Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

Journal Marine Inside (EJMI) is committed to responsible scholarly publishing, editorial independence, rigorous peer review, accurate reporting, and the preservation of the scientific record. EJMI follows the ethical principles and relevant guidance of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal, authors, editors, and reviewers share responsibilities for maintaining publication integrity.

Responsibilities of Authors

Authors must submit original work that is not simultaneously under review elsewhere; describe research design, data, analyses, and limitations accurately; cite relevant sources; obtain permission for third-party materials; and disclose funding and actual or potential competing interests. Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, inappropriate image manipulation, redundant publication, undisclosed citation manipulation, and paper-mill or peer-review manipulation are unacceptable.

Authorship: Each author must have made a substantial intellectual contribution, participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript, approved the final version, and accepted accountability for the work. Honorary, guest, gift, and ghost authorship are prohibited. Authors should report their individual contributions using CRediT roles. Requests to change authorship require a written explanation and agreement from all affected authors; editorial approval is required.

Research ethics: Studies requiring independent ethics review or institutional authorization must provide accurate approval information. Research involving human participants must document appropriate informed consent or an applicable, valid exception; privacy and confidentiality must be protected. Authors must identify relevant restrictions on the sharing of sensitive data.

Data and materials: Supporting data should be available to allow verification where ethically and legally possible. Any restrictions must be explained in a Data Availability Statement. Sharing data does not override consent, confidentiality, safety, or legal requirements.

Funding and conflicts of interest: All authors must disclose funding and relevant financial, professional, personal, or institutional relationships. Editors may request additional information, including a description of sponsors' involvement in the research.

Responsibilities of Editors and the Publisher

Editors make decisions on the basis of research quality, methodological adequacy, relevance, and ethics, without discrimination or inappropriate commercial or institutional influence. Submissions involving journal editors or publisher personnel must be handled independently; conflicted individuals must not choose reviewers or determine the outcome. The publisher supports editorial autonomy and the correction of the scholarly record.

Responsibilities of Reviewers

Reviewers must be competent for the subject area, act fairly and objectively, declare competing interests, maintain confidentiality, and refrain from using unpublished materials for their own benefit. Concerns about plagiarism, unreliable research, or potential ethical violations should be reported confidentially to the responsible editor.

Generative Artificial Intelligence

AI tools cannot be named as authors. Authors must verify the accuracy and provenance of all AI-assisted content and disclose material use beyond routine language correction or formatting. Neither AI-generated references nor AI-generated evidence may be presented as genuine without independent verification. Editors and reviewers must not disclose confidential manuscripts to unapproved external AI services. Further detail is provided in the Generative AI Policy once published.

Allegations, Corrections, and Appeals

Credible allegations of misconduct are assessed impartially. The editorial office may request evidence, invite responses, consult independent experts or institutions, and determine appropriate publication actions. Outcomes may include no further action, correction, expression of concern, rejection, or retraction. The journal follows its Retraction and Correction Policy. Authors and readers may submit relevant concerns to p3m@poltekpel-banten.ac.id. The rights of involved parties and the confidentiality of proceedings are respected as far as practicable.

Editorial Recordkeeping

Editorial decisions, reviewer reports, revisions, communications, and relevant ethics documentation are maintained in the journal's management system and made available to authorized auditors when lawfully required, without compromising reviewer confidentiality.