DOI, Metadata and ORCID Policy

Reliable Article Identification

Journal Marine Services (JMS) aims to maintain unambiguous, verifiable article records so that community-service publications can be discovered, cited, corrected, and preserved. A DOI printed in a PDF does not by itself establish that registration has succeeded; it must resolve through the DOI registration infrastructure to the correct article landing page.

Metadata Requirements

Before publication, JMS checks article title, all author names in approved order, institutional affiliations, abstracts, keywords, accepted article type, volume, issue, page range or article identifier, publication dates, journal ISSNs, license, and permanent URL. The PDF, OJS article page, and registered DOI metadata must match. Duplicate author entries, missing contributors, contradictory recommended citations, or conflicting titles require correction before publication.

ORCID and Contributor Identity

Corresponding authors should provide authenticated ORCID iDs where possible, and co-authors are encouraged to do so. Editorial staff must not attribute another researcher's Scopus, SINTA, or ORCID record without verification. Contributor roles are documented in a distinct statement when appropriate.

DOI Registration and Maintenance

The journal uses DOI metadata registration for articles as its technical arrangements permit. Staff should verify each DOI assignment, successful metadata deposit, and target URL through an independent resolution check. After author-correction notices, domain changes, article updates, or retractions, the responsible administrator must update the article record and any associated DOI/citation metadata as required.

Monitoring

JMS should conduct periodic checks of broken DOI targets, inconsistent citation text, metadata completeness, duplicate records, and synchronization with discovery services. Errors should be corrected transparently without inventing or backdating publication histories.