Open access journal

Fisheries and Society is an open access journal published bimonthly (February, April, June, August, October, December) by Fisheries and Society Publisher. The journal required authors to pay the APCs for publication. Full articles can be downloaded free of charge and should not be used for commercial purposes.


Scope

the original papers, short communications, and reviews bimonthly relating to fisheries science but not limited to: aquatic ecosystems, aquatic resources management, fish processing, fishing gear technology, socio-economics of marine fisheries, Ichthyology, aquatic ecology, ecotourism, marine invertebrate, marine biology, marine ecology; fish genetics, population dynamics, resources assessment, conservation of aquatic resources and legislation, aquaculture, nutrition, pollution, fish health, fisheries farming systems, community empowerment, etc. 


Code of ethics for authors

Authors submitting research papers for publication must comply strictly with the Fisheries and Society Code of Ethics for Authors.


Preliminary screening of manuscripts

All manuscripts received will undergo a screening process to check for the required format and to ensure that it meets the scope of the journal. The Editor may return (without reviewing) any manuscript that falls outside the journal's policy or scope. Manuscript that requires reformatting is returned to the authors with instructions to resubmit. The journal will verify the submissions for textual similarity to other published works via Turnitin anti-plagiarism software. The steps involved from submission to publication process can be viewed here.


Cover letter

The manuscript must be accompanied by a proper cover letter from the corresponding author. The authors must declare in the cover letter that the manuscript submitted has not been published previously nor is being considered for publication elsewhere. The cover letter should also provide in summary the highlight of the findings, the role and contribution of each author, conflict of interest, and that each author has read and approved the manuscript before submission.


Double blind review

Manuscripts undergo double-blind review, whereby the names of the reviewers are not disclosed to the authors and vice versa. This is to allow unbiased decisions. At least two reviewers evaluate the manuscripts, and the Editor decides on acceptance, revision, or rejection. Manuscripts returned to authors for revision should be resubmitted within the deadline given; otherwise, the manuscript may be considered as withdrawn. The deadline for the resubmission of the revised manuscript could be extended upon request to the Editor.


Authorship

All authors listed in the manuscript must have contributed substantially to the study (concept, design, analysis of data, drafting and revising the manuscript).


Types of papers

Articles may be research papers, community empowerment papers, short communications or reviews.


Research papers are reports of original research findings that have not been published. The research findings should be novel contributions to scientific knowledge in fisheries science. The research manuscript must have an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussions and conclusion.

Community Empowerment papers are reports of original activity conducted by authors to empower or improve the life quality of fishers or coastal community by education, training, etc. The manuscript must have an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results and discussions and conclusion.

Short communications are results of brief but significant work that should be published quickly. Manuscripts must have an abstract but may omit the usual major headings of full papers.

Review articles are critical reviews of the state of knowledge of a specific topic or interdisciplinary areas and provide future research directions on the subject for the advancement of knowledge. The review article must have abstract and appropriate subheadings.

Articles must be technically sound and written in good and correct British English. Authors must display good knowledge of the primary scientific literature and prepare manuscripts according to the journal's standards and instructions to facilitate prompt review and processing of papers.


Preparation of Manuscripts

General

Type the manuscript using Microsoft Office Word software using letter size page (215 cm × 280 cm) with 2.5 cm margins all around. Double-space the manuscript throughout, including references, Table and Figure captions. Use Times New Roman font with a font size of 12 for the body text and font size 10 for legends of Table and Figure. According to Fisheries and Society format, a full-length article must have an abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussions, conclusion and references (all sections are separate).

Title page

The "Title page" should contain the title of the article only and should be uploaded in the system. Do not write the author's and co-author's names and institutional addresses on the Title page. All the author's names and email contacts should be entered during submission of the manuscript. Please note that before uploading, to facilitate blind review, the title page and the manuscript file must not contain the names and affiliations of the authors.

Abstract

Provide a summary which includes the introduction or background, purpose of the research, principal results and major conclusions in not more than 250 words. Avoid the usage of references and non-standard or uncommon abbreviations.

Keywords

List 3 to 5 keywords representing the main content of the article. Use only abbreviations firmly established in the field of study. Do not use keywords that appear in the title.

Introduction

Provide sufficient background information on the problem addressed, the current level of knowledge, the aims of the study, and the hypotheses tested. This will allow readers to understand the purpose and significance of the study. Cite references wisely to provide the most salient background rather than an exhaustive review of the topic. Avoid citing references that are difficult to trace.

Materials and Methods

Include detailed information such as the design of the study, the type of materials involved, and the type of analysis used, to replicate your study. For well-established methodology, cite articles where those protocols are described in and include sufficient information to be understood independent of these references.

Authors must state the biological replicates used in the experimental design.

Equation must be inserted using the Equation Editor.

Provide only brand/model and country of all chemicals/equipment used.

Animal research

All animal experiments should comply with ethics in animal research. Authors must obtain prior approval from their Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or equivalent.

Results

Present the results of the experiments as concisely as possible in either text, Table(s), or Figure(s). Figures and Tables should be numbered in the order in which they are cited in the text, and be sure to cite all Figures and Tables.

Full information is required when molecular methods are used, including the sequences of novel primers. Supporting molecular data (e.g., nucleic acid sequences, protein sequences) should be deposited in a public database such as GenBank, EMBL or DDBJ, and give the accession number in the manuscript.

Discussion

Provide a comprehensive interpretation of the results and explanation of the implications of the findings to previous related studies and potential future directions for research. Avoid extensive repetition of the results or reiteration of the Introduction. Avoid extensive citations and discussion of published literature.

Conclusion

State clearly the main conclusions of the research and its scientific contribution.

Acknowledgements

List the source of any financial support received for the work being published and those individuals who provided help during the research.

References

Ensure that every reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list and vice versa. Unpublished results and personal communications are not recommended in the reference list but may be mentioned in the text.

Book:

 

Print

Johnson, L. K. (2000). Bombs, bugs, drugs and thugs: Intelligence and America’s quest for security. New York University Press.

Moran, A., & Toner, J. (2017). A critical introduction to sport psychology (3rd ed.). Routledge.

 

Online

Power, J. (2011). Movement, knowledge, emotion: Gay activism and HIV/AIDS in Australia. ANU Press. https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:15033

 

Thesis, Dissertation

Nane, L (2019). Sea Urchin Sustainability Studies Based on Dimension Biology, Ecology and Technology at Around of Tolandono Island and Sawa Island at Wakatobi Conservation Area [Undergraduate thesis, Hasanuddin University]. https://doi.org/10.31230/osf.io/4whz6

 

Journal articles:

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Vol.(Issue), page numbers. DOI / stable URL

 

Two-authors

Nane, L., & Paramata, A. R. (2020). Impact of overfishing on density and test diameter size of the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla at Wakatobi Archipelago, South-Eastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. ILMU KELAUTAN: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences, 25(2), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.14710/ik.ijms.25.2.53-56

 

Three-authors

Pasisingi, N., Olii, A.H., & Habibie, S. A. (2020). Morphology and growth pattern of Nike fish (amphidromous goby larvae) in Gorontalo Waters, Indonesia. Tomini Journal of Aquatic Science, 1(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.37905/tjas.v1i1.5622

 

Conference Proceedings

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of Proceedings. Publisher. URL

 

Huang, S., Pierce, R., & Stamey, J. (2006). Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM international conference on the design of communication. ACM Digital Library. https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1166324&picked=prox

 

Paper published in conference proceedings (book form):

Cismas, S. C. (2010). Educating academic writing skills in engineering. In P. Dondon & O. Martin (Eds.), Latest trends on engineering education (pp. 225-247). WSEAS Press.

Morgan, R., Meldrum, K., Bryan, S., Mathiesen, B., Yakob, N., Esa, N., & Ziden, A. A. (2017). Embedding digital literacies in curricula: Australian and Malaysian experiences. In G. B. Teh & S. C. Choy (Eds.), Empowering 21st century learners through holistic and enterprising learning: Selected papers from Tunku Abdul Rahman University College International Conference 2016 (pp. 11-19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4241-6_2

 

Paper published in conference proceedings (journal form):

Chaudhuri, S., & Biswas, A. (2017). External terms-of-trade and labor market imperfections in developing countries: Theory and evidence. Proceedings of the Academy of Economics and Economic Education, 20(1), 11-16. 

https://search-proquest-com.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/docview/1928612180?accountid=16285

 

Paper or session presented at conference, not formally published in proceedings (also used for Poster Presentations):

Bland, A. (2017, November). The implementation of a junior Samoan language programme in a South Island, New Zealand secondary school context [Paper presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2017, Canberra, Australia. https://bit.ly/37DvrHR

 

Website:


Individual author

Johnson, A. (2018, May 24). “It doesn’t need to be this way”: The promise of specialised early intervention in psychosis services. IEPA. https://iepa.org.au/network-news/it-doesnt-need-to-be-this-way-the-promise-of-specialised-early-intervention-in-psychosis-services/

 

Organisational author:

Department of Education. (2020, April 22). Physical activity and health. Queensland Government.https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning-at-home/physical-activity-and-health

Queensland Health. (2016, July 26). Food safety fact sheet 51: Food allergies. Queensland Government. http://www.health.qld.gov.au/foodsafety/Documents/fs-51-allergies.pdf

 

Goverment report

Government Author. (year). Title of report: Subtitle of report if applicable. http://xxxxx

 

National Cancer Institute. (2016). Taking part in cancer treatment research studies. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/CRS.pdf

 

 

Online document

Fish Farming Expert 2008. http://www.fishfarmingxpertno/index.php?page_id37&article_id=78056. (Accessed 30 April 2010).

Tables and Figures

The Tables and Figures must not be submitted separately and should appear in the text where they are mentioned in the first instance. All figures and tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals consecutively. Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). Table and Figure legends must be in sentence case, self-explanatory and detailed. The reader should be able to understand without referring to the text. Abbreviations should be defined. Figure legends begin with the term Fig., followed by the figure number. Avoid footnotes, addenda or appendices; if they are necessary, incorporate them briefly in the text. Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body. In figures, experimental error and statistical significance should be indicated clearly. In designing Tables and Figures, bear in mind the journal’s page and make any reduction if needed. Tables must have horizontal lines only at the top and bottom and no vertical lines at all. Leave spaces to indicate groupings of data. Figures must be neat and simple line drawings, computer-generated graphics, or good-quality black and white or colour photographs. Labels or lettering on Figures must be of a size readable after reduction.

Authors who reproduce or use modified figures or tables from previous copyright publications are responsible to obtain permission first from the copyright authority and must cite the original source before the manuscript can be reviewed.

Photographs

Authors should provide sharp pictures and are required to provide the level of magnification. Photomicrograph or electron micrograph must include a legible scale bar within the figure at the lower right-hand corner.

Latin Names and Authority

Give in full the Latin name of all individual species along with the authority with the correct use of parenthesis at first mention in the manuscript including the title, abstract and the body of the paper – provide authority for all the species mentioned even in Discussion and Tables. Refer to http://www.fishbase.org/search.php or http://www.marinespecies.org/index.php

Units and Symbols

Place a (leading) zero before the decimal in numbers less than 1. Give dates in the form 10 January 1994. Spell out numbers less than 10 unless they stand beside standard units of measure (eight fish and 8 kg). Do not spell out numbers larger than 10 unless they are used to start a sentence.

Follow internationally accepted metric units or the International System of Units (with base units metre, gram, second, litres, mole, joule, etc.). Common units such as day, tonnes, hectare, watts, horsepower, °C and ppt salinity may be acceptable. Use abbreviations of units only beside numerals (e.g., 5 m); otherwise spell out units (e.g., only metres away). Do not use plural forms or periods for abbreviations of units. Use superscripts instead of the bar (/) for compound units including tables and figures, e.g., gland/kg should be gland.kg-1; 4.2 kcal.g-1; mg.L-1; µg.L-1; g.L-1; US$.kg-1; fish.ha-1 (-1 superscript). Refer IUPAC: Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: http://www.iupac.org/ for further information.

Multiplication symbols are used (×) and not small "x" letters. Use h for hours, min for minutes and sec for seconds. Use L for litres, µL for µl, mL for ml, g for gram and kg for Kg. Use proper symbols ( °, ', ") for coordinates. Use the degree symbol (°C) and not zero or alphabet "o" superscript. Give space between the numerical value and unit symbol, e.g., 9 %, 4 cm, 26 °C. Give space between value and ±, =, ×, e.g. 0.239 ± 0.092; n = 64; 5 × 6. P < 0.05; P > 0.05 - The P is upper case and italicized.

Other

Avoid starting sentences or headings with a number or abbreviation. Abbreviations should be expanded at first mention even in Abstract. Define acronyms or unfamiliar abbreviations at first mention in the text. Do not give any acronym in parenthesis if it is not used later in the text. Do not italicise et al., sp. and spp.


Submission process

Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure that you carefully read and adhere to all the guidelines and instructions as mentioned in the "Guide for Authors". You can access it at: https://www.fisheriesandsociety.org/gfa

To submit a manuscript go to the following link; https://www.fisheriesandsociety.org/submission

First-time users will need to click "Create Account" with your email as an ID, and you will immediately receive a temporary password to log in. You can change the password after you have logged in.

After logging into your account, select "Author" in the top left hand after which the "Author Dashboard" will appear. The system is user-friendly and will guide you to facilitate submission of the manuscript. You may use the Tutorial guide to be familiar with the submission procedure.

Tips for members who are using the system for the first time for submission of manuscripts.

Have the followings ready;

Acknowledgement of submission of the manuscript will be sent to the corresponding author and the co-authors.

The authors can monitor the progress of their submission by logging into the system.


Manuscript Withdrawal Policy

Withdrawal of manuscript after submission is strongly discouraged. In case there is a strong reason for withdrawal, a request for withdrawal signed by all the authors clearly stating the reasons for withdrawal must be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. After acceptance by the Editor-in-Chief, the editorial office will provide the author with a manuscript withdrawal letter and the manuscript will be withdrawn. It is not an acceptable practice to withdraw a manuscript after it has been sent for peer review.

Reprints

The final copy of the manuscript in PDF format can be downloaded from the journal website.


Inquiries or Feedback

For inquiries, suggestions or complaints authors may contact the Assistant Editor by sending an email to fisheries_society@gmail.com

 

Code of Ethics

Authors should, at all times, adhere strictly to the following code of ethics when preparing and submitting papers for publication:


Fisheries and Society Code of Ethics for Authors


Fisheries and Society Code of Ethics for Reviewers


Fisheries and Society Code of Ethics for Editors