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Information for Authors

About the Journal

Seatific Journal is an Open Access international, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original research. Please see the journal’s Aims and Scope for information about its focus and peer-review policy.

Open Access means you can publish your research so it is free to access online as soon as it is published, meaning anyone can read (and cite) your work.

Seatific Journal accepts the following types of articles: original/theoretical research or review articles.

Language

Manuscripts must be written in English or Turkish in a clear and concise manner. Any author who is not fluent in idiomatic English and wants to publish in English should seek assistance with manuscript preparation prior to submission. Reviewers are not expected to correct grammatical errors, thus any deficiency in this area may detract from the scientific content of the paper and result in acceptance delays or rejection.

Online Submission

To initiate the editing process, articles should be submitted by one of the authors of the manuscript using the online Editorial Manager (EM) following the instructions given on the screen. An automatic confirmation e-mail will be sent after submission. If you do not receive this e-mail, please get in touch with us via e-mail at . Only Word (.doc, .docx, .rtf) files can be submitted through the MTS, and there is no page limit. Submissions by anyone other than one of the authors will not be accepted. The submitting author takes responsibility for the manuscript during submission and peer review. If for some technical reason, submission through the MTS is not possible, the author can contact for support.

Terms of Submission

Papers must be submitted on the understanding that they have not been published elsewhere and are not currently under consideration by another journal or any other publisher. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. It is also the authors' responsibility to ensure that the articles emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the necessary institution. Only an acknowledgment from the editorial office officially establishes the date of receipt. Further correspondence and proofs will be sent to the author(s) before publication unless otherwise indicated. It is a condition of submission of a paper that the authors permit editing of the paper for readability. All enquiries concerning the publication of accepted papers should be addressed to .

Authors should remove all authors’ names from the article, as well as any personal information that can be used to identify the authors.

To be considered for acceptance, all articles submitted to Seatific Journal for evaluation must have never previously been published.

Acceptable Article Categories

Articles under the categories listed below are acceptable for publication:

  • Research Articles: Reflecting original experimental and/or theoretical research. A coherent treatment emphasizing new insight is expected rather than a simple accumulation of data.
  • Review Articles: Include authoritative reviews of recent advances in the basic and applied sciences with emphasis on the fundamental aspects of the subject. Manuscripts are generally longer than those found in other categories, but contributions dealing in part with original research are not excluded. Contributors invited by the editors or who may submit outline proposals directly are offered a small royalty upon the article's publication.

Review Process

The editorial board first reviews submissions. If an article satisfies the necessary style and content conditions, reviewers will evaluate its suitability for publication.

All articles undergo evaluation by two anonymous reviewers. The article may be sent to a third reviewer for further assessment if necessary. The publication of an article depends upon the approval of these reviewers. Authors must provide the required corrections demanded by the reviewers.

Author and article information should be filled out entirely on the form in the system. The article should not contain any information about the author. The corresponding author should also fill out the author contributions form.

Formatting and Submission Guidelines

Seatific Journal uses APA 7th Edition style formatting for references and citations. The text rules and formats specified by the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seventh Edition are to be followed both for text citations and the reference list. The study must include an abstract of 150-200 words and 5-8 keywords.

No page limit or required format is needed for initial submission. A template will be sent to the authors of accepted papers. Articles should be written in MS Word in Times New Roman script with 10-pt font size, spacing of 1.5 lines, 1” margins, and left aligned. Tables, figures, pictures, and graphs should fit within a journal page (A4). If needed, these may be written with a smaller, single-spaced font. Tables and graphs should be numbered consecutively as they appear in the text. Place footnotes for tables below the table body and indicate them with superscript lowercase letters. Avoid vertical text layout. Use tables sparingly, and ensure that the data presented in tables do not duplicate results described elsewhere in the article.

Article Structure

Title and Authorship Information

The following information should be included:

  • Paper title
  • Full author names
  • Full institutional mailing addresses
  • Abstract

The manuscript should contain an abstract. The abstract should be self-contained and citation-free and should not exceed 200 words. An abstract showing the novelty and main findings of the study should be written in the abstract section. The number of keywords should be between 3-5.

Introduction

Seatific Journal aims to encourage and publish research studies about the challenges and opportunities associated with considerable numbers of understandings in the marine science’s sector. Besides, Seatific Journal also aims to reach out to relevant audiences by publishing the latest scientific and technological developments. Seatific Journal is published periodically and regularly. The scope of the journal covers national, international, and local studies regarding shipping and marine sciences. This section should be succinct, with no subheadings.

Materials and Methods

This part should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated. It can be divided into subsections if several methods are described.

Results and Discussion

This section may each be divided by subheadings or may be combined.

Conclusion

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the work, highlighting its importance and relevance.

Additional Sections

Articles include Acknowledgments, Data Availability Statement, Author's Contribution, Conflict of Interest, and Ethics sections after the conclusion section.

Acknowledgments

All acknowledgments (if any) should be included at the very end of the paper before the references and may include supporting grants, presentations, and so forth.

Data Availability Statement

It is stated that the published publication includes all graphics and data collected or developed during the study.

Author’s Contributions

All authors' contributions to the article are indicated.

Conflict of Interest

Authors must declare that they have no potential conflicts of interest regarding the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Ethics

The article should note that no ethical issues exist in publishing the article. Authors are encouraged to use the EASE Ethics Checklist for Authors to ensure their manuscripts comply with ethical standards.

Funding

Please describe any sources of funding that have supported the work. The statement should include details of any grants received (please give the name of the funding agency and grant number).

Example statements:

  • “This work was supported by […] (Grant numbers […] and […]). Author A.B. has received research support from Company A.”
  • “The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.”

References

Authors are responsible for ensuring that the information in each reference is complete and accurate. All references should be cited within the text; otherwise, these references will be automatically removed. References should be written according to the APA 7 Reference Style Guide. In the table below, you can see examples of references conforming to APA.

References Style Examples:

Journal Article

Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185

Journal Article with an Article Number

Jerrentrup, A., Mueller, T., Glowalla, U., Herder, M., Henrichs, N., Neubauer, A., & Schaefer, J. R. (2018). Teaching medicine with the help of “Dr. House.” PLoS ONE, 13(3), Article e0193972. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193972

Journal Article with Missing Information

Missing volume number: Stegmeir, M. (2016). Climate change: New discipline practices promote college access. The Journal of College Admission, (231), 44–47. https://www.nxtbook.com/ygsreprints/NACAC/nacac_jca_spring2016/#/46

Missing issue number: Sanchiz, M., Chevalier, A., & Amadieu, F. (2017). How do older and young adults start searching for information? Impact of age, domain knowledge and problem complexity on the different steps of information searching. Computers in Human Behavior, 72, 67–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.038

Missing page or article number: Butler, J. (2017). Where access meets multimodality: The case of ASL music videos. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, 21(1). http://technorhetoric.net/21.1/topoi/butler/index.html

Retracted Journal Article

Joly, J. F., Stapel, D. A., & Lindenberg, S. M. (2008). Silence and table manners: When environments activate norms. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(8), 1047–1056. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208318401 (Retraction published 2012, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38[10], 1378)

Book

Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000

Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.

Svendsen, S., & Løber, L. (2020). The big picture/Academic writing: The one-hour guide (3rd digital ed.). Hans Reitzel Forlag. https://thebigpicture-academicwriting.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

Edited Book

Hygum, E., & Pedersen, P. M. (Eds.). (2010). Early childhood education: Values and practices in Denmark. Hans Reitzels Forlag. https://earlychildhoodeducation.digi.hansreitzel.dk/

Kesharwani, P. (Ed.). (2020). Nanotechnology based approaches for tuberculosis treatment. Academic Press.

Torino, G. C., Rivera, D. P., Capodilupo, C. M., Nadal, K. L., & Sue, D. W. (Eds.). (2019). Microaggression theory: Influence and implications. John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119466642

Republished Book, with Editor

Watson, J. B., & Rayner, R. (2013). Conditioned emotional reactions: The case of Little Albert (D. Webb, Ed.). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. http://a.co/06Se6Na (Original work published 1920)

Book Published with New Foreword by Another Author

Kübler-Ross, E. (with Byock, I.). (2014). On death & dying: What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses, clergy & their own families (50th anniversary ed.). Scribner. (Original work published 1969)

Several Volumes of a Multivolume Work

Harris, K. R., Graham, S., & Urdan T. (Eds.). (2012). APA educational psychology handbook (Vols. 1–3). American Psychological Association.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Aron, L., Botella, M., & Lubart, T. (2019). Culinary arts: Talent and their development. In R. F. Subotnik, P. Olszewski-Kubilius, & F. C. Worrell (Eds.), The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent (pp. 345–359). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-016

Chapter in an Edited Book, Reprinted from Another Book

Bronfenbrenner, U. (2005). The social ecology of human development: A retrospective conclusion. In U. Bronfenbrenner (Ed.), Making human beings human: Bioecological perspectives on human development (pp. 27–40). SAGE Publications. (Reprinted from Brain and intelligence: The ecology of child development, pp. 113–123, by F. Richardson, Ed., 1973, National Educational Press)

Report with Individual Authors References

This page contains reference examples for reports with individual authors.

Baral, P., Larsen, M., & Archer, M. (2019). Does money grow on trees? Restoration financing in Southeast Asia. Atlantic Council. https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/does-money-grow-on-trees-restoring-financing-in-southeast-asia/

Stuster, J., Adolf, J., Byrne, V., & Greene, M. (2018). Human exploration of Mars: Preliminary lists of crew tasks (Report No. NASA/CR-2018-220043). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20190001401.pdf

Report by a Government Agency References

This page contains a reference example for a report by a government agency.

National Cancer Institute. (2019). Taking time: Support for people with cancer (NIH Publication No. 18-2059). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/takingtime.pdf

Conference Paper in Print

Jang, S. (2019, August 8–11). Deconstructing the opposition of natural/arbitrary in Coleridge’s theory of language [Paper presentation]. NASSR 2019: Romantic Elements, Chicago, IL, United States.

Conference Proceedings

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Conference paper title. In Editor First Initial. Editor Surname (Ed.), Proceedings Book Title (pp. page range of paper). Place of Publication: Publisher.

Armstrong, D. B., Fogarty, G. J., & Dingsdag, D. (2007). Scales measuring characteristics of small business information systems. In W-G. Tan (Ed.), Proceedings of Research, Relevance and Rigour: Coming of age: 18th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (pp. 163-171). Toowoomba, Australia: University of Southern Queensland.

Thesis

Author, A. A. (date). Title of doctoral dissertation or master's thesis (Doctoral dissertation or Master's thesis). Available from Name of database. (Accession or Order No.)

Pflieger, J. C. (2009). Adolescents' parent and peer relations and romantic outcomes in young adulthood (Doctoral dissertation). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. (UMI No. 3371229)

Preparation of Figures

Upon submission of an article, authors are supposed to include all figures and tables in the PDF file of the manuscript. Figures and tables should not be submitted in separate files. If the article is accepted, authors will be asked to provide the source files of the figures. Each figure should be supplied in a separate electronic file. All figures should be cited in the paper in a consecutive order. Figures should be supplied 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 at least unless the resolution is intentionally set to a lower level for scientific reasons. If a bitmap image has labels, the image and labels should be embedded in separate layers.

Preparation of Tables

Tables should be cited consecutively in the text. Every table must have a descriptive title and if numerical measurements are given, the units should be included in the column heading. Vertical rules should not be used.

Copyright Statement

The author(s) agrees that:

  • The manuscript submitted is his/her/their own original work, and has not been plagiarized from any prior work.
  • All authors participated in the work in a substantive way, and are prepared to take public responsibility for the work.
  • All authors have seen and approved the manuscript as submitted.
  • The manuscript has not been published and is not being submitted or considered for publication elsewhere.
  • The text, illustrations, and any other materials included in the manuscript do not infringe upon any existing copyright or other rights of anyone.

By signing this agreement, the corresponding author agrees to the following terms:

Copyright Policy

A Copyright Agreement, which includes an Acknowledgement of Authorship, must be submitted with all manuscripts. Authors, by signing this agreement, consent that if their article is accepted for publication by Seatific Journal, it will be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). This license permits third parties to share and adapt the content for non-commercial purposes, provided they appropriately credit the original work.

Authors must obtain permission from copyright holders to use any previously published material such as figures, tables, or any other content in both print and electronic formats. Authors bear the legal, financial, and criminal liabilities related to copyright infringement. The copyright of their work published in Seatific Journal remains with the authors.

Authors retain copyright and transfer the commercial rights only to Seatific Journal. All published articles are licensed under CC-BY-NC Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Authors can use a copy of their article in their research activities, own websites, institutional and/or funder’s websites by providing full citation to the version published in Seatific Journal. Authors have the right to transmit, print, and share the first submitted copies with colleagues, professional positions, and career with citing to Seatific Journal publication.

Revisions

Authors of manuscripts requiring either a “minor revision” or a “major revision” will receive a decision letter from the Editor in Chief. This letter will include the suggestions of the reviewers and editors along with a deadline for submitting the revised and updated manuscript.

When submitting a revised version of a paper, authors must include a detailed “Response to the Reviewers” that addresses each issue raised by the reviewers point by point, indicating where in the manuscript the changes have been made (each reviewer’s comment is followed by the author’s reply and the line numbers where changes have been implemented), as well as an annotated copy of the main document.

Revised manuscripts must be submitted within the timeframe specified in the decision letter. If the revised manuscript is not submitted within this period, the option to revise may be withdrawn. If authors require additional time, they should request an extension before the initial deadline expires.

Proofs

Corrected proofs must be returned to the publisher within 2-3 days of receipt. The publisher will do everything possible to ensure prompt publication. It will therefore be appreciated if the manuscripts and figures conform from the outset to the style of the journal.

One set of page proofs (as PDF files) will be sent by e-mail to the corresponding author. Please use this proof only for checking the typesetting, editing, completeness, and correctness of the text, tables, and figures. We will do our best to get your article published quickly and accurately. Therefore, it is important to ensure that all of your corrections are sent back in one communication within 48 hours. Proofreading is solely your responsibility. Note that the publisher may proceed with the publication of an article if no response is received.

Authorship Criteria

All persons designated as authors should qualify for authorship, and all those who qualify should be listed. Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content. One or more authors should take responsibility for the integrity of the work as a whole, from inception to published article.

Authorship credit should be based only on:

  1. Substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data.
  2. Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content.
  3. Final approval of the version to be published.

Conditions 1, 2, and 3 must all be met. Acquisition of funding, the collection of data, or general supervision of the research group, by themselves, do not justify authorship. All others who contributed to the work who are not listed as authors should be named in the acknowledgments, and their contribution should be described. Authorship of multicenter trials is attributed to a group. All members of the group who are named as authors should fully meet the above criteria for authorship. Group members who do not meet these criteria should be listed, with their permission, in the acknowledgments. Financial and material support should also be acknowledged.

All statements and opinions expressed in the manuscripts published in Seatific Journal reflect the views of the author(s). All liability for the advertisements rests with the appropriate organization(s). The Editor-in-Chief and Kare Publishing do not accept any responsibility for claims made in articles or advertisements.

After Acceptance

Upon acceptance, your article will be exported to production to undergo typesetting. Once the typesetting is complete, you will receive the proofs.

Supplementary Materials

Authors can publish online supplementary files along with their articles or book chapters. Each supplementary file should include an article title, journal name, authors' names, affiliations, and email address of the corresponding author. Supplementary files will be published as received from the authors without any conversion, editing, or reforming.

Peer Review Process

Manuscripts submitted to Seatific Journal will go through a double-anonymized peer review process where both authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two external, independent peer reviewers, who are experts in their fields, in order to ensure an unbiased evaluation process.

Submissions will first go through a technical evaluation process during which the editorial office staff will ensure that the manuscript is prepared and submitted in accordance with the journal’s guidelines.

Submissions that do not conform to the journal’s guidelines will be returned to the authors with requests for technical corrections.

Submissions that conform to the journal’s guidelines will be assigned to the Editor in Chief, who will assess each submission’s suitability to the journal in terms of scope and quality. Submissions that are not suitable for the journal can be rejected at this stage.

For papers that are suitable for the journal, the Editor in Chief will work with Associate Editors, who will recruit reviewers for the manuscript. Once assigned, Associate Editors can decide to reject a manuscript, continue with the peer review process, or request revisions before further peer review.

Associate Editors will submit their recommendations, which are based on reports submitted by the reviewers, to the Editor in Chief. Revised manuscripts will be reassessed by the Associate Editors, who will aim to work with the original reviewers to make a new recommendation.

The Editor in Chief is the final authority in the decision-making process for all submissions.

In the event of delays, authors will be informed of the reason for the delay and given the opportunity to withdraw their manuscript.

Once the peer review process is completed, the authors will receive anonymous peer review reports along with the editorial decision on their manuscript. Peer review reports will not be posted publicly in any medium. The submitted material is considered confidential and must not be used in any way until after its publication. If it is suspected that a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data, the Editorial Board will handle the matter in accordance with the relevant COPE guideline.

Authors can recommend peer reviewers during submission. The handling editor is the sole authority to decide whether or not recommended peer reviewers will be invited to evaluate the manuscript.

Peer reviewers are required to adhere to the principles of COPE's Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers, and these guidelines provide a framework for reviewers to follow in order to ensure the integrity and fairness of the peer review process. The Editorial Board follows COPE’s relevant flowchart to minimize peer review manipulation. If there is suspicion of peer review manipulation after publication, the Editorial Board will follow the appropriate flowchart of COPE.

Potential peer reviewers should inform the Editor of any possible conflicts of interest before accepting an invitation to review a manuscript. Informing the editor of any potential conflicts of interest allows them to make an informed decision about whether or not to invite the potential reviewer to participate in the review process. It also helps to ensure the integrity and transparency of the review process.

Communications between Editors and peer reviewers contain confidential information that should not be shared with third parties.

To ensure an equitable peer review process, Seatific Journal will recruit external editors for manuscripts submitted by the Journal’s editorial board members. External editors will be selected based on academic qualifications and peer review experience. We uphold the confidentiality of external editors and reviewers to preserve impartiality. Reviewers and external editors are asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, promoting transparency and a reliable evaluation process.

Publication Ethics

The Seatific Journal is committed to adhering to the guidelines and core practices set forth by several organizations, including the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (a joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA). These guidelines are designed to promote transparency, integrity, and best practices in scholarly publishing. Adherence to these standards ensures that the research published by the journal is of high quality and meets the ethical standards of the scientific community.

Authors are encouraged to use the EASE Ethics Checklist for Authors to ensure their manuscripts comply with ethical standards.

Article Publishing Charge (Publication Fee Policy)

The Seatific Journal is funded by Yıldız Technical University. Authors are not required to pay any fees during the evaluation and publication process.