Publication Instructions for ODP Scientists

Table of Contents

(Last updated 30 March 1999)

Introduction

• Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Volumes
• Publishing Cruise Results -- Initial Reports Volume
• Publishing Postcruise Results
• ODP Publication Policy
• Outside Literature
• Scientific Results Volume

Contact Information

• From ODP to Authors
• From Authors to ODP

Publication of Cruise Results

Publication of Postcruise Results

• Meeting ODP Publication Requirements
• Requirements for Submission of Data to ODP
• Planning Postcruise Publications
• Postcruise Publication Deadlines
• Deadlines for publishing in the outside literature
• Deadlines for publishing in the Scientific Results volume

Scientific Results Manuscript Submission Guidelines

• Author Requirements for Initial Submission
• ODP Submission Check
• ODP Manuscript Tracking Number
• Peer-Review and Revision Process
• Author Requirements for Revised Submission
• Author Galley Review
• Standard proofreading marks
• Offprints
• Copyright Information

Scientific Results Manuscript Preparation Guidelines

• Manuscript Sections
• Manuscript Formatting Checklist
• Guidelines for Formatting References in ODP Publications
• Table and Range Chart Formatting Specifications
• Submission requirements
• Table formats
• Table numbers and captions
• Layout
• Symbols and abbreviations
• Core, section, interval identifiers
• Range charts
• Figure, Photograph, and Plate Formatting Specifications
• Submission requirements
• Figures and plates: numbers and captions
• Layout
• Lettering
• Lines and ruling
• Symbols and shading
• Color
• Photographs and plates
• Scanned images
• Back-Pocket Material Formatting Specifications
• Software Specifications
• Text
• Tables
• Figures

Usage and Writing Style Guidelines

• Abbreviation
• Capitalization
• Citing Figures, Tables, and Plates
• Clarity
• Hyphenation and Compound Words
• Italics
• Numbers
• Punctuation
• Spelling
• Tense, Space, and Time: Preferred Usage
• Units of Measure
• Writing Style

Terminology Guidelines

• Core, Section, and Sample Designations
• Drill-Site Designations
• Mineral Names
• Paleontological Descriptions
• Paleontological Style and Naming Conventions
• Paleontological Systematic Descriptions
• Paleontological Reference List Guidelines
• Paleontological Terms and Usage
• Range Charts
• Stratigraphic Names
• Undersea Names