Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan serves as a national journal aimed at providing a communication forum for academics, researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders involved in the fields of fisheries and marine science. The journal seeks to disseminate the latest research findings across various aspects of fisheries and marine science, both fundamental and applied.  In addition to original research articles, the journal also welcomes review papers that can stimulate further scientific development and research in the field. The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  • Fishery Product Technology
  • Aquaculture
  • Aquatic Resource Management
  • Marine Science
  • Coastal and Marine Conservation
  • Marine Biotechnology
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Sustainable Aquaculture
  • Fish Health and Environmental Quality
  • Fisheries Socio-Economics
  • Fishing Gear and Technology
  • Coastal and Marine Policy and Management
  • Oceanography
  • Fish Processing Technology

 

Section Policies

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Peer Review Process

  • The research article submitted to this online journal will be peer-reviewed by at least 2 (two) reviewers. We use a DOUBLE-BLIND peer-review process. The decision is made based on the evaluation reports from the reviewers. Whenever necessary, we ask a third reviewer to evaluate the paper.
  • The accepted research articles will be available online (free download) following the journal peer-reviewing process. The final decision of article acceptance will be made by Editors according to the Reviewer's comments. The language used in this journal is Indonesian and English.
  • The decision made for the article is the result of the Editorial Board’s agreement based on the suggestions proposed by the reviewer(s) and the double-blind review process.
  • Plagiarism scanning will be conducted with the help of Anti-Plagiarism Software.
  • All articles published in Open Access will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download.

 

Publication Frequency

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan (p-ISSN: 2303-2200 & e-ISSN: 2722-5836)

Short Journal-Title: NIKé

For the year 2019, Volume 1, Number 1-2 are scheduled for publication (March, June, September & December). NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan is electronically published via journal website (http://ejurnal.ung.ac.id/index.php/nike/). NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan is published by the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Technology, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo.

Commencement of publication: January 2019

 

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. This is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of Open Access.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Publication Ethics

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Technology, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. This journal is available in print and online and highly respects the publication ethic and avoids any type of plagiarism. This statement explains the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the editor in chief, the editorial board, the peer-reviewers­­­­­ and the publisher. This statement is based on COPE’s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.

Ethical Guideline for Journal Publication

The publication of an article in a peer-reviewed journal of NIKé is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behaviour for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society.

Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Technology Universitas Negeri Gorontalo as the publisher of NIKé takes its duties of guardianship over all stages of publishing seriously and we recognize our ethical behaviour and other responsibilities. We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Technology, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo and Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful and necessary.

Publication decisions

The editor of the NIKé is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

Fair play

The editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Editors

The editor is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. 

Fair play. The editor at any time evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality. The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.

Duties of Reviewers

Contribution to Editorial Decisions. Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions, and through the editorial communications with the author, it may also assist the author in improving the paper.

Promptness. Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality. Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of Objectivity. Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of Sources. Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and Conflict of Interest. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

Duties of Authors

Reporting standards. Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behaviour and are unacceptable.

Data Access and Retention. Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should, in any event, be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and Plagiarism. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

Multiple, Redundant or Concurrent Publication. An author should not, in general, publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behaviour and is unacceptable.

Acknowledgement of Sources. Proper acknowledgement of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work.

Authorship of the Paper. Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors and no inappropriate co-authors are included on the paper and that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest. All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.

Fundamental errors in published works. When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

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Sri Nuryatin Hamzah

Editor-in-Chief,

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan

 

Author Fee

This journal charges the following author fees.

Article Publication: 0.00 (IDR)
NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan welcomes article submissions and does not charge Article Processing Charges (APCs) and Article Publication Fee (Free). For Libraries/Individual, can read and download any full-text articles for free of charge.

 

Research Misconduct and Ethics

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan follows the COPE Core Practices and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. The journal takes all allegations of research and publication misconduct seriously, whether raised before or after publication.

1. Forms of Misconduct

Research and publication misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • Fabrication: making up data or results and reporting them.
  • Falsification: manipulating materials, equipment, procedures, data, or images so that the research is not accurately represented.
  • Plagiarism: using another person's ideas, data, or text without proper attribution, including self-plagiarism (text recycling) without disclosure.
  • Duplicate or redundant publication: submitting or publishing substantially the same work in more than one journal.
  • Authorship misconduct: gift, guest, or ghost authorship, or adding/removing authors without the consent of all authors.
  • Citation manipulation: excessive or irrelevant self-citation or coercive citation requests by editors or reviewers.
  • Undisclosed conflicts of interest and peer review manipulation, including fake reviewer identities.
  • Ethical violations in conducting research involving animals, humans, or protected environments (see Section 3).

2. Handling of Allegations

Allegations may be raised by reviewers, editors, readers, or any other party by email to [email protected]. Allegations should be specific and supported by evidence. The journal will handle every case in accordance with the relevant COPE flowcharts:

  1. The Editor-in-Chief acknowledges receipt within 5 working days and keeps the identity of the person raising the concern confidential.
  2. The Editor-in-Chief, assisted by at least one editor who has no conflict of interest, conducts an initial assessment of the evidence.
  3. If the concern is substantiated, the corresponding author is contacted and given an opportunity to respond, normally within 14 days.
  4. If the response is unsatisfactory or no response is received, the journal may contact the authors' institution(s) and/or funder and request an investigation.
  5. The journal makes a final decision based on the evidence and informs all parties involved.

3. Research Ethics Requirements

  • Animal research: Studies involving live fish, crustaceans, or other vertebrate/invertebrate animals must follow recognized animal welfare principles (e.g., the 3Rs: Replacement, Reduction, Refinement). Where applicable, authors must state approval from an institutional animal ethics committee, including the approval number, and describe handling, anaesthesia, and euthanasia procedures in the Methods section.
  • Human participants: Studies involving humans (e.g., interviews, questionnaires, sensory/organoleptic panels, socio-economic surveys) must be conducted with the informed consent of participants. Authors must state how consent was obtained and, where required, provide ethics committee approval. Personal data must be anonymized.
  • Field studies and permits: Sampling in protected areas, or collection of protected or endangered species, requires the relevant permits, which must be stated in the manuscript.
  • Data integrity: Authors must be able to provide raw data upon request by the editor. Images must not be manipulated in ways that obscure, remove, or misrepresent information.
  • Use of generative AI: AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Any use of AI tools in writing, data analysis, or image generation must be disclosed in the Methods or Acknowledgments section. Authors remain fully responsible for the content.

4. Possible Outcomes

Depending on the nature and severity of the misconduct, the journal may take one or more of the following actions:

  • Rejection of the manuscript if it is still under review.
  • Correction, expression of concern, or retraction of a published article (see Corrections and Retractions policy).
  • Notification of the authors' institution(s) and/or funder.
  • A ban on submissions from the authors involved for a period determined by the Editorial Board.

Editors and reviewers who are found to have engaged in misconduct will be removed from their roles.

 

Complaints, Appeals and Post-Publication Discussion

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan welcomes feedback from authors, reviewers, and readers. Complaints, appeals, and post-publication comments are handled fairly, confidentially, and in accordance with COPE guidance.

1. Complaints

A complaint may concern the editorial process (e.g., unreasonable delays, handling of a manuscript), the conduct of an editor or reviewer, or the journal's policies. Complaints should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line "Complaint – [manuscript ID or article title]" and should clearly describe the issue with supporting evidence.

  1. Receipt of the complaint is acknowledged within 5 working days.
  2. The complaint is reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief or, if the complaint concerns the Editor-in-Chief, by a senior editor who is not involved, with escalation to the publisher if necessary.
  3. The complainant is informed of the outcome, normally within 30 days. If more time is needed, the complainant will be informed of the progress.

Complaints that remain unresolved may be referred to the publisher, the Faculty of Marine and Fisheries Technology, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo. If the complainant believes the journal has not followed COPE guidance, they may contact COPE directly.

2. Appeals Against Editorial Decisions

Authors may appeal a rejection decision if they believe it was based on a significant misunderstanding or factual error by the reviewers or editor.

  • Appeals must be submitted within 30 days of the decision, by email to [email protected], with the subject line "Appeal – [manuscript ID]".
  • The appeal must include a point-by-point response explaining why the decision should be reconsidered. Appeals based only on disagreement without supporting arguments will not be considered.
  • The appeal is assessed by an editor who was not involved in the original decision, who may seek an additional independent reviewer.
  • The decision on the appeal is final. Only one appeal per manuscript will be considered. The manuscript must not be submitted to another journal while the appeal is in progress.

3. Post-Publication Discussion

The journal encourages scholarly discussion of published articles.

  • Readers may submit comments, questions, or critiques on a published article as a Letter to the Editor by email to [email protected]. Letters should be concise (maximum 1,000 words), cite the article being discussed, and focus on scientific content.
  • Letters are reviewed by the editors. If accepted, the original authors are invited to submit a reply, and both the letter and the reply may be published together and linked to the original article.
  • Comments made on external platforms (e.g., PubPeer) that raise substantive concerns will be assessed by the editors.
  • Where a discussion reveals errors or possible misconduct, the journal will act in accordance with its Corrections and Retractions and Research Misconduct and Ethics policies.

 

Corrections and Retractions

NIKé Jurnal Ilmiah Perikanan dan Kelautan is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record. Once published, an article is considered final and is not altered silently. Any change is made through a formal, linked notice in accordance with the COPE Retraction Guidelines.

1. Types of Notices

  • Erratum: notification of a significant error introduced by the journal during the publication process (e.g., typesetting, layout).
  • Corrigendum: notification of a significant error made by the authors that affects the publication record or the interpretation of the work, but does not invalidate the main findings.
  • Expression of Concern: issued when there are well-founded concerns about the reliability of an article or possible misconduct and an investigation is in progress or inconclusive.
  • Retraction: issued when the findings are unreliable due to major error or misconduct (e.g., fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication, unethical research), or when the work infringes copyright or other legal rights.

Minor errors that do not affect the content or interpretation (e.g., spelling) are generally not corrected through a formal notice.

2. Requesting a Correction or Retraction

Authors who discover a significant error in their published article must promptly notify the journal at [email protected], explaining the error and the proposed correction. Readers may also report suspected errors. All requests are assessed by the Editor-in-Chief, who may consult the authors, reviewers, or other experts. Retractions may be requested by the authors or initiated by the editors.

3. Procedure

  • Every notice is published as a separate item in the next available issue, with its own title (e.g., "Corrigendum to: [article title]" or "Retraction: [article title]"), and is listed in the table of contents.
  • The notice states the reason for the correction or retraction and who requested it, and is linked to the original article in both directions.
  • For corrections, the corrected version of the article is published, and the original version remains accessible.
  • For retractions, the original article is not removed. It remains available, with every page of the PDF clearly watermarked "RETRACTED", and its title is prefixed with "Retracted:".
  • The DOI metadata of the article is updated in Crossref to reflect the correction or retraction, and indexing services are informed.

4. Removal of Articles

In exceptional cases, such as legal requirements, defamation, or a serious risk to health, an article may be removed. In such cases, the bibliographic information is retained and a notice explaining the reason for removal is published.

 

Indexing

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