About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Journal of Aquatic Resources Bioecology (JARB) is an open-access journal dedicated to the publication of research results related to the latest work in the field of aquatic resources.

This journal invites research articles, short communications, and reviews on biodiversity in the waters, including:

Aquatic Bioecology

Coastal Management

Molecular Biology

Biological Resources

Resource Ecology

Manuscripts that do not match the subject matter will not be published. We do not prohibit manuscripts written by one author.

Publication Frequency

The publication of articles is carried out in 2 periods, namely:

1. January - June issue

2. July - December issue

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Author Guidelines

The journal accepts manuscripts that meet the JARB format and style as contained in the Journal Template. Manuscripts are accepted through the registration and submission process on the OJS (Open Journal System) platform. Any manuscript that is not in accordance with the scientific field will NOT be reviewed. Curriculum vitae should be emailed to: jar_bioecology@unsrat.ac.id

FORMAT

  1. All manuscripts  should be written in English either American or British style (must be consistent)
  2. All manuscripts should be typed on double side of good quality A4 paper and be 1.5-spaced, except for indented direct quotations.
  3. All the manuscripts have to be made briefly according to the research subject and methods, usually between 15 pages with 1.5-spaced, including figures, methods, and references.
  4. Margins (left, right, top and bottom) should be at least 1.27 cm, font Times New Roman size 12, except the title. To assure blind review, authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their paper.
  5. The systematic report typically includes the following sections (without numbers):
  • Title page
  • Authors name, institution, address of the institution, and email of correspondence.
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results and Discussion
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgment
  • References 
  1. Please recheck the appropriate spelling and vocabulary.
  2. All pages, including tables, appendices, and references, should be serially numbered.
  3. Percentage and Decimal Fraction, for non-technical purposes, uses percent in text: for technical purposes uses the % symbol.
  4. Keywords, four keywords should be provided at the end of the abstract so that they would be easier to locate in the index.

ABSTRACT

An abstract, which is 150-250 words in length, should be presented on a separate page immediately preceding the text of the manuscript. An abstract should be relatively non-mathematical and provides detail about the paper's purposes, research methods, and findings as well as its contributions. The manuscript’s title, but neither the author's name nor his/her affiliation, should appear on the abstract page.

TABLES AND FIGURES

  1. Authors should pay attention to All tables and figures (graphs) that should be put on pages by themselves. Each table or figure should be numerically numbered and fully titled which refers to the contents of tables or figures.
  2. References for each graph should be mentioned in the manuscript without any exceptions.
  3. Authors should point out with notation about which margin that graphic should be included on a text.
  4. Graphs should be easily interpreted without referring to the text.
  5. Lines that refer to sources and notes should be included in the text. Equations should be numerically numbered in parenthesis with an align-right margin.

DOCUMENTATIONS

Text citation, manuscripts should be cited in an “authors-year system” which refers to the manuscript on a bibliography. JARB uses APA Styles in citing references in the text. When you use information from another source, cite that source in the text so that readers can easily find the full citation in the References. Either make the citation part of the sentence or insert it, within parentheses, after the author or their work is mentioned.

First time cited

One author:

  • Andoyo (1990) reviewed research on negotiation and found that it spans many disciplines.
  • A recent study of the effects of caffeine on concentration (Andoyo, 1990) used only male subjects.
  • Negotiation research spans many disciplines (Thompson, 1990).

Note: When citing multiple references, list them in alphabetical order by the first author. Multiple references by the same author are listed in order by date, below:

This effect has been widely studied (Abbott, 1991, 1994; Kelso, 1998; Martini, 1992).

Two to five authors:

  • Becker and Seligman's (1996) findings contradicted this result.
  • This result was later contradicted (Becker & Seligman, 1996).
  • Medvec, Madey, and Gilovich (1995) examined the influence of "what might have been" thoughts on satisfaction among a group of Olympic medalists.
  • Research on Olympic medalists has shown that bronze medalists are more satisfied than silver medalists (Medvec, Madey, & Gilovich, 1995; Zimm & Abbott, 1992).

Note: Use an ampersand ('&') between two authors' names when the citation occurs within parentheses, and use the word 'and' when it occurs in the sentence. For articles by multiple authors, cite the names in the order given on the title page.

Six or more authors:

Cite only the last name of the first author, followed by "et al." and the year of publication.

  • Barakat et al. (1995) attempted to ...

Citing the same article in subsequent paragraphs

One or two authors: Use the same format as for the first citation.

Three or more authors: Include only the first author's last name followed by "et al." and the year of publication:

  • Medvec et al. (1995) examined the influence of "what might have been" thoughts on satisfaction among Olympic medalists
  • Research on satisfaction among Olympic medalists has shown that bronze medalists are more satisfied than silver medalists (Medvec et al., 1995). 

Quotes

If you must quote, however, use the author's exact words and include the page number in the citation:

  • "Our difficulty in regard to sexual selection lies in understanding how it is that the males which conquer other males . . . leave a greater number of offspring to inherit their superiority than their beaten and less attractive rivals" (Darwin, 1874, p. 209).
  • The quotation that refers to institutional work should use an acronym or abbreviation; for example: (Komite SAK-IAI, PSAK28, 1997)

Citing Secondary Sources

If the primary source is not available, but you still want to refer to it, then give both the primary and secondary citations in the text, but cite only the secondary source in the References.

  • Nguyen and Lee (as cited in Becker & Seligman, 1996) found the opposite effect in children.
  • An opposite effect was found in infants (Nguyen & Lee, as cited in Becker & Seligman, 1996).

Note: For either example, list only Becker and Seligman (the source that you read) in the References. 

REFERENCES

JARB is using APA Style. JARB recommends MENDELEY software for reference management, but other software such as Zotero and EndNote can also be used. Each manuscript should include references that contain referred manuscripts. Each entry should contain all the required data. A number of references were used at least 80% are journals from the total references.

Key Style Rules for Journal Article References (see also APA Publication Manual, 6th edition, pp. 169-224)

  • Center the header References. If you have only one source, then use the singular (Reference).
  • Use a hanging indent: Do not indent the first line of each reference, and do indent all the following lines.
  • Put each author's last name first. Use only initials for first and middle names.
  • List multiple authors of a single reference in the same order they are given in the article. Sequence matters! The order of authors reflects the relative contribution of each person.
  • List references in alphabetical order according to the last name of the first author.
  • In the title of an article, book, or chapter, capitalize only the first letter of the first word, the first letter of a word after a colon, and any proper nouns. (Notice the difference in the next rule.)In the title of a journal, capitalize the first letter of each major word.
  • Italicize the title and volume number of the journal.
  •  Include the issue number of the journal volume only if pages are not numbered consecutively throughout the volume
  • Don't write the abbreviations "Vol.", "No.", or "pp.". Just write the numbers.
  • Put periods after the date of publication, after the article's title, and at the end of the reference.
  • The digital object identifier (DOI): when published, many journal articles are assigned a unique string of numbers, a DOI, that serves to direct readers to the online article, regardless of where it is stored. This number is generally on the first page of the article and should be included at the end of the citation, after the page numbers.
  • Uniform resource locators (URLs): when no DOI is provided, but the article was retrieved from the web, provide the home page URL of the journal or of the book or report publisher. List this in the citation after the page numbers: "Retrieved from: http://www.xxxxx"

Common Citation Formats in Reference according to APA Style:

Journal article by one author:

Thompson, L. (1990). Negotiation behavior and outcomes: Empirical evidence and theoretical issues. Psychological Bulletin, 108, 515-332. doi:10.1048/9385-0920.58.2.193

Journal article by two authors:

Loesche, L. S., & Tsai, S. D. (1998). More organization, less espresso: Effects of caffeine on manuscript length. Human Behaviour, 5,1-43. Retrieved from http://journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ens 

Journal article, three to seven authors:

Saywitz, K. J., Mannarino, A. P., Berliner, L., & Cohen, J. A. (2000). Treatment for sexually abused children and adolescents. American Psychologist, 55, 1040-1049. doi:10.5497/4578-2587.456.2.548 

Journal article, more than seven authors:

Wolchik, S. A., West, S. G., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J., Coatsworth, D., Lengua, L., . . . Griffin, W. A. (2000). An experimental evaluation of theory-based mother and mother-child programs for children of divorce. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 843-856. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/journals/ccp.html 

Book chapter (electronic version):

Booth, D. A. (1980). Conditioned reactions in motivation. In F. M. Toates & T. R. Hall (Eds.), Analysis of motivational processes (pp. 77-102). New York: Academic Press. Retrieved from http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/index.asp

Note: See APA manual (6th ed.), pages 202-205, for more versions of electronic book sources. 

Book (print version):

Toates, F. M. & Hall, T. R. (Eds.). (1980). Analysis of motivational processes. New York: Academic Press.

Note: If more than one city is given for the publisher of a book, name the most convenient city for finding the book (e.g., if Academic Press is published in New York and London, list only New York for an American audience or only London for a European audience).

Publications Ethics

The Editors of the JARB Journal of Science issue a set of publication ethics as guidelines for persons engaged in the publication of scientific research to comply with COPE practices and establish a high-quality standard of ethics for journal publication.

I. Authorship

Authors are expected to comply with the following ethical guidelines. Any infringement may lead to a retraction of the article or even ban the author from journal publication.

  1. The author's main obligation is to deliver accurate and complete details of the research performed. The research data should contain sufficient information on the related subject.
  2. Authors should ensure the originality of their work and that no fraud nor fabrication is involved in their manuscript
  3. Authors should guarantee that the article has not been published previously or is not being evaluated for publication elsewhere.
  4. Authors should ensure that their works do not contain any unlawful statements and comments that may violate the law.
  5. Authors are aware of and abide by the misconduct policy described in section 6.

II. Editorship

  1. Editors should provide a fair judgment and consideration to all manuscripts based on their quality with no regard to race, religion, nationality, sex, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the author(s).
  2. Editors are responsible to consider all the submitted manuscripts in a reasonable time frame.
  3. Editors, with their expertise and fair judgment, are responsible to accept or reject manuscripts. They are to build good communication with authors in regard to the publication of the manuscript. The final decision will be accompanied by the reviewer’s comment
  4. Editors are to make sure no private information of authors is included in the manuscript sent to reviewers
  5. Editors should ensure the confidentiality of the submitted manuscript and not disclose any information about the manuscript under consideration to other parties
  6. Editors are to respect the author's request to not use certain reviewers with a well-reasoned objection - to consider their manuscript. However, editors can decide to use one or more of these reviewers if their professional input is considered to be important for the manuscript's publication
  1. Editors are to comply with COPE practices when considering a manuscript for publication

III. Reviewer Process

All papers will be critically read by at least two anonymous reviewers, selected for their competencies in the subject area of the paper. Acceptance of the paper will depend upon its scientific merit and suitability for the Makara Journal of Science. A paper may be accepted in its original form, subject to revision, or rejection.

The reviewers' (and editors') suggestions will be conveyed to the author, who will then have an opportunity to revise the paper. A manuscript returned to an author for revision can be held for a maximum of eight weeks.

The accepted paper will be edited by native English speakers. The cost of the language editing service is currently free. 

All submitted papers will be checked for their originalities by means of iThenticate.

Reviewers are to comply with the following ethical guidelines:

  1. The main obligation of a reviewer (referee) is to objectively judge the complete manuscript both scientifically and literally too high standards
  2. Referees should treat the submitted manuscript as confidential documents
  3. The referee's identity should remain anonymous  unless the editors decided otherwise
  4. Referees should complete the evaluation of a manuscript in a reasonable time frame and directly inform the editors should the work can not be completed within the schedule
  5. Reviewers should explain and provide adequate professional judgment for their evaluation of a manuscript.
  1. Reviewers are to promptly notify the editors should they find the manuscript is expected to be misapplied by others to pose a threat to public health and safety.

IV. Conflict of Interest Policy

Authors, Editors, and Reviewers are expected to adhere to the following guidelines in compliance with COPE practices.

  1. Authors should clearly inform their source of financial support -institution, private, and/or corporate- for their research
  2. Should the author and editor of JARB have a relationship that may lead to an unfair evaluation another editor will be appointed instead.
  3. Reviewers should be aware of any appearance of a conflict of interest when receiving a manuscript for evaluation and are required to promptly return the manuscript to the editor, informing the conflict of interest issue.

V. Data and Responsibility

Data availability and reporting guidelines are available in the section 'Author Guidelines

VI. Research Misconduct Policy

The purpose of this policy is to prevent any misconduct related to research conducted for the journals and to suggest the fundamental principles and structural procedures in relation to research integrity deliberation required to ensure research ethics.

A.The range of misconduct policy

Research misconduct suggested in this policy pertains to fraud and refers to data fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and improper authorship.

  1. "Fabrication" refers to any activity involving the creation of false information about non-existing data or findings.
  2. "Falsification" refers to the artificial manipulation of the research materials/equipment/process or random modification/deletion of data resulting in distorted research contents or research results.
  3. "Plagiarism" refers to acts of pirating others' ideas, research contents, and research results without justifiable approvals or quotations.
  4. "Improper authorship" refers to cases where the person who has contributed to research contents or research results is scientifically and technically unqualified as an author or where someone who has not contributed to the research contents or research results scientifically and technically but has been listed as an author merely to express gratitude or courtesy.
  5. Intentional acts disturb a fraud investigation about themselves or others or acts which can be harmful to informants.
  6. Unfair evaluation regarding research of others or disclosure or pirating of research ideas or research results acquired during the evaluation process.
  7. Severely aberrant acts cannot be accepted in the community of the field of science and technology.

B. How does the journal address misconduct

Editors and publishers have an ethical obligation to:

  1. Support the quality and ethics of the review process (pre-publication: weed out;  prevent)
  2. Ensure the correctness of the published literature (post-publication: correct; communicate)
  3. Educate (prevent)

Editors/journals have an ethical obligation to respond to and address ethical allegations that may arise about published papers or papers in review. Systems and procedures are in place for investigating and addressing situations of misconduct, including cooperation with investigations from institutions or funding bodies.

C. Possible sanction

Should the evidence of misconduct is confirmed the following procedures are to be applied:

  1. Prior to publication (during review): The manuscript can be withdrawn from review
  2. Post-publication (literature correction) The journal may publish a Retraction, Note of Editorial Concern, Errata/Correction with the author or authors (some or all) signature or editorial of an appropriate statement about the situation. The paper can be marked in the literature/PubMed.
  3. Editors determine whether retract or correct after considering whether the case is fraud or an honest mistake. They consider the intent And then the extent to which the data is incorrect/misleading
  4. The author may be banned from submitting to the journal.
  5. Editors may, in some cases, provide information for other editors/publishers.
  6. Editors may publish an editorial in the journal to discuss the issue generally and raise awareness of the issue.

VII. Ethical Oversight

All submitted articles and exchanging information involving authors and editors in JARB will be considered confidential. Communications related to the publication process should not be disclosed on any website without prior consent from the editors.

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Regarding research involving experiments on animals, the authors should ensure that the object is fully assessed in terms of any harm to the animals. This involves a detailed examination of the particular procedures and experiments, and the numbers and types of animals used. The animals subjected to the experiment are to adhere to institutional and national guidelines. The manuscripts are required to declare that all efforts were performed to reduce animal suffering. 

III. Intellectual Properties

  • Disclaimer

The viewpoint of articles published in JARB is solely the author's and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board of the publisher

  • Copyright

The author is responsible for acquiring permission(s) to reproduce any copyrighted figures, tables, data, or text that are being used in the submitted paper. Authors should note that text quotations of more than 250 words from a published or copyrighted work will require a grant of permission from the original publisher to reprint. The written permission letter(s) must be submitted together with the manuscript.

  • Publishing

This journal uses Open Journal Systems 2.3.2.0, which is an open-source journal management and publishing software developed, supported, and freely distributed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU General Public License.

IX. Journal Management

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  • Online: This Journal is available online and can be accessed for free
  • Charges: Publication in this journal is free of charge and all published papers are available online through open access.

X. Post Publication - Discussion and Correction

Complaints and Appeal

Editor-in-Chief emails at jar_bioecology@unsrat.ac.idis are available for contact should the authors have an objection or disagreement pertaining to the publication process in JARB. Every complaint will be acknowledged and handled to resolve the issue accordingly.

Sources of Support

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