Dear all! 

The leg 177 deadline for manuscript submission of June 
12, 2000 is rapidly approaching. To fullfil your ODP 
obligations you must submit your paper(s) to the ODP 
publication office (initial manucript submission) by the 
deadline=2E If you feel not to be able to submit your 
paper(s) by June 12, you must contact ODP 
(delgado@odpemail.tamu.edu) and ask for an extension of 
the deadline. 

Significant portions of the leg 177 results can be 
published in two special volumes, the paleoeanographic 
results in a special issue of Paleogeography, -
climatology, -ecology (Paleo3) and the stratigraphic 
results in a special issue of Marine Micropaleontology. 
The feedback we've received and proposed papers to be 
included in the two special issues is quite encouraging. 
Attached to this mail you find  two lists of titles 
announced to be submitted to the special issues (status 
May 22, 2000).

Although the ODP Leg 177 deadline is on June 12 we will 
accept final versions of the papers for the two special 
issues until July 30, 2000. (This means that you need to 
submit your paper(s) to ODP by June 12, but you can 
resubmit a revised version until July 30). This 
procedure has been endorsed by the ODP publication 
office. It will give some extra time to all of those who 
need to incorporate the bio-magnetostratigraphic and  
isotope stratigraphic age models that are only now 
becoming available. After his return from Joides 
Resolution (end of May) Peter will put the available 
stratigraphic data on the web page as discussed during 
the Flores meeting. In case you did not yet sent your 
stratigraphic information to Peter=B4s mail address, 
please do this now. The bio- and magnetostratigraphic 
information should include the depth (mcd, mbsf) of 
events and their age assignment. Isotope based age 
models could include a simple depth/age list (pointers). 
Please also indicate the reference(s) that should be 
cited using the data or any other restrictions you wish 
to be considered.

In your letter accompanying your submission to the ODP 
Publication office you should indicate if your 
manuscript should go to one of the special issues or 
elsewhere. You should also indicate if your manuscript 
is final or if you plan to revise the submitted 
manuscript until final submission by July 30, 2000. 
While ODP will forward copies of your manuscripts 
submitted by June 12 to the Leg 177 editorial board 
(Dave, Peter, Rainer,...), you need to submit revised 
versions until July 30 to the guest editors of the 
special issues (Dave , Rainer). After Daves return from 
Yucatan (end of May) we will inform you on more details 
concerning this.

We will inform you as soon as possible on the detailed 
time schedule planned for the two special issues. In 
general, we plan to have completed the review process 
and revisions by the end of this year and we anticipate 
final submission of the complete package to the 
publisher between December and January for production of 
the special issues in the first half of 2001. It is our 
responsibility to see that the review process remains on 
schedule.

We wish you all success in finishing your papers and 
look forward to reading about the exciting post-cruise 
results of leg 177.

Rainer and Dave

PS1: Attached to this mail you will find directions how 
to format your papers in the style of Paleo3. In the 
next few days you will get more on the formate of Marine 
Micropaleontology papers. PS2. In case you mark that one 
of the Leg 177 contributers is not on the mailing list 
please send a note and forward this message to 
this(these) person(s).