Mersin University Journal of Maritime Faculty

Mersin University Journal of Maritime Faculty (MEUJMAF) is an international, scientific, and multidisciplinary journal which covers all fields of maritime sector. The Journal involves both experimental and theoretical studies on the subject area of Maritime Business Administration, Marine Transportation Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Engineering, Naval Architecture Engineering, Marine Operations, Operations Research, Foreign Trade, Maritime Economics, Maritime History, International Trade, Marine Pollution and Port Management. MEUJMAF aims to contribute to the literature by publishing manuscripts at the highest scientific level in each above mentioned field and to convey the latest developments in the science and technology to the related scientists and the readers.

Mersin University Journal of Maritime Faculty (MEUJMAF) is an international blind peer-reviewed open access journal, published twice a year. The Journal covers all fields of Maritime Business Administration, Marine Transportation Engineering, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Engineering, Naval Architecture Engineering, Marine Operations, Operations Research, Foreign Trade, Maritime Economics, Maritime History, International Trade, Marine Pollution and Port Management.

The publication language of the journal is English. According to ethical policy of our journal, plagiarism is not accepted. All manuscripts received will be checked by the software such as iThenticate and Turnitin programme.

Guidelines for Authors PreparingManuscripts for Publication Template canbe downloaded at this Template Link.

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TITLE OF THE PAPER, TIMES NEW ROMAN, 12 FONT SIZE, CENTER, BOLD

Name Surname *1, Name Surname 2 and Name Surname 3

1 University, Faculty, Department, City, Country

(e-mail)

 

2 University, Faculty, Department, City, Country

(e-mail)

 

3 University, Faculty, Department, City, Country

(e-mail)

 

* Corresponding Author

Received: dd/mm/yyyy          Accepted: dd/mm/yyyy

ABSTRACT

Please read all information given in this template carefully before start typing. Please use Times New Roman 9 Font size. Abstract must contain “Problem statement, Approach, Results and Conclusions”. Length of the abstract must be a maximum of 250 words. Please use this document as a template. Attach .DOC format and .PDF format during the Final Submission. Visit website for any update. Please double check that 9 Font size throughout the paper except the main title which is 12 Font size.

 

Keywords: Four or Five Keywords (First Characters of Each Word are in Capital/Uppercase Letters), Italic

1. INTRODUCTION

Paper size 210 mm x 297 mm of A4 paper. Please save to MS Word templates directory. Use 9 point Times New Roman font in text. Single line spacing is mandatory. Try to avoid Underline or Bold within texts. Throughout the paper including text inside figures and tables must follow 9 Font size or larger. Top margin is 30 mm while the left, right, and bottom margins are 25 mm. Headings should be all left justified and numbering. Leave one line between headings and the first paragraph and no space before succeeding paragraphs. Indent the first line of the paragraph by 5mm. All text should be left and right justified. Footnotes and underlines are not allowed. 

 

2. HEADINGS

Use at most three levels of headings that correspond to chapters, sections and subsections. The first level headings for chapter titles should be in 10pt, bold, justified, and upper case font. Leave one-blank line before and after the first level headings, respectively.

2.1. The Second Level Headings

 

The second level headings should be in 10pt, bold, justified, and capitalized font. Leave one blank line both before and after the heading, respectively.

 

2.1.1. The third level headings

 

These headings should be in 10pt, italic, and sentence case. Insert one blank line before and after the headings. The further lower level headings should be avoided.

3. TABLES, FIGURES AND EQUATIONS

 

Figures or Tables should be sized the whole width of a column, as shown in Table 1 or Fig. 1 (Figs. 1 and/to n) in the present example, or the whole width over two columns. Do not place any text besides the figures or tables. Do not place them altogether at the end of manuscripts.  

3.1. Tables

Table numbers and labels should be placed on top of the table, and left- and right-justified. Number the tables consecutively and locate them after and close to where they are first referenced. Leave one line between the table, label and the text. Tables should be auto-fit to window and no vertical lines or borders are needed.

Table 1. This is the example for table formatting

Note: should be placed under the table leaving no space in-between; 9-pt font; and left- and right-justified.

3.2. Figures

Figure numbers and labels should be placed one line under the figure, and left- and right-justified. Number figures consecutively in the order in which reference is first made to them in the text. Locate them after and close to where they are first referenced. Leave one blank line before and after the caption. Please do not compress the figure (images of 600 dpi resolution or more are preferable). Draw figures clearly and embed text in the image properly. Do not cut and paste from another text and ensure that after printing, the images look good and readable. Do not use outer boundary.

Fig. 1. This is the example for figure formatting

 

3.3. Equations

 

Equations and symbols should be typed in the equation editor. Number equations consecutively with equation numbers in parentheses, as in

                                                                                                                                                   (1)

 Refer to “Eq. (1)” not “equation (1),” except at the beginning of a sentence: like “Equation (1) is ....”

If your native language is not English and if you feel that you need to go-though, please get a native English-speaking colleague to proofread your paper. The equation number, enclosed in parentheses, is placed right justified. Symbols and notation should be defined when they first appear. Use one blank line before and after the equation.

 

3.3.1. Color figures and drawings

You may use color figures and photographs in your paper. These will appear in color on the online version of the journal. However, please check that your color figures are legible when printed in monochrome (black and white), as this is the way they will be reproduced in the hardcopy version of the journal.

4. CITATION AND REFERENCE LIST

References should be cited in the text as (Smith, 1987a) or Collins (1979) or (Large et al., 2009) or (Legat, 2006; Pfeifer et al., 2007). The following arrangements should be used:

The manuscripts published in a journal

Caijun, S. (1999). “Strength, pore structure and permeability of alkali activated slag mortars.” Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 26, No. 12, pp. 1789-1799.

Kjellsen, K. O., Detwiller, R. J. and Gjorv, O. E. (1990). “Backscattered electron imaging of cement pastes hydrated at different temperatures.” ACI Materials Journals, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 308-311.

                                                          The papers published in the proceedings

 

Hsu, G. J. (1980). “The correction of oceanographic applications.” Proc., 17th International Conference of Coastal Engineering, ASCE, Sydney, Australia, pp.709-724.

Webster, W. C. and Trudell, R. W. (1981). “Statistics of local motions of a ship.” Proc., Conference on Directional Spectra Applications, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, pp. 461-482.

A manuscript published separately in another book

 

Lewellen, W. S. (1977). “Use of invariant modeling.” Handbook of Turbulence, W. Frost, Ed., Vol. 1, Plenum Press, New York, N.Y., pp. 237-280.

The references from books

 

Norris, C. H. and Wibur, J. B. (1960). Elementary structural analysis, McGraw- Hill, New York, USA.

Erdoğan, T. Y. (2003). Concrete, METU Press, Ankara, Turkey.

 

An example for a thesis

 

Berkay, S. (1999). Turbulent impinging jets, PhD Thesis, University of Hacettepe, Ankara, Turkey.

 

An example for a standard

 

TS EN 196-1 (2009). Methods of testing cement-Part 1: Determination of strength, Turkish Standard Institute, Ankara, Turkey.

                                                                                                                                    References from websites

Web Map Tile Service, http://www.cubewerx.com/ technology/wmts/ [Accessed 06 Apr 2016].

5. CONCLUSION

This section of paper should highlight the most noteworthy research results and contributions to related research areas and similar areas.

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (OPTIONAL)

Acknowledgements of support for the project/paper/author are welcome.

                                                                                                                                           REFERENCES

References should be listed in alphabetical order in the reference section.

Ethical Principles and Publication Policy

Mersin University Journal of Maritime Faculty (MEUJMAF) is an international, refereed, multidisciplinary science and technology journal that has been published 2 time in a year. MEUJMAF acknowledges that all parties (publisher, editor, author, referee, reader) shall apply the internationally adopted ethical rules and editorial policies. This journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record.

MEUJMAF is connected to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), abides by its Code of Conduct, and aims to adhere to its Best Practice Guidelines (Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and COPE Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors).

MEUJMAF will check for plagiarism in all submitted articles before publication. If plagiarism is detected at any stage of the publication process, the author will be instructed to rewrite the manuscript. Every submission will be scanned by Turnitin® to prevent plagiarism.

MEUJMAF is committed to objective and fair blind peer reviews of submitted papers and the prevention of any actual or potential conflicts of interest between writers and reviewers.

According to the feedback given by the editorial staff and/or referees, our journal reserves the right to request output files from the authors regarding the study topics and analysis results. If the requested document is not submitted, the article shall be rejected.

The prerequisite for the article to be accepted for publication is that it is deemed suitable for publication by at least 2 (two) referees. The publication order of the accepted articles is arranged depending on the time of acceptance. However, the Editorial Board reserves the right to make changes when it deems necessary. After an article is accepted for publication, the “Copyright Transfer Agreement Form” shall be filled in and signed by all authors and uploaded to the journal system.

If there is an act that does not comply with the ethical principles regarding the parties or if there is an unethical situation regarding a study published or submitted for publication a notification e-mail shall be sent to the e-mail address of the journal.

Ethical Responsibilities of the Editor

Editorial Autonomy & Decision on Publication and Responsibility

All editors of the Journal of Maritime Transport and Logistics are independent in their evaluations and decisions in the journal. No external and/or internal factor can affect their decisions. If the editors are exposed to any kind of positive and/or negative constraints, they keep the right to take legal action against those involved in the constraint. On the other hand, editors are responsible for their decisions in the journal. The editor-in-chief is the only person responsible for journal content and on-time publishing.

Editors provide peer review of submitted manuscripts by assigning at least two reviewers experts in the field. Editors ought to provide a fair and appropriate peer-review process. The editor-in-chief is responsible for the decision of publishing a manuscript considering the importance of the manuscripts for researchers and readers, reviewer reports, plagiarism and copyright infringement as legal issues. The editor-in-chief may be guided by the policies subjected to legal requirements regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. Editor-in-chief can discuss with other editors and reviewers while making publication decisions.

Objectivity

Articles that are submitted to the journal are always evaluated without any prejudice.

Confidentiality

The editor must not disclose any information about a submitted article to anyone other than editorial staff, reviewers, and publisher. Editors and members of the Editorial Board of the journal are forbidden to share submitted materials with third parties other than section editors, statistical editors, language editors, copy editors, design editors and ombudsman when needed, and to use the submitted materials themselves.

Conflicts of Interest

MEUJMAF does not allow any conflicts of interest between the parties such as authors, reviewers and editors. Unpublished materials in a submitted article must not be used by anyone without the written assent of the author. If there is a conflict of interest between an editor and an author or institution of the author in terms of cooperation or competition, then another member of the Editorial board is assigned to manage the evaluation process.

Fundamental Errors in Published Works

Authors have an obligation to correct mistakes once they discover a significant error or inaccuracy in their published article. The authors are requested to contact the journal and explain in what sense the error is impacting the article. A decision on how to correct the literature will depend on the nature of the error. This may be a correction or retraction. The retraction note should provide transparency which parts of the article are impacted by the error. Editors shall cooperate with authors when notified to correct or retract the article if significant errors or inaccuracies are detected in the published work.

Ethical Responsibilities of Reviewers

Evaluation
Reviewers evaluate manuscripts without origin, gender, sexual orientation or political philosophy of the authors. Reviewers also ensure a fair blind peer review of the submitted manuscripts for evaluation.

Peer-reviewing of a submitted manuscript is the control of its scientific content, scientific layout and suitability according to the principles of the journal, and delivery of the reviewer's opinion for unsuitable manuscript content to ensure suitability. The reviewing process, not only enables reviewers to forward their evaluations about the manuscripts to the editors but also allows them to improve the contents of the manuscripts.

If a reviewer assigned for evaluation of a manuscript is of an expert in a field of science other than the manuscript content, is far to the subject of the manuscript, is short of time for evaluation or possess a conflict of interest, then he/she should inform the assigning editor and ask his/her withdrawal. If the content of the manuscript fits the expertise field of the reviewer, then he/she should complete the evaluation and send the report to the editor as soon as possible.

Reviewers should construct their criticisms on scientific background and include scientific evidence in their statements. All comments raised by the reviewers to improve the manuscripts should be clear and direct and written in a manner far away from disturbing the author’s feelings. Insulting and derogatory statements should be avoided.

Confidentiality
All the information relative to submitted articles is kept confidential. The reviewers must not be discussed with others except if authorized by the editor. Reviewers assigned for evaluation of manuscripts approve in advance that the manuscripts are secret documents and do not share any information about these documents with third parties except the editors involved in the evaluation. Reviewers continue not to share information even after the manuscripts are accepted or rejected for publication.

If it is suspected of using an idea in the manuscript that is sent for evaluation to the reviewer without permission, the flowchart of COPE “What to do if you suspect a reviewer has appropriated an author’s ideas or data?” is followed.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Reviewers should determine quotations in the manuscripts used without citing a reference. Statements, observations, conclusions or evidence in published articles should be quoted with the citation of the related reference. Reviewers should also be sure about the reality of the presence of quotations in the cited reference(s).

Conflict of Interest
If a reviewer is in a situation by being involved in one or more interests with the author(s), he/she should inform the editor of the assigning editor and ask his/her withdrawal.

Ethical Responsibilities of The Authors

Authors should refrain from misrepresenting research results which could damage the trust in the journal, the professionalism of scientific authorship, and ultimately the entire scientific endeavor.

Authors are obliged to be involved in the peer-review process and should cooperate by responding to raw data, evidence for ethical approvals, patient approvals and copyright release form requests of editors and their explanations. Authors should respond in either a positive or a negative way to revision suggestions generated by the peer-review process. They should be sure to include their counter views in their negative responses.

Reporting Standards
Authors of original research articles should present the results and discuss them with them in a proper way. Since the methodological contents of the articles should be reproducible, the authors should be clear in their statements and should not purposely report wrong or missing data. A manuscript ought to include adequate detail and references to allow others to replicate the study. Authors of review type articles are not recommended to write such articles if they are not an expert in the field of their review topics or when they do not have enough background information or related former studies.

Data Availability & Transparency
Authors may be asked to present their raw data when needed (ethical cases etc.). Therefore, raw data of the manuscripts should be kept in safety to present if needed. The storage period of raw data following publications should be at least 10 years. In situations where access is restricted to protect confidential or proprietary information, authors are required to explain the restrictions on the dataset and make the data available upon request with permission of the third party.

Authors should ensure that the data shared are in accordance with the ethical consent provided by participants on the use of confidential/identifiable human data. We require that the authors demonstrate that publication of such data does not compromise the anonymity of the participants or breach local data protection laws.

Originality
The authors of submitted manuscripts should be sure that their manuscripts are original or include cited references for quotations.

Multiple, Repeated, Unnecessary or Simultaneous Submissions
Authors should not submit the same study for publishing in any other journals. Simultaneous submission of the same study to more than one journal is unacceptable and constitutes unethical behavior. It is not an approved way to produce more than one publication reporting on the same research.

Acknowledgement of Sources
Articles must cite appropriate and relevant literature in support of the claims made. Excessive and inappropriate self-citation or coordinated efforts among several authors to collectively self-cite is strongly discouraged. All of the sources that used the process of the study should be remarked.

Authorship of a Paper
Authors are strongly advised to ensure the correct author group, the Corresponding Author, and the order of authors at submission. Changes of authorship by adding or deleting authors, and/or changes in Corresponding Author, and/or changes in the sequence of authors are not accepted after acceptance of a manuscript. Please make sure that the names of all authors are present and correctly spelled, and that addresses and affiliations are current.

Only the following persons should be included in the manuscripts as responsible authors:
• Researchers providing a major contribution to concept, design, performing, data collection and/or analysis in a study,
• Researchers involved in the preparation or critical revision of manuscripts,
• Researchers approved the latest version of the manuscripts and accepted its submission.

Contributors other than the above list (technical assistance, helpers in writing and editing, general contributions, etc.) should not be involved in the authors’ list but can be listed in the acknowledgements section. The corresponding authors of manuscripts should provide a separate listing of contributors as authors and those to be involved in the acknowledgements section.

For cases in which a co-author dies or is incapacitated during the writing, submission, or peer-review process, and the co-authors feel it is appropriate to include the author, co-authors should obtain approval from a (legal) representative which could be a direct relative.

In the case of an authorship dispute during peer review or after acceptance and publication, the Journal will not be in a position to investigate or adjudicate. Authors will be asked to resolve the dispute themselves. If they are unable the Journal reserves the right to withdraw a manuscript from the editorial process or in case of a published paper raise the issue with the authors’ institution(s) and abide by its guidelines.

Affiliation
The primary affiliation for each author should be the institution where the majority of their work was done. If an author has subsequently moved, the current address may additionally be stated. Addresses will not be updated or changed after publication of the article.

Conflict of Interest
Authors should declare any kind of conflict of interest in their manuscripts. The absence of conflict of interest about the topic of the manuscripts should also be declared. The most common types of conflict of interests are financial supports, education or other types of funds, personal or institutional relations and affiliations. All sources of financial supports (with their grant or other reference numbers) of the studies should be declared.

Confidentiality
Authors should treat all communication with the Journal as confidential which includes correspondence with direct representatives from the Journal such as Editors-in-Chief and/or Handling Editors and reviewers’ reports unless explicit consent has been received to share information.

Authors should not use personally obtained information (conversations, correspondences or discussions with bystanders) unless they have the permission of their sources. Information about private documents or refereeing of grant applications should not be used without the permission of the authorities providing the related service.

Disclaimer
Editor or members of the editorial board are not responsible for the author's opinions and manuscript contents. Authors are responsible for the ethical originality of and possible errors in their manuscripts.

The corresponding author should make corrections in 2 months, otherwise the paper will be rejected.

Mersin University Journal of Maritime Faculty is FREE of charge and will not pay any copyright fee to authors.

Complaint Policy

Complaints are welcome as they provide an opportunity for improvement. Responses to complaints should be quick, helpful, and constructive. Please address complaints with a volume number, issue number, paper ID, paper title, and page number.

MEUJMAF accepts the following complaints:
- Authorship complaints
- Plagiarism complaints
- Multiple, duplicate, and concurrent publications or simultaneous submissions
- Allegations of research errors and fraud
- Research standards violations
- Undisclosed conflicts of interest
- Reviewer bias or competitive/harmful acts by reviewers

Policy for Handling Complaints

If the Journal receives a complaint that any contribution to the Journal infringes intellectual property rights or contains material inaccuracies, libelous materials, or otherwise unlawful materials, the Journal will investigate the complaint. An investigation may include a request that the parties involved substantiate their claims (the Journal will make a good faith determination whether to remove the allegedly wrongful material). A decision not to remove material should represent the Journal's belief that the complaint is without sufficient foundation, or if well‐founded, that a legal defense or exemption may apply. The Journal will document its investigation and decision. We strive to ensure that MEUJMAF is of the highest quality and is free from errors. However, we accept that occasionally mistakes might happen.

Our general approach to complaints is that they are a rare but inevitable part of a process that involves putting together complex material at great speed. Despite rare mistakes, we will spend effort to treat complaints with urgency. Timely solutions can prevent the escalation of problems. All substantial errors and complaints are referred the editorial staff.

The procedure outlined below aims to be fair to the submitting authors who have complaints as well as the things they complain about. If possible, a definitive response will be made within two weeks. Interim responses will be provided until the complaint is resolved. Escalated complaints are sent to the editor.

How to Make a Complaint

Complaints about editorial content should be made as soon as possible after publication, preferably by email to: itemiz@mersin.edu.tr 

Article submission and all other processes in the MEUJMAF are free of charge.