International Journal of Marine Biology & Marine Living Resources

Author Policies

The policies below set out what International Journal of Marine Biology & Marine Living Resources expects of authors. Please read the ones relevant to your work before submitting.

Before You Submit

• Aims and Scope
  What the journal publishes and the article types it accepts.
• Author Guidelines
  How to prepare and submit a manuscript.
• English Language Editing
  The standard of English expected and the optional editing service.

Ethics and Compliance

• Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
  The duties of authors, reviewers and editors.
• Ethical Approvals and Informed Consent
  Ethics committee approval and the consent of participants.
• Human and Animal Rights Policy
  Requirements for research involving people or animals.
• Conflict of Interest Policy
  What counts as a conflict of interest and how to declare it.
• Plagiarism Policy
  How submissions are screened and what happens when overlap is found.
• Data Sharing Policy
  Making the data behind an article available to others.
• Generative AI (GenAI) Policy
  How AI tools may and may not be used by authors and reviewers.

Peer Review

• Peer Review Policy
  The double-blind review model and what reviewers assess.
• Peer Review Process
  The steps of review, from first screening to final decision.

Copyright, Licensing and Access

• Copyright and Licensing Policy
  Authors keep their copyright; articles are published under CC BY 4.0.
• Open Access Policy
  Free access for readers and how it is funded.
• Repository Policy
  Where authors may deposit each version of their article.

Costs

• Article Processing Charges and Waiver Policy
  Charges by country and article type, and how to ask for a waiver.

If Something Goes Wrong

• Withdrawal Policy
  When and how a manuscript can be withdrawn.
• Complaints and Appeals
  How to appeal a decision or raise a complaint.
• Corrections and Retractions
  How errors in published articles are corrected.
• Misconduct and Sanctions
  How allegations are investigated and which sanctions apply.

Other

• Archiving Policy
  How published articles are kept available for the long term.
• Advertising Policy
  The journal carries no paid advertising.
• Privacy Policy
  How personal information is collected and used.