Publishing Instructions for ODP Scientists
Publication of Postcruise Results
Meeting ODP Publication Requirements
All shipboard and shore-based sample recipients who receive ODP samples or data during the
first 12 months postcruise (the "1-year moratorium") are required to submit a peer-reviewed
manuscript related to leg objectives, or to a related discipline,
(a) to an internationally recognized peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes in English, or
(b) to the Scientific Results (SR) volume for the leg.
See the ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy for a detailed list of publication requirements.
All sample recipients who receive ODP samples or data after the 1-year moratorium must
submit a reprint of their published results, or submit a progress report, to the ODP curator no later
than 36 months after receipt of samples. See the ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy.
Requirements for Submission of Data to ODP
See the ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy for more information.
Planning Postcruise Publications
During the cruise, shipboard participants must submit tentative titles and proposed venues for all
postcruise science publications. The ODP staff scientist and co-chief scientists will generate a list
of all planned submissions, linking sample request numbers to each title.
See the ODP Sample Distribution, Data Distribution, and Publications Policy.
About 6 weeks before the second postcruise meeting (held 12-24 months postcruise), all
participants will receive a packet of materials outlining how to fulfill their ODP publication
obligations. This information pertains to authors who plan to publish in either the Scientific Results
volume or an outside journal.
At the second postcruise meeting, all participants must fill out a Preliminary Manuscript
Description Form for each manuscript they plan to publish or have already published. The ODP
staff scientist will use these forms to prepare a finalized publication listing of all publications from
the leg that are planned for the outside literature and the Scientific Results volume.
An Editorial Review Board (ERB) member will be assigned to each proposed manuscript. The
board will:
(a) coordinate the review process for all Scientific Results papers, and
(b) check each paper submitted to the outside literature for proper usage of data and conclusions of
other members of the scientific party and for correct citation of the Initial Reports volume.
All manuscripts must be submitted on, or before, the deadlines established by ODP. See Postcruise Publication Deadlines.
Deadlines for publishing in the outside literature:
Deadlines for publishing in the Scientific Results volume:
- To meet the ODP obligation, scientists who receive data or samples within the first year after a
cruise and choose to publish in the Scientific Results volume must meet the following deadlines:
Specialty* initial submission: 28 months postcruise
Specialty* revised submission: 33.5 months postcruise
Synthesis initial submission: 34.5 months postcruise
Synthesis revised submission: 39 months postcruise
See specific deadlines for each leg.
- The volume distribution will begin approximately 48 months postcruise
* Specialty papers are defined as regular research papers and data reports (do not contain
interpretation). Contact the ODP publication coordinator for more information,
PubCrd@odp.tamu.edu.