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Author Guidelines

Submission

Jurnal Riset Akuakultur (JRA) only receives online submissions through open journal system (OJS). Submission of a manuscript implies that the manuscript has not been published and is not being considered for publication elsewhere. A manuscript that was written by a group should be read and approved by all authors to be submitted for JRA. All authors should significantly contribute to the works of the manuscript by doing several mentioned works consisting of contributions to the concept and design of the study, acquisition of the data or data analysis, manuscript drafting, manuscript revision. All authors must be responsible for the quality, accuracy, and ethics of the work. The manuscript submission must be accompanied by a filled and signed authorship statement which is uploaded as a supplementary file during online submission. The authorship statement can be downloaded here.

The manuscript must be submitted as a Microsoft Word file using the template available here. All author details and e-mails are required and must be filled in submission metadata during online submission. The manuscript will be processed for editorial evaluation and double-blind peer review. The manuscript withdrawal during peer review process or editing process is not allowed and all authors must be responsible for the ethical punishment including a banned to publish their works on JRA for 2 years or a publication cancellation, if the withdrawal manuscript is published under another journal.

Article Types

Jurnal Riset Akuakultur (JRA) will consider these following article types:

Research article

Research article must contain new findings in research consistent with aims and scope of JRA. Research article can include the presentation of new hypotheses and experiments, concepts or theories, development of innovative experimental or numerical methods, or novel applications of existing methods and models. The structure of this article consists of introduction, materials and methods, results and discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, and references.

Review

Review article does not contain new information, but it summarizes emerging trends or recent developments. This article type does not contain original new data, but existing information is extracted from several literatures and it synthesizes recent findings. This type of manuscript can contain critical, state-of-the-art review with objectives of critically evaluating existing knowledge and providing background information for future significant studies.

Manuscript Preparation

All submitted manuscripts must be written and prepared following these general instructions including:

1. Manuscript can be written in bahasa or good English using editable file in Microsoft Word.
2. Manuscript should be written in 12-point Times New Roman double space in A4 paper single column format with 2.5 cm margins.
3. The words used in a manuscript must be around 6000-9000 words (including figures, tables, and references).
4. Use the international system of units (SI) or SI-derived units to express unit of measurements. Minus index is suggested being used rather than using slash (/), e.g.: mg L^-1, g L^-1, not mg/L or g/L.
5. The first mention of common biota name must be followed by the scientific or Latin name typed in italic in parentheses. When the biota is not common in English, the scientific or Latin name can be used in all manuscript sections. Scientific or Latin name of a species must be mentioned completely for the first mention in the text, e.g.: Penaeus vannamei, Oreochromis niloticus, and followed by shortening the genera name for the next mention, e.g.: P. vananmei, O. niloticus.
6. Define abbreviations that are not common in aquaculture at the first mention.
7. Number one to nine is expressed with words, except if it relates to measurement and followed by unit, while numbers above nine are written in numbers, except if they appear in the beginning of the sentence.
8. The manuscript title must be clear, concise, and informative, it must not exceed than 20 words.
9. Each section should be written in bold capital letters (uppercase) with justified alignment, while subsection should be written in bold sentence case letters with justified alignment.
10. Results and discussion section must be combined, not separated.
11. Each reference cited in the manuscript must be listed in references section and use minimum 80% primary references (article in journals, not book, book chapter, conference proceeding, undergraduate thesis, master thesis, PhD thesis, and reports) which are published within the last 10 years.
12. Use editable figures or charts and tables.
13. Provide bahasa and English versions of figure and table titles completed with bahasa and English version of figure and table content. Do not forget to provide bahasa and English versions of figure and table note to explain some symbols or details from the figure and table. This component is only applied for a manuscript written in bahasa.
14. All manuscript submitted must have a maximum similarity index of 20% checked by some plagiarism checking tools (ithenticate).

Manuscript Structure

The manuscript is arranged in the following order:

Title

The title should be concise, clear, and informative, must not exceed than 20 words as well. The title is written in 12-point Times New Roman single spaced using bold capital letters (uppercase) with center alignment.

Authors Names and Affiliations

The author and co-authors full names are written correctly, then indicate all author’s affiliations with asterisk superscripts after the author’s name and in front of the author’s affiliation. Authors from the same affiliation are not followed by asterisk superscripts and is not indicated asterisk (*) superscripts in front of their affiliation. Each affiliation must be provided by full postal address. Author for correspondence along with full postal address and e-mail address is required and marked with hashtag (#) superscript. The authors names are written in 12-point Times New Roman single space using bold capitalized each word letters with center alignment. The affiliations of the authors are typed in 10-point Times New Roman single space using capitalized each word letters with center alignment, while corresponding author e-mail address is written in 10-point Times New Roman single space with center alignment.

Abstract

Abstract is written in bahasa and English using 12-point Times New Roman single space with justified alignment. English abstract is followed by the English version of the title which is typed using bold capitalized each word letters. Abstract must not exceed than 250 words and contains the brief outline of the problem statement and aims of the study, brief methodology, the main findings or results, and conclusion.

Keywords

Please provide 4-6 keywords which are written in alphabetical order after bahasa and English versions of abstract. Keywords are typed in 12-point Times New Roman single space using bold lowercase letters separated with semicolons for each keyword.

Introduction

Introduction must be concise and at least has several components including an adequate background related to the research, problem statement, some literature review from previous studies, the research gap, and the aims of the study. Introduction is written using double space line, single column, 12-point Times New Roman with justified alignment. Text citation of references uses author-date style according to APA 7^th Edition and multiple references are listed in alphabetical order separated by semicolon among references to differentiate citations, e.g. (Smith & Jones, 2016; Williams, 2014). Use “and” when giving a citation in sentences and “&” for parentheses, e.g. Smith and Jones (2016) or (Smith & Jones, 2016).

Materials and Methods

This section presents a clear and concise research procedures for others to be able to replicate the study. The use of subsections is allowed to explain some different continued-procedures. This section also provides ethical clearance statement for the research which applies an experiment on animals or human. The materials and equipment used must be mentioned with their specifications consisting of the trademark, supplier or manufacture name, and region or country. This section also covers a brief narration about data analysis. Methods that have been published should be summarized and completed with in-text-citation. Modified methods should be clearly described its modification from the previous cited methods. Use the international system of units (SI) or SI-derived units to express unit of measurements. Minus index is suggested being used rather than using slash (/), e.g.: mg L-1, g L-1, not mg/L or g/L. This section is typed in 12-point Times New Roman, double space line, a single column with justified alignment.

Results and Discussion

Results and discussion must be combined in one section. The statement of the results can be summarized from the data appeared in the figures and tables. Discussion should explore the significance of the results or comparison to previous studies and represent the causal factors why and how the results were taken place, do not re-express the mentioned data in figures and tables in the form of sentences within results. Figures and tables can be placed in this section completed with cross-reference of the figures or tables stated in the text. This section is written in 12-point Times New Roman, double space line, a single column format with justified alignment.

Conclusions

Conclusions must summarize the results and answers the research questions or aims. Conclusions should be combined with the summary of the discussions which explains why or how the highlighted results obtained. This section is written in 12-point Times New Roman, double space line, a single column format with justified alignment.

Acknowledgements

This section is used to acknowledge any institutions or individuals that provide funding sources or help during the study. The research which was funded by a research grant must mention the name of research grant and its detail such the funding organization and associated grant number (if applicable). This section is written in 12-point Times New Roman, double space line, a single column format with justified alignment.

References

Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references cited, so it should be checked from the original documents before the manuscript is submitted. Jurnal Riset Akuakultur (JRA) does not any citations of reference with article, e.g. (William, 2011 in Johnson, 2022). References must be formatted in APA 7^th referencing style. References entries should be alphabetized by the last names of the first author of each work. Authors are strongly recommended to use reference manager tools such as EndNote, Zotero or Mendeley. References are typed in 12-point Times New Roman, single space line, a single column format in justified alignment. The second and subsequent lines of each reference in the list must have a hanging indent (1 cm). The styles of references are different based on the type of materials listed in references. Here are some common types of materials listed in references:

1. 1.   Journal articles
2. a.   One author

In-text reference:

(Acciari, 2014) or Acciari (2014) 

References:

Acciari, M. (2014). The Italianization of Bollywood cinema: Ad hoc films. Studies in European Cinema, 11(1), 14-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/17411548.2014.903099

1. b.   Two authors

In-text reference:

(Marra & Edmond, 2014) or Marra and Edmond (2014)

References:

Marra, A. R., & Edmond, M. B. (2014). New technologies to monitor healthcare worker hand hygiene. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 20(1), 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-0691.12458

1. c.   Three to twenty authors

In-text reference:

(Wilson et al., 2014) or Wilson et al. (2014)

References:

Wilson, N. J., Cordier, R., & Wilkens-Gillan, S. (2014). Men’s Sheds and mentoring programs: Supporting teenage boys’ connection with school. International Journal of Men’s Health, 13(2), 92-100. https://doi.org/10.3149/jmh.1302.92

1. d.   Twenty one or more authors

In-text reference:

(Davies et al., 2018) or Davies et al., (2018)

References:

List the first 19 authors, insert an ellipsis (…) then add the last author’s name

Davies, G., Lam, M., Harris, S. E., Trampush, J. W., Luciano, M., Hill, W. D., Hagenaars, S. P., Ritchie, S. J., Marioni, R. E., Fwan-Ritchie, C., Liewald, D. C. M., Okely, J. A., Aholla-Olli, A. V., Barnes, C. L. K., Bertram, L., Bis, J. C., Burdick, K. E., Christoforou, A., DeRosse, P., … Deary, I. J. (2018). Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function. Nature Communications, 9, Article 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04362-x

1. e.   Corporate author

In-text reference:

(SPRINT Research Group, 2015) or SPRINT Research Group (2015)

References:

SPRINT Research Group. (2015). A randomized trial of intensive versus standard blood-pressure control. New England Journal of Medicine, 33(22), 2103-2116. 2116. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1511939

1. 2.   Books

In-text reference:

(Ellis, 2012) or Ellis (2012)

(DeWit & O’Neill, 2014) or DeWit and O’Neill (2014)

(APA, 2020) or APA (2020)

(Trenbert et al., 2000) or Trenbert et al. (2000)

References:

Ellis, R. (2012). Language teaching research and language pedagogy. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118271643

DeWit, S. C., & O’Neill, P. A. (2014). Fundamental concepts and skills for nursing (4^th ed.). Elsevier.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7^th ed.).

Trenbert, K. E., Miller, K., Mearns, L., & Rodes, S. (2000). Effects of changing climate on human activities. University Science Books. http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/staff/trenbert/books/ChangingClimate.pdf

1. 3.   Book chapter

In-text reference:

(Devaraj, 2007) or Devaraj (2007)

References:

Devaraj, M. (2007). Nutrition management in nursing homes. In J. E. Morley & D. R. Thomas (Eds.), Geriatric nutrition (pp. 323-340). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420005493

1. 4.   Online source

In-text reference:

(Queensland Health, 2014) or Queensland Health (2014)

References:

Queensland Health. (2014). Lyssavirus in bats prompts reminder not to touch the animal: Care and treatment (Report 432). https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news/stories/140313-lyssavirus.asp

1. 5.   Conference paper

In-text reference:

(Liu et al., 2014) or Liu et al. (2014)

(Duckworth et al., 2019) or Duckworth et al. (2019)

References:

Liu, L., Zhang, M., Lin, Y., & Qin, L. (2014). A survey on workflow management and scheduling in cloud computing. In P. Balaji, I. Forster, X.-H. Sun, K. W. Cameron, & D. S. Nikolopoulos (Eds.), 2014 14^th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (pp. 837-846). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCGrid.2014.83

Duckworth, A. L., Quirk, A., Gallop, R., Hoyle, R. H., Kelly, D. R., & Matthews, M. D. (2019). Cognitive and noncognitive predictors of success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 116(47), 23499-23504. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1910510116

1. 6.   Undergraduate thesis, master thesis, and doctoral thesis

In-text reference:

(Zambrano-Vazquez, 2016) or Zambrano-Vazquez (2016)

References:

Zambrano-Vazquez, L. (2016). The interaction of state and trait worry on response monitoring in those with worry and obsessive-compulsive symptoms [Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona]. UA Campus Repository.

Preparation of Tables and Figures

Tables and figures must be placed within the main text, those can be placed in sections of materials and methods or results and discussion (if applicable). The preparation of tables can follow the guidance below:

1. Provide an editable form of tables, do not place any tables in the form of images.
2. The titles of tables should be consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals, please cite the tables in the text or give cross-reference of tables in the text.
3. The titles of tables are written in both in bahasa and English for the manuscript written in bahasa, or only in English for the manuscript in English. Type the title using 12-point Times New Roman, single space with sentence case letters in justified alignment, and give hanging indent for the second and consecutive lines of the table title.
4. The body of the table is typed in 10-point Times New Roman, single space with left alignment, only column headings are typed in bold.
5. Please provide bahasa and English versions of any text in the body of the table for the manuscript submitted in bahasa, use italic font to type the English version of the text, while all the text in the table body of the manuscript submitted in English is only provided in English.
6. Use single horizontal lines to separate column heading and to indicate the end of the table, other horizontal lines are not needed. Vertical lines should not be used in the tables.
7. Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in each column and row entry.
8. All abbreviations and symbols or any statistical explanation and used literatures in the table body must be described in footnotes placed below the table and written in 10-point Times New Roman, single space in justified alignment.

An example of table format can be seen below.

The preparation of figures should refer the guidance below:

1. Figures should be provided in either vector art formats (Illustrator, EPS, WMF, FreeHand, CorelDraw, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) or bitmap formats (Photoshop, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, etc.). Bitmap images should be of 300 dpi resolution. Provide an editable form of charts, not as images.
2. The titles of figures should be consecutively numbered using Arabic numerals, please cite the figures in the text or give cross-reference of figures in the text.
3. The titles of figures are written in both in bahasa and English for the manuscript written in bahasa, or only in English for the manuscript in English. Type the title using 12-point Times New Roman, single space with sentence case letters in justified alignment, and give hanging indent for the second and consecutive lines of the table title. Place the figure title below the figure.
4. Please provide bahasa and English versions of any text in the body of the figure for the manuscript submitted in bahasa, use italic font to type the English version of the text, while all the text in the figure body of the manuscript submitted in English is only provided in English.
5. Capitalize only the first letter of the first word in any text contained in the figure body.
6. All abbreviations and symbols or any statistical explanation and used literatures in the figure body must be described in footnotes placed below the figure title and written in 10-point Times New Roman, single space in justified alignment.

An example of figure format is presented below.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts which are in line with the focus and scope of Jurnal Riset Akuakultur (JRA) will be selected for further publication processes. Technical Editors will check the writing format and similarity index of the manuscript using plagiarism checker platform (Ithenticate). After satisfying the writing format based on journal author guidelines and passing plagiarism checking with similarity index not exceed than 20%, the Editor in Chief will assign peer reviewers consisting of one of the members of Editorial Board and Reviewer for peer review process to determine the acceptance or rejection of the manuscript. Peer review process can be conducted more than one round with a duration of 2 weeks in maximum per round. Peer review process applies under double-blind review policy. The reviewed manuscript will be sent back to the author for the necessary revision. A regular editorial team meeting is held to formally accept or reject manuscripts.

After completing the peer review process, the accepted manuscript will be rechecked its similarity index to maintain high publication quality post-revision process, if the similarity index of the accepted manuscript is more than 20%, the manuscript will be sent back to the author to paraphrased until the similarity index not exceed than 20%. The manuscript will be moved to editing phase with Technical Editors and Co-Editor in Chief with some steps including initial, author, and final copyediting. After completing the editing phase, the manuscript will be sent to Layout Editor to create the layout version of the manuscript. The layout version of manuscript will be sent to the author and Technical Editors assigned by Editor in Chief as a proofreader for proofreading process to improve the readability of the manuscript prior to publish. All review and publication process within JRA are performed through open journal system (OJS). This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research findings and new perspectives related to aquaculture fields freely available to the public to support a greater global exchange of knowledge. All review and publication process within JRA are illustrated below. 

Article Processing Charges

Jurnal Riset Akuakultur (JRA) is an open access journal with free online access to all content. No page or article processing fee are collected. There is no payment required at any stage of the article publication processes.

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.

1. 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).
2. The submission file is in Microsoft Word document file format.
3. Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
4. The text is 2 spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
5. The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.
6. If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.

7. Total pages of 15, A4 Paper (210 mm x 297 mm)

8. The title of no more than 20 words

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Article Submission: 0.00 (IDR)

Fast-Track Review: 0.00 (IDR)

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If you do not have funds to pay such fees, you will have an opportunity to waive each fee. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy work.