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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.

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Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

1. Commitment to Privacy

Journal Marine Services (JMS), published by Politeknik Pelayaran Banten, Indonesia, is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, community partners, and registered users.

JMS recognizes the importance of responsible personal data management in scholarly publishing and community engagement activities. The journal follows applicable data protection requirements, including Indonesian Law No. 27 of 2022 concerning Personal Data Protection.

2. Collection of Personal Information

JMS may collect and process personal information required for manuscript submission, editorial management, peer review, and publication, including:

  • Names, email addresses, and contact details.

  • Institutional affiliations and professional information.

  • ORCID identifiers and academic profile information.

  • Manuscript submissions and editorial correspondence.

  • Reviewer evaluations and editorial decision records.

  • Technical information necessary for the operation and security of the journal website.

Personal information concerning community participants or beneficiaries must be handled with particular care and must not be disclosed unnecessarily.

3. Use of Personal Information

Personal information is processed for legitimate academic and publishing purposes, including:

  • Managing journal registration and manuscript submissions.

  • Coordinating peer review and editorial decisions.

  • Communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors.

  • Publishing community engagement research and scholarly metadata.

  • Supporting DOI registration, indexing, and digital archiving.

  • Maintaining editorial accountability, publication integrity, and website security.

JMS does not sell personal information or disclose it for unrelated commercial marketing purposes.

4. Protection of Community Participants

As a journal focusing on community service and engagement, JMS requires authors to respect the privacy, dignity, and confidentiality of individuals participating in reported activities.

Authors are responsible for obtaining appropriate informed consent and applicable ethical approval or authorization when required.

Identifiable photographs, personal details, interview records, and sensitive information concerning community participants must not be published without an appropriate lawful basis and necessary permissions.

Where appropriate, participant information should be anonymized or de-identified to minimize privacy risks.

5. Confidentiality and Data Sharing

Unpublished manuscripts, reviewer reports, editorial correspondence, and confidential submissions are protected according to the journal's peer-review and editorial policies.

Access to personal information is limited to authorized individuals and service providers where necessary for journal operations.

Approved author information and bibliographic metadata may be publicly disclosed or shared with DOI registration agencies, indexing services, and digital preservation systems.

6. Data Security and Retention

JMS is committed to applying appropriate organizational and technical safeguards to protect personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or loss.

Personal information will be retained only for legitimate editorial, publishing, legal, and scholarly recordkeeping purposes, in accordance with applicable law.

7. Rights of Data Subjects

Individuals may exercise their applicable rights to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of processing of their personal information, as permitted by Indonesian data protection law.

Requests affecting published articles or permanent scholarly records will be considered in accordance with legal requirements, publication ethics, and research integrity standards.

8. Cookies and Website Services

The JMS website may use cookies and other technical mechanisms to support user authentication, session management, website functionality, and security.

Additional services that involve personal data must comply with applicable privacy and data protection requirements.

9. Privacy Inquiries and Policy Updates

For inquiries concerning privacy, personal data processing, or the exercise of data protection rights, users may contact:

Editorial Office – Journal Marine Services (JMS)

Publisher: Politeknik Pelayaran Banten, Indonesia

Website: https://ejournal.poltekpel-banten.ac.id/index.php/jms/

Privacy-related requests may be submitted through the journal's official contact channels.

JMS may revise this Privacy Statement to reflect developments in data protection regulations, journal management procedures, or publishing practices. Significant changes will be communicated through the journal website.