Publishing Instructions for ODP Scientists
Introduction
ODP's Publishing Instructions for ODP Scientists includes guidelines for preparing contributions
to the Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program and outlines ODP's publication requirements
for authors who wish to publish postcruise results in the outside literature.
Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Volumes
The Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program volumes are primarily intended to be used as
reference texts. Each leg-related set of the Proceedings consists of two parts, an Initial Reports
volume and a Scientific Results volume.
Publishing Cruise Results -- Initial Reports Volume
The Initial Reports volume records the scientific and engineering results from each ODP leg. Each
volume contains a leg overview, summaries from each drill site, a visual catalog of core images,
and prime data. The content of the volume is written at sea by the shipboard scientific party and
reviewed postcruise by a select group of the scientific party and the ODP editorial staff.
See Publication of Cruise Results.
Publishing Postcruise Results
ODP Publication Policy
Beginning with Leg 160, all shipboard and shore-based participants who receive ODP samples or
data during the first 12 months postcruise are required to submit a peer-reviewed manuscript
related to leg objectives, or to a related discipline, to an internationally recognized peer-reviewed
scientific journal that publishes in English, or to the Scientific Results volume for the leg.
See Publication of Postcruise Results and
ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy for details.
Outside Literature
Any author who chooses to publish postcruise research results in the outside literature must do the following to fulfill his obligation to ODP:
(1) submit his paper no later than 28 months after the cruise ends,
(2) send ODP a copy of his paper at the time it is submitted to an outside journal, and
(3) send ODP verification from the publisher that the paper was received for consideration.
In addition, if the paper is published, the author must send ODP:
(1) an electronic copy of the final citation*,
(2) an electronic copy of the abstract*, and
(3) a reprint.
* Note: Citations will be published on a leg-related citation list on the Internet.
Abstracts will be published on the Internet if the author or ODP have received reprint permission from the publisher.
See the ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy for a detailed explanation of publication requirements.
Scientific Results Volume
A Scientific Results volume is published approximately four years after the cruise. It contains
peer-reviewed papers presenting the results of postcruise research relating to the aspects of
scientific ocean drilling from each leg. The Publication Services Department orchestrates the
submission and peer-review process. Each volume has an Editorial Review Board that is
responsible for obtaining peer reviews of papers submitted to the volume and for checking all
outside publications for proper citations. The board is made up of the two co-chief scientists, the
ODP staff scientist for the cruise, and/or one external specialist. See Peer-Review and Revision Process.