Aquatic Resource Sciences offers:

• Easy online submission
• Quick response
• Rapid peer review
• Early view (Online first)

Types of Papers

• Original research articles/ Regular papers

  Original research articles should include significant experimental or theoretical results suitable for publication. Authors should write in a clear and concise manner including essential data for their final conclusions and may be up to 7500 words in length.

• Review articles

  Review articles should cover topics that are of active current interest and fall within the scope of the journal. They can be invited or submitted. Articles should not exceed 8000 words in length.

• Short Communications

  Short Communication is a brief but complete description of a partial exploration that will not be included later in a full-length paper. It should be well-documented as a full-length paper, with literature references and descriptions of the experimental procedures. Short Communication should not exceed 2000 words in length.

• Technical Notes

  Technical Notes are concise representations of experimental processes, technical operations, or activities applied both in laboratories or fields.

• Viewpoints

  Viewpoints provide an opportunity to share personal perspective on current issues that are related to the Journal's interests.

• Letters to the Editor

  Letters to the Editor are welcomed as commentaries or apposite critiques on published material in the journal. The Editor-in-Chief makes the decision to publish submitted letters in a professional manner.

Manuscript Preparation

• Title page:

  Title has to be informative and brief. Abbreviations and formulae should not be included in title. A running title of 50-60 characters (with space) must be provided. Clearly indicate the full name of each author with present affiliation and addresses including post code and country below the names. Indicate all affiliations with a lowercase superscript letter immediately after the author's name and in front of the appropriate address. Indicate who will manage correspondence throughout the publication process and afterward. Corresponding authors have to respond to any future on the published article. Make sure that the corresponding author provides a contact e-mail address and that keeps the information up to date.

• Highlights:

  Highlights are optional. However, it may enrich your article to people through search engines. They contain short bullet points that summarize the research's innovative findings as well as the study's novel techniques (if any). Highlights should have been placed after the Abstract within 3-5 bullet points (maximum 90-100 characters each bullet point including spaces).

• Abstract:

  All papers must have a concise and factual abstract that state up to 250-300 words. Abstract must be able to stand alone separately from the article. The abstract should not contain abbreviations or references. Additionally, authors may provide graphical presentations of abstract along with regular abstract. 3-6 essential Key words should be provided for the indexing below the abstract in alphabetical order.

• Introduction:

  Introduction provides an adequate background stating the purposes of the work/research and avoiding a detailed literature survey or a summary of the results.

• Material and methods:

  Adequate details of the working procedure should be provided. Methods that are previously published by other researchers should be summarized with indicating reference.

• Results:

  Results should be obvious and concise. Sub-heading may be added if required.

• Discussion:

  Discussion should explore the consequences of the results of the work, instead of repeating them. Avoid unnecessary citations.

• Conclusions:

  A stand-alone conclusion of the study may be presented.

References

• Citation

  Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses. Some examples: Welcome (1979) reported that K R can be used to examine fish health (Rypel and Richter 2008). This effect was later opposed by Rahman and Hossain (2016). These consequences were widely studied (Abbott 1991; Barakat et al. 1995a, b; Khan et al. 1998; Haldar et al. 2001a; Ahmed et al. 2008)

• Reference list

  References that are cited in text should be only included in list and must be published or waiting for publication. Any unpublished works and individual communications may be stated in the text. The last names of each article's initial author should be used to alphabetize the reference list entries. Multi-author publications by the same first author should be arranged alphabetically by the second, third, and so on. Publications of the same author(s) must be ordered chronologically.

• Journal article

  Rahman MA, Hossain MY, Tanjin S, Mawa Z, Hasan MR & Ohtomi J (2021). Length weight relationship of 5 marine fishes from the Bay of Bengal. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 37(02), 364-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.14176 Preferably, all authors name should be provided, but “et al.” can be used in case of long author lists will be accepted:

• Article by DOI

  Slifka MK & Whitton JL (2000). Clinical implications of dysregulated cytokine production. Journal of Molecular Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s001090000086

• Book

  South J & Blass B (2001). The future of modern genomics. Blackwell, London.

• Book chapter

  Brown B & Aaron M (2001). The politics of nature. In: Smith J (Ed) The rise of modern genomics, 3 rd Edn. Wiley, New York, 230-257 pp.

• Online document

  Froese R & Pauly D (2020). Fishbase. World Wide Web electronic publication, version (12/2019). Retrieved from http://www.fishbase.org. Accessed 20 December 2020.

• Dissertation

  Sabbir W (2021). Stock assessment of the Hooghly croaker Panna heterolepis from the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh through multi-models. PhD dissertation, University of Rajshahi.

• Abbreviations:

  Abbreviations must be well-defined at their first mention and ensure consistency throughout the article.

• Footnotes:

  Footnotes should only be used when indispensable. Number them sequentially through the article. Please specify where footnotes are located in the text and list them separately at the end of the article. Footnotes should not be included in the Reference list.

• Acknowledgements:

  Acknowledgments of individuals (e.g., Manuscript assistance language edit, or proof reading), funds, grants, etc. should be mentioned (after Conclusion, before References list) in a separate section. Funding agencies’ names should be written in full form.

• Author contributions:

  Author contributions must be stated in a separate section after Acknowledgements. Individual contributions may be outlined as to the relevant credit roles: Conceptualization; Funding acquisition; Experimental design; Methodology; Investigation; Data collection & curation; Laboratory analysis; Formal analysis; Project administration; Resources & software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editing.

• Conflict of Interests:

  Conflict of interests must be mentioned in a separate section.

Text Formatting:

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word file-
• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 12 point Times Roman) for text
• Use italics for emphasis
• Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations not as image
• Save file in .docx format (Word 2007 or higher) or .doc format (older Word versions)
• Manuscripts with mathematical content can also be submitted in LaTeX.

Tables

Tables should be independent, complement and editable, but not duplicate information described in the text. Each table should be placed on a separate page with captions. Number of tables need sequentially in accordance with their presence in the manuscript. All abbreviations must be well-defined in footnotes.

Figures

• All type of illustrations (line drawings and photographs) is classified as figures
• Figures should be supplied as individual image files at high resolution (at least 300 dpi), saved as .eps or .tif format
• Each figure is referred to in the text
• Line figures are professionally drawn
• Letters, numbers and symbols are clear and legible
• Titles, keys and detailed explanations are confined to legends and not included in illustrations
• Each figure can be uploaded separately or in a word file.

Figure captions

• Confirm that each figure has a caption. A caption should include a concise title (not on the illustration itself) and a description. Keep minimum text in the figures but clarify all symbols and abbreviations used. Supply captions after reference list, if you upload images separately. In case of word file of figures indicate caption below the figure.

Supplementary Material:

• Supplementary material including text, figure, table and sound clips can be available with your article. Submitted additional materials are published in their original form (Excel or PowerPoint files will appear as such online). Upload/send your materials with the paper. A brief, descriptive caption should have with each submitted file. On a prior version, do not mark any corrections. Please disable the 'Track Changes' option in Microsoft Office files, since these will be shown in the final version.

Submission

• Thank you for your interest in the Aquatic Resource Sciences. Please note that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere, except as a brief abstract in a scientific meeting or symposium proceedings eligible for submission. Manuscripts should be submitted online when all the required materials have been completed in accordance with the Author Guidelines. Before submission, make a cover letter to the editor describing the significance of your article.If you feel any difficulties during online submission, email your all document to:
  chief-editor.ars@inrrd.com
  managing-editor.ars@inrrd.com
  aquatic.res.sci@gmail.com

Editorial Process

• The quality and originality of the study, as well as its relevance to journal readers, are the key acceptance criteria for all submissions. The paper satisfies required quality and relevance standards will be forwarded to review by the Editor-in-Chief. The Editor is in charge of making the ultimate decision on whether to approve or reject an article. Authors may suggest reviewers but the Editor's decision is final.

After Acceptance

Proof Correction

• We kindly request to authors provide proof revisions within 3 days for fast publication. Corresponding author will get an email attached with reviewers’ comments. We'll do all we can to have your manuscript published accurately as soon as possible. This proof should only be used to assure the typography, editing, completeness, and accuracy of the text, tables, and figures. Significant modifications to the article at this point have been accepted for publication will be considered only with the Editor's consent. It is essential that all revisions be provided to us in a single communication. Please ensure before responding, any further corrections cannot be guaranteed to be included. Proofreading is merely your accountability.

Article Processing Charge

• Authors need not to pay any article submission or processing charge.

Early View

• The journal has a quick publication policy. Early View (Online Version) articles are immediately published on journal website with DOI. Once the article is published on Early View, no further modifications to the article are possible. Early View articles are fully citable with DOI.