INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

1. Duties and Responsibilities of Authors

Authorship is limited to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the development and interpretation of the main ideas and research findings. Significant contributors must be listed as co-authors; other participants may be acknowledged as associates. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that all co-authors are properly credited, have reviewed and approved the final version, and consent to its publication.

Authors must present accurate data, discuss their research objectively, and highlight the significance of their findings. Fabrication or selective reporting of data is considered unethical.

Articles must include sufficient detail and cited sources to allow others to verify claims and results. Deliberate misrepresentation of data is unacceptable. Authors must be prepared to share raw data for peer review and retain it for a reasonable time after publication. Freedom of expression is protected, but authors are responsible for ensuring the originality of their manuscripts. All use of third-party work must be properly cited.

Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is unacceptable and considered unethical. Once accepted to the Conference Proceedings, a manuscript may only be republished elsewhere with editorial approval and a clear reference to the original publication.

Authors must follow journal publishing standards, licensing terms, and open access requirements, and format their manuscripts according to the Instructions for Authors.

All authors must disclose any financial or similar conflicts of interest that may influence research results or interpretation. All sources of funding must be clearly acknowledged in the article.

If an author discovers a significant error in a published article, they must promptly notify the Editorial Board or Publishers and cooperate to correct or retract the article.

By submitting a manuscript to the Conference, authors explicitly confirm that it meets all authorship and ethical standards stated herein.

The Authors shall abide by the Generative AI Use Statement set out above.

 

2. Manuscript Submission

While submitting a manuscript is not mandatory, the organisers strongly recommend it and would greatly appreciate such contributions.

Manuscript submission deadline: 27^th January 2027

Manuscripts will be subject to a double-blind peer review and categorized as follows:

1. a) original scientific paper – the paper which is characterised by originality of conclusions, or which presents previously unpublished original results of scientific research;
2. b) review article – the article which contains detailed and comprehensive critical review of a certain problem area, but with no significant originality of results;
3. c) preliminary communication – the paper which presents primary findings of research in progress, which due to current interest require immediate publication, but without the level of deep and thorough study required for the scientific paper, and
4. d) professional paper – the paper which contains information and experience relevant for a certain profession, but without scientific characteristics.

The Editorial Board accepts for consideration exclusively previously unpublished papers.

The Editorial Board nominates two peer reviewers for each paper. Reviewers communicate with the authors only through the Editorial Board. If the reviewers suggest changes, additions, or other modifications, the reviewers’ recommendations are sent to the author for consideration.

3. Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

• Manuscripts should be submitted in MS Word format. The manuscript font should be Times New Roman 12, with double spacing. The footnote font should be Times New Roman 10, with single spacing;
• Each manuscript must include the following: title, author information, abstract (around 250 words), keywords (maximum 5), the main text of the article structured into sections which include an introduction and conclusion (maximum 15.000 words), and bibliography;
• Author information should include: full name, academic title, the precise name and location of the institution where the author works, and the author’s email address;
• For categorised articles, it is necessary to provide a brief and clear abstract (the optimal length is around 250 words) and keywords;
• The articles must be written in English, using the Latin script and American-English spelling; the manuscript must be professionally proofread, preferably by a native English speaker, which is the responsibility of the authors;
• Abbreviations which might be not familiar to the average reader should be used only after referring to the complete words or phrase (in the main text or in a footnote).
• Terminology from languages other than English should be italicized, where the author deems it appropriate, followed by a translation.
• Capitalization – in  headings and titles, the initial word and all other words except articles, conjunctions, and prepositions of four letters or less should be capitalized.
• In contributions relating to the European Union, the term ‘Member State’ should be capitalized.
• Dates – continental style, e.g. 27 August 2015.
• Headings – Kindly use no more than three heading levels. They are: 1 Bold, 1.1 Bold Italic and 1.1.1 Roman.
• Quotations and Quotation Marks – quotations should be enclosed in double quotation marks (“…”) and appear before punctuation and footnotes. Quotations longer than three lines should be indented. Single quotation marks should be used when referring, for example, to ‘terms of art’
• Footnotes rather than endnotes should be used.
• Bibliography should be added at the end of the article.
• References in footnotes and in the bibliography at the end of the article must adhere to the citation rules as set out below.

4. Citation Rules

• Along with the comprehensive bibliographic information provided in the footnotes in accordance with the standard rules, a list of references should be included at the end of the article under the heading ˝Bibliography˝.
• In the first citation in a footnote, as well as in the bibliography at the end of the article, a comprehensive description of the bibliographic item should be provided. In subsequent citations in the footnotes, Ibid. and Op. cit. should be used, followed by the respective page number. The reference must include the author’s last name. If there are more than three authors, then it is sufficient to state the first author, followed by the abbreviation et al. If more than one work of the same author is cited in the article, the first 3 words of the title of the cited work should be included (Røsæg, GHG Emissions…, op. cit., p. 75). A single work by the same author which has been cited in the preceding footnote should be referred to by Ibid.
• When referring to specific articles in legislation or other materials, the reference in the main text of a manuscript should be: Article 42; however, in parentheses (in the main text) and in all footnotes, the reference should be: (Art.42).
• Internet sources are subject to all the above rules, and the reference should also include the web address and the date of access to the source.

 

Examples

Books and Book Chapters or Monographs:

1. a) The First Citation in the Footnote and in the Bibliography:

Wallace, R. M. M., International Law, 5^th ed., Sweet & Maxwell, London, 2005.

Martinez Gutierrez, N. A., Limitation of Liability in International Maritime Conventions, Routledge, London, 2011.

Selvig, E., An Introduction to the 1976 Convention, Chapter 1, in: Limitation of Shipowners’ Liability: The New Law, Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton, Sweet & Maxwell, London, 1986.

Tetley, W., Maritime Liens in the Conflict of Laws, in Nafziger, J. A. R.; Symeonides, S. C. (eds.), Law and Justice in a Multistate World, Transnational Publishers Inc., New York, 2002, pp. 439-457.

1. b) Second Citation in a Footnote:

Martinez Gutierrez, N. A., Limitation of Liability…, op. cit., p. 57;

or Ibid., p. 57

 

Articles and Doctoral Theses or Master’s Thesis:

1. a) The First Citation in a Footnote and in the Bibliography:

Davies, M., Time to Change the Federal Forum Non Conveniens Analysis, Tulane Law Review, vol. 77 (2002), no. 2, pp. 309-386.

Borelli, S.; Stanford, B., Troubled Waters in the Mare Nostrum: Interception and Push-backs of Migrants in the Mediterranean and the European Convention on Human Rights, Review of International Law and Politics, vol. 10 (2014), no. 37, pp. 29-69.

Mandić, N.; Zujić, M., Pijaca, M., Inspection in Coastal Liner Shipping, in: Ivošević, Š.; Vidan, P. (eds.), Book of Proceedings – 8^th International Maritime Science Conference, Faculty of Maritime Studies in Kotor and Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split, Kotor, 2019, pp. 471-479.

Vasani, A., Shipbuilding Disputes: Influence of Industry Norms on Law and Contracts, Doctoral Thesis, City, University of London, 2018.

1. b) Subsequent Citations of the Same Reference in the Footnotes:

Davies, M., Time to Change…, op. cit., pp. 309-310

Borelli, S.; Stanford, B., Troubled Waters in …, op. cit., p. 35; or

Ibid., p. 35.

 

Legislation:

Directive 2009/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the Insurance of Shipowners for Maritime Claims, OJ L 131/131, 28 May 2009.

Legislative Decree no. 111 of 28 June 2012, Official Gazette of the Republic of Italy, no. 173, 26 July 2012.

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), 1973 and Protocol 1978, United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 1340, no. 22484.

IMO Resolution LEG.1(82) adopted on 18 October 2000, Adoption of Amendments of the Limits of Compensation in the Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969.

 

Case Law:

Empresa Cubana Importada de Alimentos ˝Alimport˝ v. Iasmos Shipping Co SA (˝The Good Friend˝) [1984] 2 Lloyd’s Law Reports 586.

High Commercial Court of the Republic of Croatia, Pž-8130/03, 22 November 2016.

H.L.R. v. France, App. No. 24573/94, ECtHR, Judgment of 29 April 1997.

Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 1996.

 

Other or Online Sources:

Insolvency Risk in the German Travel Industry, CRIF, February 2021, https://www.crif.com.mx/home-en/news/press-notice/2021/february/insolvency-riskin-thegerman-travel-industry/ (accessed: 28 February 2022).

The Comité Maritime International (CMI), http://www.comitemaritime.org/Recognition-ofForeign-Judi-cial-Sales-ofShips (accessed:30 January 2022).

A Summary of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Regulations under The United
States Oil Pollution Act, https://ec.europa.eu/environment/legal/liability/pdf/ tp_enveco.pdf (accessed:1 February 2022).

 

5. Submission Method

The article should be sent as an attachment to an email, and, if applicable, image attachments should be included separately.

 

6. Submission Address

Faculty of Law, University of Split

Domovinskog rata 8, 21000 Split, Croatia

ISCML Split 2027 – Editorial Board

Editor in chief: Professor Petra Amižić Jelovčić, PhD

E-mail: petra.amizic@pravst.hr

 

7. Proofs

Upon acceptance, a PDF of the article proofs will be sent to each author by e-mail to check carefully for factual and typographic errors. Authors are responsible for checking these proofs and are strongly urged to make use of the Comment & Markup toolbar to note their corrections directly on the proofs. At this stage in the production process only minor corrections are allowed. Alterations to the original manuscript at this stage are not accepted. Proofs should be returned within 7 days of receipt.

 

8. License to Publish – Publication Agreement

By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees to enter into a publication agreement if and when the article is accepted for publication. For that purpose, the author needs to sign the License to Publish form, which will be sent with the first proofs of the manuscript.