Author Guidelines

Official Language and Types of Articles

The official language of Omni-Akuatika is English.

Article Structure

Title

The title should be concise, clear, and informative. Avoid abbreviations and formulae whenever possible. The title should not exceed 20 words.

Author Names and Affiliations

Provide the full names of all authors. If the family name may be ambiguous (e.g., in the case of a double surname), please identify it clearly. List the authors' affiliations below the author names and indicate each affiliation using superscript letters. The complete postal address of each affiliation, including the country, must be provided. Authors are encouraged to include their e-mail addresses. One corresponding author should be designated to handle all correspondence during the review, publication, and post-publication processes.

Abstract

A concise and informative abstract is required. The abstract should briefly describe the research objective, methodology, principal findings, and major conclusions. As the abstract may be presented independently from the main article, it should be able to stand alone. References should be avoided whenever possible; however, if essential, include only the author(s) and year(s). Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should also be avoided. If their use is necessary, they must be defined at first mention in the abstract. The abstract must not exceed 250 words.

Keywords

Provide a maximum of five keywords immediately after the abstract. Keywords should be specific and relevant to the study. Avoid general, broad, and plural terms whenever possible.

Introduction

The Introduction should clearly state the objectives of the study and provide sufficient background information. It should include relevant literature to establish the context of the research while avoiding an extensive literature review or a summary of the results.

Materials and Methods

Provide sufficient detail to enable the study to be reproduced. Previously published methods should be cited appropriately, and only relevant modifications should be described in detail.

Results and Discussion

Results should be presented clearly and concisely. The Discussion should focus on the significance and implications of the findings in relation to previous studies. Excessive citation and extensive discussion of published literature should be avoided. Results and Discussion may be presented as separate sections where appropriate.

Conclusions

The Conclusions section should clearly summarize the main findings and contributions of the study. This section may stand alone or be incorporated into the Discussion or Results and Discussion section.

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements should recognize individuals, organizations, or institutions that contributed to the research but do not meet the criteria for authorship. Contributions may include technical assistance, field sampling, language editing, proofreading, or other forms of support.

Author Contributions

The specific contributions of each author to the manuscript should be clearly stated in this section.

Example:

JWL and PLS designed the study, performed the statistical analyses, and drafted the manuscript. HCW developed the parasite protocols. HYL and PLS conducted the fieldwork. HYL and HCW analyzed the specimens. All authors contributed to revising the manuscript and approved the final version.

Competing Interests

Authors must disclose any financial, professional, or personal relationships that could be perceived as influencing the work reported in the manuscript.

Examples:

  • LT declares that she has no competing interests.
  • LW has received research funding from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of Indonesia.

If all authors declare no competing interests, please state:

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Author Statement of Originality

Authors must confirm that:

  1. The manuscript is original and represents the authors' own work. It does not contain material that has been previously published without proper acknowledgment and does not infringe upon any copyright or proprietary rights.
  2. The authors take full responsibility for the research conducted, including the collection, analysis, interpretation of data, and the conclusions presented.
  3. All references cited in the manuscript are accurately acknowledged in both the text and the reference list.
  4. All ideas, figures, tables, photographs, graphs, and other materials obtained from published or unpublished sources are properly cited in accordance with accepted referencing standards.
  5. Where copyrighted material requiring permission has been used, written authorization from the copyright holder has been obtained.
  6. The manuscript has not been published previously and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Availability of Data and Materials

Authors should provide information regarding the availability of the data and materials supporting the findings of the study. Omni-Akuatika strongly recommends that key datasets be deposited in publicly accessible repositories (e.g., GenBank for nucleotide sequence data) or submitted as supplementary files in accessible formats such as Excel, Word, or PDF.

If the data are not publicly available, authors should clearly state the reason for the restriction.

Consent for Publication

If the manuscript contains any individual's data, images, or identifiable information, authors must obtain written consent for publication from the individual concerned or from a parent/legal guardian where applicable.

For studies that do not involve identifiable personal data, please state:

Not applicable.

Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate

For studies involving human participants or laboratory animals, authors must declare that all procedures were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the relevant institutional and national research committees. The name of the approving ethics committee and approval number should be provided where applicable.

For studies that do not involve human participants or laboratory animals, please state:

Not applicable.

References

Citations in the Text

Please ensure that every reference cited in the text is included in the reference list and vice versa. References cited in the abstract should be provided in full. Unpublished results and personal communications should not be included in the reference list but may be cited in the text where necessary.

Web References

At a minimum, provide the complete URL and the date on which the resource was last accessed. Additional information, such as DOI, author name(s), publication date, and source title, should also be included whenever available. Web references may be listed separately or incorporated into the main reference list.

Reference Style

References should be arranged alphabetically by the first author's surname and chronologically for multiple publications by the same author(s). Authors are encouraged to use reference management software and ensure that all references conform to the journal's citation style.

Examples of Citations in the Text

The application of marine bioremediation in Indonesian waters is relatively new (Weber et al., 1994; Heipieper et al., 1995). Biomass estimations were calculated according to Smith et al. (1986). White et al. (2014) recently demonstrated that ...

Examples of References

Journal Article

Syakti, A.D., Acquaviva, M., Gilewicz, M., Doumenq, P., Bertrand, J.C. (2004). Comparison of n-eicosane and phenanthrene degradation by pure and mixed cultures of two marine bacteria. Environmental Research, 96, 206-218.

Book

Förstner, U., Wittmann, G.T.W. (1979). Metal Pollution in the Aquatic Environment. Springer-Verlag, New York.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Kroppenstedt, R.M. (1985). Fatty acid and menaquinone analysis of actinomycetes and related organisms. In: Goodfellow, M., Minnikin, D.E. (Eds.), Chemical Methods in Bacterial Systematics. Academic Press, London, pp. 173-199.

Note

  • Scientific names must be written in italics.
  • Omni-Akuatika strongly recommends the use of reference management software such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, or JabRef.
  • References should be formatted according to the journal's citation style.
  • Authors should ensure that all references are accurate and complete before submission.

Additional Notes

Numbered Sections

Divide the manuscript into clearly defined and numbered sections. Subsections should be numbered as follows:

  •  1 
  • 1.1.
  • 1.2.
  •  2 

The Abstract should not be included in the section numbering.

Figure Captions

Ensure that each figure has a caption. Captions should consist of a brief title and a description of the figure. Keep text within figures to a minimum and explain all symbols and abbreviations used.

Tables

Tables should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numerals according to their order of appearance in the text. Avoid vertical lines and use tables only when necessary. Data presented in tables should not duplicate information presented elsewhere in the manuscript. Tables should be submitted as editable tables and not embedded as images.