General
Brodogradnja (Shipbuilding) publishes electronic versions of scientific and
professional articles in OnLineFirst mode.
Beginning with Volume 67 (2016) Issue 2, the journal Brodogradnja has commenced using the Continuous Article
Publishing model. This feature is commonly referred to as publish ahead of
print, publish before final publication and OnLineFirst.
OnLineFirst approach reduces times between submission
and final publication of articles. OnLineFirst
articles have been peer reviewed, accepted for publication, copy-edited,
typeset, approved by the author and immediately published in queue for
assignment to an upcoming issue. Each OnLineFirst
manuscript is citeable using the DOI. Digital Object
Identifiers (DOI) are assigned to all OnLineFirst articles for use on digital networks and the
metadata associated with that content is registered with the DOI Foundation (www.doi.org). DOIs provide a persistent, permanent way to
identify manuscripts published in the online environment, even after they are
assigned to a print issue. After the journal issue is completed and finally
declared published, the OnLineFirst notation is
removed and the articles retain their regular citing attributions.
At the end of the year, all published papers are
collected in the final printable annual edition for libraries and archives also
available on Internet.
Journal will publish occasionally on its web site book
reviews, conference announcements, relevant news and information from industry,
obituaries etc.
Brodogradnja (Shipbuilding) applies the GUIDE FOR THE
PREPARATION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS FOR PUBLICATIONS PGI-83/WE/10, Second Edition, Paris 1983, United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), General Information Programme and UNISIST.
To help you
assess the relevance of your proposed submission, please see the Aims and
Scope, and visit the Journal website https://www.fsb.unizg.hr/brodogradnja/ . Submissions are welcomed from all branches of
shipbuilding, naval architecture, offshore engineering and marine science.
One author
has been designated as the corresponding author with contact E-mail address.
Language
The language of scientific and professional articles
in Brodogradnja is English.
Articles in Croatian need to be prepared with title,
extended summary, keywords, table and figure captions
in English.
Submission
Submission to
this journal proceeds totally online.
Submit your work in integral form (text, tables, figures, references together) as close as possible to its final appearance using the Journal’s Template.
Attach the Cover Letter
to explain in your own words the
significance, appropriatness,
novelty and why the submiision belongs in this journal.
to the e-mail address of the journal brodogradnja@fsb.hr or directly to the editor of sciences professor Nastia Degiuli nastia.degiuli@fsb.hr in MS-Word format.
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Publication in Brodogradnja
is free of charge for all authors.
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This journal does not charge Article Processing Charge
(APC).
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This journal does not charge article submission
charge.
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Since publication in Brodogradnja
is free of charge for all authors no waiver facilities are provided.
Archiving policy
Sherpa/ROMEO green route since 2015
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Authors are allowed to archive their submitted article
in an open access repository.
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Authors are allowed to archive their accepted article
in an open access repository.
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Authors are allowed to archive the final published
article, often a pdf file, in an open access repository.
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There are not any other requirements for archiving in
an open access repository.
If the authors are subject to a pre-existing mandate
from their institution, funder or government to make their article open access,
we grant the author an automatic exemption from any restrictions in our
policies which would otherwise prohibit their publication in Brodogradnja.
The single policy applies to authors of all of journal
titles.
Further considerations
• Manuscript
has been 'spell checked' and 'grammar checked'
• All references mentioned in the Reference List
are cited in the text, and vice versa
• Permission has been obtained for use of
copyrighted material from other sources (including the Internet)
• Relevant declarations of interest have been
made
• Journal policies detailed in this guide have
been reviewed
• Referee suggestions and contact details
provided, if any.
Categorisation of articles
Articles are categorised in accordance with the UNESCO
classification (PGI – 83/WS/10,
Paris 1983) into the following categories: original scientific c paper,
preliminary communication, review paper, professional paper, conference
paper.
Responsibility of the author(s)
The author(s) are fully responsible for the contents
of the article and for the use of earlier published information. The manuscript
accepted for publication in Brodogradnja should not
be offered or published elsewhere. Also, its publication should be approved by
co-authors (if any) and authorities of the institution in which the paper has
originated.
The editors may, in agreement and co-operation with
the author, make or require modifications of the original material upon the
recommendations made by the reviewers, or to make it conform to the
professional, linguistic and technical standards of the journal.
The articles published in Brodogradnja
journal and its electronic version can be without a special permission used for
personal or educational purpose, however, the rights of authors and publisher
have to be respected. The users of these articles are obliged to provide in
their works bibliographic data on the material quoted or referred to in
accordance with the on-line and printed edition of the journal.
Structure of the
article
Submit the article
in its integral form including pictures and tables on appropriate places in the
text as close as possible to its final appearance using the journal’s
template.
Articles should be
as concise as possible.
Manuscripts
normally contain the essential elements needed: Summary, Keywords,
Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussions, Conclusions, Artwork
and Tables with Captions.
Divide the article
into clearly defined sections. Subsections should be numbered 1.1. (then 1.1.1., 1.1.2., ...), 1.2., etc. (the summary is not
but introduction is included in section numbering).
Title page
The Digital Object
Identifier (DOI) will be added by the editor.
Introductory
information about author (authors)
First and last
name of each author.
Title
· Let it be concise and
informative. Titles are often used in information-retrieval systems. Obey the
fifty character challenge where it is possible.
· Authors are encouraged to provide their selection of Unified Decimal Code (UDC). If not, it will be provided by the editor.
· Authors of the article may
suggest the respective category, and the final decision concerning the category
is made by the editor based on the reviewers’ evaluations.
Summary
Most concisely and
informatively summarize the content of the article. It is often included in
information-retrieval systems. Avoid abbreviations and formulae where possible.
Avoid repetitions from the introduction or conclusion.
State the
motivations, objectives of the work and provide an adequate background,
explaining abbreviations and providing the important literature survey and a
summary of the results.
Provide sufficient
detail to allow the work to be reproduced. Methods already published should be
indicated by a reference: only relevant modifications should be described.
Important literature survey included.
A Theory section
should extend, not repeat, the background to the article already dealt with in
the Introduction and lay the foundation for further work. In contrast, a
Calculation section represents a practical development from a theoretical
basis.
Results should be
clear and concise. Tabular and graphical presentations are encouraged.
This should
explore the significance of the results of the work, not repeat them. A
combined Results and Discussion section is often appropriate. Avoid extensive
citations and discussion of published literature.
The main
conclusions of the study may be presented in a short Conclusions section, which
may stand alone or form a subsection of a Discussion or Results and Discussion
section. Avoid repetitions.
References
References that are cited include: journal articles, dissertations,
papers published in conference proceedings, books, official reports, unnamed
manuals and rules, and sources from electronic serial publications. There are no strict requirements on reference formatting at submission.
References can be in any style or format normally applied in sciences and
engineering depending on the prevailing character of submission (Mechanical
Engineering, Engineering of Materials, Production Engineering and Management)
as long as the style is consistent. See for example the:
Citation Style Guides
at the Lehigh University Library Services site:
However, the Mechanical Engineering
Citation Style according ASME Journals Digital
Submission Tool, Guidelines and information for writing a Technical Paper or
Brief is recommended.
Where applicable,
author(s) name(s), journal title/book title, chapter title/article title, year
of publication, volume number/book chapter and the pagination must be present.
Use of DOI of references is highly encouraged.
Editorial provides
CrossRef chokings of reference DOIs.
Figures and
tables embedded in text
Please ensure the
figures and the tables included in the single file are placed next to the
relevant text in the manuscript, rather than at the bottom or the top of the
file.
Videos and/or
other Supplementary material, if any, might be included only in the on-line
issue of the article and should be the part of the in initial submission for
peer review purposes.
If there is more
than one appendix, they should be identified as A, B, etc. Formulae and
equations in appendices should be given separate numbering: Eq. (A.1.), Eq.
(A.2.), etc.; in a subsequent appendix, Eq. (B.1) and so on. Similarly for
tables and figures: Table A.1.; Fig. A.1., etc.
Tables and figures
Figures and tables enclosed with the manuscript should
be properly numbered and should bear figure captions and table titles both in
English and Croatian, irrespective of the language of the manuscript. Images
should be prepared as EPS, JPEG or TIFF files (colour images with a resolution
of 240–300 dpi, and black and white images with a resolution of 150 dpi).
Photographs should be sharp and of good contrast.
Closing information about author (authors)
· First and last name of each
author, highest academic degrees;
· Institutional affiliation for
each author;
· Address for correspondence with
the author, e-mail, and phone and fax numbers.
All
correspondence is usually done with the first author.
Submission date and date of acceptance will be
provided by the editor.
First submission of the Manuscript
Authors are
encouraged to send new manuscripts in MS-Word digital format to the e-mail
address nastia.degiuli@fsb.hr.
Clearly indicate
who will handle correspondence at all stages of refereeing and publication,
also post-publication. Ensure the e-mail address and the complete postal
address. Contact details must be kept up to date by the corresponding author.
The first submission is immediately subjected to a
preliminary pre-peer-review by the Editorial board. No special formatting is required for the first submission. The Editorial board will inform the Authors in a prompt e-mail replay about
the appropriateness of submission to the standards, aims and scopes of the
journal.
After pre-reviewing assessment of the manuscript’s
appropriateness to aims and scopes of the journal, authors are requested to
prepare their paper according to the journal requirements in journal’s template
for the forthcoming reviewing process. Immediate
submission in the form of the journal’s template should be highly appreciated.
Article size
In electronic
on-line publishing mode article size is not necessarily limited. However,
regular articles should not exceed 25 standard manuscript pages and short
communications should not exceed 10 standard manuscript pages, including tables
and figures.
Scientific
reviewing process
Manuscripts
which pass the pre-peer-reviewing process of appropriateness to aims and scopes
will undergo an international scientific review process.
The editorial
board will assure the most competent international reviewers available at the
moment. At least two peers will be involved in the reviewing process of
scientific papers.
Each article under
consideration will be appointed by a responsible science editor. The science
editor organize the reviewing process and inform the Editorial board and the
authors about the status and progress of the reviewing process.
The reviewing
process is normally double blinded. The executive editor will remove author’s
identities from the manuscript where necessary prior sending the manuscript to
the appointed reviewer.
The outcomes of
the reviewing process can be:
· not accepted, declined articles
· accepted articles with major changes
– additional checking needed by the Editorial after revision
· accepted articles with minor
changes – revision and final formatting for publishing required
· accepted articles –final
formatting for publishing required by the authors
Results of the
reviewing process are treated as private and are not be available to any person
or institution outside the Editorial board of the journal.
Declined
articles
There are no
special obstacles for resubmitting of formerly non-accepted articles after
substantial improvements. In that case authors are requested to summarize the
changes which could qualify their paper for reconsideration.
Accepted
articles
Authors of
accepted papers are kindly requested to perform a most serious final formatting
in the journals’ template and necessary language corrections.
The journal’s template
is downloadable in MS Word doc format from here.
The final form of
the manuscript will also be seriously checked by the Editorial board prior
publishing.
Publishing
The editorial
board may request authors to finalize their manuscript according to technical
and linguistic standards prior publishing.
Accepted and
technically ready articles with DOI numbers will be
published immediately in OnLineFirst mode.
The articles are
available on www.fsb.hr/brodogradnja.
Authors are kindly
requested to carefully check again the final version or their paper and inform
the editors if there are mistakes or other problems in formatting or whatsoever
as soon as possible.
Final citing
attributions by volumes and pages are assigned to each paper quarterly at the
end of March, June, September and December.
Annual collection
of all papers are available and downloadable at the end of a year.
Printed annual
collection of all papers are provided for libraries and archiving and can be
delivered on special request.