Submissions
Submission Preparation Checklist
As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.- The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission (manuscript) file is in Compatibility Mode (Microsoft Word 97-2003 document) file format.
- The text is in a single column; double-spaced; uses a 12-point Times New Roman font; and all the illustrations including figures and tables are placed at the end of the manuscript one per page with respective headings/captions.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
- Where available, DOIs or URLs for the references have been provided.
- Names of 4-5 potential reviewers or subject experts (national and international) have been provided.
- The submission is accompanying the Author(s) Declaration Certificate duly signed by all the authors.
Research Articles
Research articles [should not exceed 6000 words; display items should be limited to 10 numbers, including tables and figures; and references should be limited to 40-45] discuss current trends in research in marine sciences that would be of interest to readers outside the field. The articles should include an appropriate Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusions, References, and appropriate illustrations including Tables, Figures, and Supplementary information (if any) that will help a general reader. The author(s) should also provide Acknowledgments and funding details, Conflict of interest, Ethical statement, and Author contributions, at the end of the manuscript before the Reference section. See Instructions to Author Guidelines for more details.
Review Articles
Review articles [should not exceed 8000 words, display items should be limited to 10 numbers including tables and figures, and references should be limited to 70-80] survey and discuss the current developments in fields related to marine sciences. They must dwell more on research work done during the last couple of years in the field and authors should integrate their own work with that of others with acumen and authenticity, mere compilation of references by a third party is discouraged.
The review article should include an appropriate Title, Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Materials and methods (if applicable), Results (if applicable), Discussion, Conclusions, References, and appropriate illustrations including Tables, Figures, and Supplementary information (if any) that will help a general reader. The author(s) should also provide Acknowledgments and funding details, Conflict of interest, Ethical statement, and Author contributions, at the end of the manuscript before the Reference section. See Instructions to Author Guidelines for more details.
Short Communications
Short communication [less than 1500 words; display items should be limited to 04 numbers] serves to rapidly communicate important new findings.
See Instructions to Author Guidelines for more details.
Other
See Instructions to Author Guidelines for details.
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