Submissions

Author Guidelines

1. The Revista de Ordenación del Sector Marítimo (ROSM), Journal of Marine Planning and Public Policies, accepts original research papers on Marine Planning and Public Policies in any of the Sectors that encompass the Blue or Maritime Economy. This includes topics related to the management and operation of ports, protection of the marine natural environment and its resources, fisheries management and exploitation, aquaculture, marine biotechnology, maritime public works, blue energy, recreational and leisure boating as an industry or economic activity, coastal resource utilization as a natural and economic resource, as well as the overall study of the potential and management of maritime resources as a productive resource and source of wealth.
2. Manuscripts submitted to ROSM must be written in either Spanish or English, be unpublished, and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. The Journal utilizes plagiarism detection tools to ensure the authorship and originality of the works.
3. Manuscripts should be submitted via email to the following address: catedrablava@gmail.com. The document should be sent in Word format, single-spaced, using Times New Roman font size 12. The total length should not exceed 60,000 characters with spaces (alternatively, 50,000 characters without spaces or 10,000 words), including notes and appendices. As an exception to this rule, notes should not exceed half of the total length. The mailing address for communication purposes is: C/ La Dorada, 2 (Num. 29) 03540 Alicante. Valencia Land (Spain).
4. Ensure that the text adheres to appropriate language use, including not violating relevant inclusive terminologies (for guidance, refer to the United Nations' guide on gender-inclusive language at https://www.un.org/es/gender-inclusive-language/guidelines.shtml). Additionally, indicate whether the research data consider gender, in order to identify potential differences.
5. At the beginning of the manuscript, provide the title (with an English translation) and the name of the author(s), as well as their academic affiliation, if applicable (the first footnote should include the complete contact details of the author(s), postal address, and email address. Additionally, including the author's ORCID identifier is appreciated). The manuscript should include, in both Spanish and English, the abstract (i.e., a list of sections and subsections of the article) and three to five identifying keywords. Furthermore, include an abstract in Spanish and English, consisting of 400 to 500 words, reflecting the sections of the article: state of the art, content and development of the research, and conclusions. Finally, include a bibliography with all the references used, either within the same document or in a separate document.
6. An administrative sheet should be included, stating the title of the work and the author's details (address, ID number, telephone and/or fax numbers, email, academic affiliation, and the name of the scientific institution to which they belong).
7. Notes and bibliographic references should follow the following criteria, based on UNE-ISO 690 standards: a) Books: Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. (Year). Title of the Book, city of publication, publisher, pages; b) Journals: Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. (Year). "Title of the Article". Journal Name, volume or issue number, pages; c) Chapter or Article in a Book: Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. (Year). "Title of the Article or Chapter", in Editor's or Coordinator's Last Name, Editor's or Coordinator's First Name, Title of the Book, city of publication, publisher, pages. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals and formatted as superscripts. A list of bibliographic references should be included at the end for inclusion in the electronic version of the Journal.
8. Except in exceptional cases, proofs will be sent electronically to the authors for correction of possible errors, but not for making changes to the text, so the manuscripts should be submitted in their final form.
9. Acknowledgment will be sent for all received manuscripts. The Editorial Board will decide within four months of receiving the manuscript whether to publish it or not, based on reports from at least two external anonymous reviewers, following the "double-blind" method. Evaluators have a form prepared by the Journal's Editorial Board for the preparation of their reports. The decision on publication will be communicated to the author, and if accepted, the assigned issue number of ROSM in which the work will be included will be provided. Publication may be subject to changes compared to the original version, especially to comply with publication guidelines.
10. Articles returned for not complying with the publication guidelines may be resubmitted once the necessary modifications have been made.
11. It is a condition for publication that the author(s) exclusively assign(s) reproduction rights to ROSM. If third-party requests are made to reproduce or translate articles or parts thereof, the decision will be made by the Editorial Board.
12. The opinions expressed in the signed works are solely those of the authors. The publication of different articles does not imply adherence or agreement by the Journal of Marine Planning and Public Policies with the opinions held by the authors.
13. ROSM does not charge any fees for article submission and processing, including receiving articles or their editing and processing.

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4. ROSM is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License.
5. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication of the work.
6. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., place it in an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
7. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published works (See The Effect of Open Access).