Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT), with ISSN 2723-8105, is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding and technical innovations in the field of earth sciences and marine technology. Our aim is to provide a rigorous platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to share insights and results of their work.

Scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to:

  • Marine Geosciences: Research on marine ecosystems, geological formations under the ocean floor, and hydrodynamic processes. Studies may include topics like sediment dynamics, oceanographic processes, and marine geohazards.

  • Earth Sciences: Investigations into the physical constitution of the earth and its atmosphere. This includes geophysics, seismology, volcanology, and meteorology, particularly studies that have implications for environmental management and sustainability.

  • Technology and Innovation in Marine Equipment: Development and operational analyses of devices and systems used in marine settings, such as subsea technology, remote sensing, and robotic systems designed for exploration and data collection.

  • Environmental Impact Assessments: Studies that evaluate the impact of human activities on marine and terrestrial environments, offering insights into pollution control, waste management, and sustainable practices.

  • Climate Change: Research that explores the impact of climate change on marine and earth environments, including sea level rise, warming oceans, and changing weather patterns.

  • Resource Exploration and Management: Techniques and strategies for the exploration and sustainable management of natural resources such as minerals, oil, and gas, both offshore and onshore.

The JEMT is committed to high standards of research integrity and scientific rigor. We encourage submissions that are based on well-founded research methodologies and provide significant contributions to the field. Each submission is peer-reviewed by experts to ensure accuracy and relevance.

We welcome submissions from researchers around the world, aiming to foster a diverse community of ideas and perspectives. The JEMT publishes articles including original research, reviews, case studies, and occasional thematic issues related to significant topics in earth and marine sciences.

 

Section Policies

Articles

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Peer Review Process

Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity in the scientific record. The review method a single-blind peer review process to ensure the publication of high-quality scientific research. This method is chosen to facilitate a fair evaluation while enabling reviewers to freely express their opinions without influence from the authors. To ensure the publication of high-quality research, all submitted manuscripts undergo a rigorous peer review process before acceptance for publication.

Review Process

  1. Initial Screening: Upon submission, each manuscript is first assessed by the editorial team for its overall quality, relevance to the journal’s focus and scope, and compliance with the submission guidelines. Manuscripts that do not meet these criteria are rejected without further review.

  2. Peer Review: Manuscripts passing the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent experts in the relevant field for peer review. The JEMT employs a double-blind review process, where both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous throughout the process to ensure impartiality and confidentiality.

  3. Reviewer Reports: Reviewers are asked to evaluate the manuscript based on its originality, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, and contribution to the field. They provide detailed comments and recommendations to the editor, including whether to accept, revise, or reject the manuscript.

  4. Editorial Decision: The handling editor considers all the returned reviews before making an overall decision. If the reviews differ significantly, the editor may invite an additional reviewer to provide further insights.

  5. Revisions: If revisions are required, the manuscript is sent back to the authors with suggestions for improvements. The revised version must be resubmitted within a specified timeframe along with a point-by-point response to the reviewers’ comments, detailing the changes made to the manuscript.

  6. Final Decision: The revised manuscript will undergo further review by the original reviewers or the editor to ensure that all suggested improvements have been adequately addressed. The decision to accept the manuscript for publication is made based on the satisfactory fulfillment of all editorial and peer review requirements.

Review Criteria

  • Scientific Accuracy: Including the thoroughness of the research and the adherence to accepted scientific methods and analysis.
  • Significance: The importance of the research and its implications for further scientific inquiry or application.
  • Originality: The novelty of the research and its findings.
  • Clarity and Cohesion: The ability of the manuscript to communicate its research effectively to the reader.

Ethics in Review

The JEMT upholds the highest ethical standards in its review process. Conflicts of interest must be disclosed, and reviewers with potential conflicts are excluded from the review process. We aim to provide fair, unbiased, and timely reviews to ensure the integrity and quality of the research we publish.

 

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT) adheres to a semiannual publication cycle, issuing two editions each year. These editions are meticulously prepared and released in March and September, maintaining a consistent distribution of scholarly content throughout the year. Our disciplined schedule reflects our commitment to delivering timely, relevant, and significant research to our global readership in the field of earth and marine technology.

 

Open Access Policy

1. Commitment to Open Access The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT) is committed to the principle of making scientific research freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. Our commitment to open access aims to enhance the global exchange of knowledge, facilitating the transformation of research findings into societal benefits.

2. Licensing All articles published in JEMT are available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, enabling others to share or adapt the work for any purpose, even commercially.

3. Author Fees JEMT charges an Article Processing Charge (APC) to cover publication costs, which enables all articles to be freely accessible online to all readers immediately upon publication. Details about the APC are provided to authors upon acceptance of their manuscript.

4. Copyright and Author Rights Authors retain copyright of their published works. JEMT utilizes the CC BY 4.0 license, which allows authors to retain ownership while ensuring that the content can be shared and used broadly, facilitating collaboration and innovation in the field.

5. Repository Policy Authors are encouraged to post their version of the articles (as submitted, accepted, and final publisher version) on personal or institutional websites, in institutional repositories, or other free public servers in the relevant scientific field immediately upon publication.

6. Archiving JEMT utilizes various digital archives to ensure permanent preservation of published scientific information and access to digital content for posterity.

7. Benefits of Open Access for Authors

  • Increased Visibility and Reach: Open Access articles are available to a global audience without barriers, resulting in higher visibility and an increased likelihood of being cited.
  • Rapid Dissemination: Research findings are disseminated quickly to the global scientific community without access restrictions.
  • Public Engagement: Improved access to research outputs encourages more practical and impactful engagement with the findings by the broader public, including policymakers and practitioners.

JEMT is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of quality in scientific publication and supporting the widest possible dissemination of research findings to foster a deeper understanding and greater collaboration within the fields of Earth and Marine Technology.

 

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...

The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT) utilizes a digital archiving policy to ensure the long-term preservation and accessibility of its publications.

  1. Digital Archiving: All of the articles published by JEMT are digitally archived in our database, ensuring their preservation and availability for future generations of researchers.

  2. Access: All archived materials are freely accessible to everyone. The content of each article, including all text, images, and supplementary materials, can be accessed directly through our website.

  3. Preservation: Digital preservation actions, including data cleaning, migration, and replication, are performed regularly to guarantee the ongoing accessibility and readability of our digital content.

  4. Safety Measures: We maintain multiple backups of our digital archives to safeguard against data loss. Our data storage systems are designed to be robust and secure to ensure the preservation of data integrity.

  5. Long-Term Availability: Our commitment to open access means that all papers published by JEMT will remain freely accessible indefinitely, allowing the global research community to access, read, and download our published articles at any time.

JEMT is also in the process of establishing a partnership with external archives to further ensure the durability and long-term accessibility of our articles. We remain dedicated to the preservation of scholarly research and will continue to enhance and update our archiving policy as technology evolves and as the needs of our community grow.

 

Article Processing Charge (APC)

Understanding the Article Processing Charge (APC)

The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT), a reputable publication hosted by the Institute Teknologi Adhi Tama Surabaya, applies certain fees to facilitate the efficient handling and processing of submitted manuscripts. After a manuscript is formally accepted by the editors and the author receives a Letter of Acceptance (LOA), the following charges apply:

Standard Article Processing Charge (APC)

Upon acceptance, authors are required to pay an APC which is set at IDR 350,000 (approximately USD 25). This fee contributes to the costs of manuscript processing, peer review administration, and other operational expenses to maintain the highest standards of scholarly publishing.

Fast Review Option

For authors seeking expedited review of their manuscripts, JEMT offers a Fast Review service. This service costs IDR 750,000 (approximately USD 50). Opting for Fast Review speeds up the evaluation process, although it does not guarantee acceptance of the manuscript. This option is ideal for researchers who are on tight publication deadlines and need to meet grant or tenure review timelines.

APC Waiver Program

In a bid to encourage international collaboration and diversity, JEMT has introduced an APC Waiver Program for the year 2025. Under this initiative:

  • The first 5 manuscripts accepted in each issue that feature authors from at least four different countries will receive a complete waiver of the APC.
  • It is important to note that authors representing multiple countries (multicountry) will still be considered as representing just one country.

This waiver aims to reduce barriers to publication for international researchers, promoting a wider dissemination of knowledge across geographical boundaries.

For further details on submission guidelines and APC waivers, please visit the JEMT website or contact the editorial office directly.

 

JEMT Publication Ethic

Ethics and Compliance

The Journal of Earth and Marine Technology (JEMT), together with its editorial board, is committed to adhering strictly to established ethical policies and principles. As part of the submission process, authors are required to reveal any financial or personal associations with individuals or organizations that might potentially skew their work. Potential conflicts of interest could involve employment, consultancy roles, ownership of stocks, receipt of honoraria, providing paid expert testimony, involvement in patent applications or registrations, and receipt of grants or other financial support. If no such conflicts exist, authors should clearly state: "Conflicts of interest: none".

Originality, Authorship, and Copyright

Submissions to the Journal of Earth and Marine Technology must be original works, such as complete articles, brief communications, or comprehensive reviews, all composed in English. These works should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. All listed authors must consent to the submission and review process, including the arrangement of their names on the title page. Furthermore, it is required that they authorize the corresponding author to represent them throughout the editorial review and subsequent publication stages. The corresponding author is tasked with securing such consent. Any post-submission modifications to authorship, such as changes in the order of authors or the addition or removal of names, must be validated by signed agreements from all affected parties. To secure the publisher's rights and safeguard the original authors from misappropriating their published work, authors must sign and submit a formal statement to [email protected].

Duties of Authors

  • Reporting standards

Authors of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed and the results, followed by an objective discussion of the significance of the work. The manuscript should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Review articles should be accurate, objective, and comprehensive, while editorial 'opinion' or perspective pieces should be identified as such. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable.

  • Data access and retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data of their study together with the manuscript for editorial review. They should be prepared to make the data publicly available if practicable. In any event, authors should ensure accessibility of such data to other competent professionals for at least 10 years after publication (preferably via an institutional or subject-based data repository or other data center), provided that the confidentiality of the participants can be protected and legal rights concerning proprietary data do not preclude their release.

  • Originality and plagiarism

Authors should ensure that they have written and submitted only entirely original works, and if they have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited. Publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the work reported in the manuscript should also be cited. Plagiarism takes many forms, from "passing off" another's paper as the author's own to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's paper (without attribution) to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

  • Multiple, duplicate, redundant, or concurrent submission/publication

Papers describing the same research should not be published in multiple journals or primary publications. Hence, authors should not submit a manuscript already published in another journal for consideration. Submission of a manuscript concurrently to more than one journal is unethical publishing behavior and unacceptable.

Publishing some kinds of articles (such as clinical guidelines and translations) in more than one journal is sometimes justifiable, provided that certain conditions are met. The authors and editors of the journals concerned must agree to the secondary publication, which must reflect the same data and interpretation of the primary document. The primary reference must be cited in the secondary publication.

  • Authorship of the manuscript

Only persons who meet these authorship criteria should be listed as authors in the manuscript as they must be able to take public responsibility for the content: (i) made significant contributions to the conception, design, execution, data acquisition, or analysis/interpretation of the study; and (ii) drafted the manuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content; and (iii) have seen and approved the final version of the paper and agreed to its submission for publication. All persons who made substantial contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (such as technical help, writing and editing assistance, and general support) but who do not meet the criteria for authorship must not be listed as an author but should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgements" section after their written permission to be named as been obtained. The corresponding author should ensure that all appropriate co-authors (according to the above definition) and no inappropriate co-authors are included in the author list, verify that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the manuscript, and agree to its submission for publication.

  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Authors should -at the earliest stage possible (generally by submitting a disclosure form at the time of submission and including a statement in the manuscript) -disclose any conflicts of interest that might be construed to influence the results or their interpretation in the manuscript. Examples of potential conflicts of interest that should be disclosed include financial ones such as honoraria, educational grants or other funding, participation in speakers' bureaus, membership, employment, consultancies, stock ownership, or other equity interest, and paid expert testimony or patent-licensing arrangements, as well as non-financial ones such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge or beliefs in the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. All sources of financial support for the work should be disclosed (including the grant number or other reference number, if any).

  • Acknowledgment of sources

Authors should ensure that they have properly acknowledged the work of others and cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately (from a conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties) must not be used or reported without explicit written permission from the source. Authors should not use information obtained while providing confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, unless they have obtained the explicit written permission of the author(s) of the work involved in these services.

  • Hazards and human or animal subjects

If the work involves chemicals, procedures, or equipment with any unusual hazards inherent in their use, the authors must identify these in the manuscript. Suppose the work consists of animals or human participants. In that case, the authors should ensure that all procedures comply with relevant laws and institutional guidelines and that the appropriate institutional committee(s) has approved them; the manuscript should contain a statement to this effect. The authors should also include a statement in the manuscript stating that informed consent was obtained for experimentation with human participants. The privacy rights of human participants must always be observed.

  • Peer review

Authors must participate in the peer-review process and cooperate fully by responding promptly to editors' requests for raw data, clarifications, proof of ethics approval, patient consent, and copyright permissions. In the case of the first decision of "revisions necessary," authors should respond to the reviewers' comments systematically, point by point, and promptly, revising and re-submitting their manuscript to the journal by the deadline given. 

  • Fundamental errors in published works

When authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their own published work, they must promptly notify the journal's editors or publishers and cooperate with them to correct the paper in the form of an erratum or retract it. Suppose the editors or publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error or inaccuracy. In that case, the authors must promptly correct or retract the paper or provide evidence to the journal editors of the correctness of the paper.

Duties of Editors

  • Fair play and editorial independence

Editors evaluate submitted manuscripts exclusively based on their academic merit (importance, originality, study's validity, clarity) and their relevance to the journal's scope, without regard to the author's race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, citizenship, religious belief, political philosophy or institutional affiliation. The policies of governments or other agencies outside the journal itself do not determine decisions to edit and publish. The Editor-in-Chief has full authority over the entire editorial content of the journal and the timing of publication of that content. 

  • Confidentiality

Editors and editorial staff will 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

Editors and editorial board members will not use unpublished information disclosed in a submitted manuscript for research purposes without the author's explicit written consent. Privileged information or ideas obtained by editors from handling the manuscript will be kept confidential and not used to their advantage. Editors will recuse themselves from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships/connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers; instead, they will ask another editorial board member to handle the manuscript.

  • Publication decisions

The editors ensure that all submitted manuscripts being considered for publication undergo peer review by at least two reviewers who are experts in the field. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for deciding which of the manuscripts submitted to the journal will be published based on the validation of the work in question, its importance to researchers and readers, the reviewers' comments, and such legal requirements as are currently in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The editor-in-chief may confer with other editors or reviewers to make this decision.

 Duties of Reviewers

  • Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review assists editors in making editorial decisions and, through editorial communications with authors, may assist authors in improving their manuscripts. Peer review is essential to formal scholarly communication and lies at the heart of the scientific endeavor. AP-SMART shares the view of many that all scholars who wish to contribute to the scientific process must do a fair share of reviewing.

  • Promptness

Any invited referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should immediately notify the editors and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

  • Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review are confidential and must be treated as such; they must not be shown to or discussed with others except if authorized by the Editor-in-Chief (who would only do so under exceptional and specific circumstances). This applies also to invited reviewers who decline the review invitation.

  • Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively, and observations should be formulated clearly with supporting arguments so that authors can use them to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors is inappropriate.

  • Acknowledgment of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that the authors have not cited. Any statement that is an observation, derivation, or argument reported in previous publications should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also notify the editors of any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other (published or unpublished) they have personal knowledge.

  • Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Any invited referee who has conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the manuscript and the work described therein should immediately notify the editors to declare their conflicts of interest and decline the invitation to review so that alternative reviewers can be contacted.

Unpublished material disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's research without the express written consent of the authors. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for the reviewer's advantage. This applies also to invited reviewers who decline the review invitation.

Duties of Publishers

  • Handling of unethical publishing behavior

In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication, or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification, or, in the most severe case, the retraction of the affected work.  The publisher and the editors shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred and under no circumstances encourage such misconduct or knowingly allow such misconduct to occur.

  • Access to journal content

The publisher is committed to the permanent availability and preservation of scholarly research and ensures accessibility by partnering with organizations and maintaining our digital archive.