
Journal Article	First author's last name followed by the first letter of first name, middle name, etc. as initials (year of publication) Article title with capital letters at the beginning of each word. Volume Journal Name: page. Example: Akbar H (2017) Ecobiology, habitat, and cultivation potential of betok fish (Anabas testudineus BLOCH) in Indonesia: mini review. Journal of Sciences Aquatics 1:1-5. Alham F, Indra SB, Saputri M (2017) Analysis of business profitability and added value of shrimp paste products in Langsa Barat sub-district, Langsa City. Scientific Journal of Ocean Aquatics 1:20-30
Book	Author's last name followed by the initials of the abbreviation first, middle, etc. (year). Book title with the first letter of the first word written in capital letters and the following words written in lower case. Include the name of the publisher and the city it was published in. If the book has more than one edition, write the name of the editor and the edition number. Example: Romimohtarto K, Juwana S (2009) Marine biology, science of marine biota, 2nd edn. Dbridge, Jakarta Hanski I (2005) The shrinking world: ecological consequences of habitat loss. In: Kinne O (2ed) Excellence in ecology, Book 14. International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe
Thesis/Dissertation	Name (year) Thesis/dissertation title. Type of writing, Name of University, City. Example: Eve TM (2001) Chemistry and chemical ecology of Indo-Pacific gorgonians. PhD dissertation, University of California, San Diego, CA
Website	Name (year) Website name. url (accessed date) Example: Luna SM, Reyes RB, Casal CM V (2002) Fish base. www.fishbase.org (accessed 16 February 2018)

 

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