Author Guidelines and Submission Requirements

1. Manuscript Eligibility

Manuscripts submitted to Aquatic Ecosystems and Environmental Frontiers must fall within the journal’s aims and scope and present an original, scientifically meaningful contribution to aquatic or environmental research.

Submissions must not have been published previously or be under consideration by another journal, except where an explicitly permitted prior dissemination arrangement has been disclosed and approved.

2. Manuscript Preparation

Authors should prepare manuscripts in clear academic English and organize the content according to the requirements for the relevant article type.

Research articles should generally include a title, author details, abstract, keywords, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion where appropriate, acknowledgements where applicable, declarations, and references.

The abstract should accurately summarize the research objectives, methods, principal findings, and conclusions. Keywords should represent the main subject areas and improve discoverability.

Review articles should provide a coherent synthesis of relevant literature and explain their approach to literature identification, selection, and evaluation where appropriate.

3. References and Citations

All sources cited in the manuscript must appear in the reference list, and all listed references must be cited in the text.

Authors must check reference accuracy, author names, publication years, article titles, journal titles, volume and issue information, page ranges or article numbers, and DOI information where available.

References must follow the journal’s stated reference style. Authors should ensure that citations are relevant to the research question and accurately support the statements for which they are used.

4. Tables, Figures, and Supplementary Materials

Tables and figures must be numbered consistently, provided with informative titles or captions, and referred to in the manuscript text.

Authors must ensure that figures, photographs, maps, datasets, and other third-party material are original or used with the necessary permissions. Image processing must not distort, conceal, or misrepresent research evidence.

Supplementary files must be relevant to the article and prepared in a form that permits appropriate assessment and access.

5. Research Ethics and Declarations

Authors must disclose relevant ethics approvals, permits, consent procedures, funding, conflicts of interest, and contributions where applicable.

Manuscripts should include statements on data availability and the use of generative AI where required by the journal’s policies. Authors must provide accurate information and supporting documentation when requested by the editorial team.

6. Submission Checklist

• The manuscript falls within the journal’s aims and scope.
• The work is original and is not under simultaneous consideration elsewhere.
• All authors have approved the manuscript and agreed to its submission.
• Citations and references have been checked for accuracy and completeness.
• Tables and figures are numbered, labelled, and cited in the text.
• Permissions for third-party material have been obtained where required.
• Applicable research ethics approvals and declarations are included.
• The manuscript complies with the journal’s formatting and submission requirements.

7. Editorial Assessment

All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s requirements may proceed to external peer review. Submission does not guarantee peer review, acceptance, or publication.

The editorial team may request clarification, additional documentation, or revisions where necessary to assess the manuscript’s suitability and integrity.