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November 26, 2001 There has been a major interruption of mail service to the Editorial Office of Paleobiology here at the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Due to the "Anthrax scare", every parcel of mail that has arrived at SI since 12 October has been sent to a Lima, Ohio facility for irradiation. The first batch of mail is now trickling in and these are only first class letters. The Postal Service is unsure of how long it might take for larger packages to make their way back to SI. Therefore, if you have submitted a manuscript between 1 October and now, we may not have received it yet. If you think you might have a manuscript that is held up you should contact our editorial assistant: Dan Chaney Department of Paleobiology, MRC-121 National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington D. C. 20560 chaney.dan@nmnh.si.edu phone: 202-357-4479 fax: 202-786-2832 If you have received confirmation from us that your ms has been received, then you needn't do anything. If your ms has not been received by us you have three options: 1) Do nothing and wait for the ms to reach us by regular mail. 2) Re-submit your ms using FEDEX or some other courier service. As always, FedEx or other packagess should include the street address: 10th and Constitution Ave, NW 3) Submit your ms electronically as a *.pdf file. The single pdf file should contain all text and figures together. We prefer that you send a single *.pdf file and a cover letter electronically for initial submission. Here is a note that was distributed to SI employees on 21 November: "We received our first shipment of 1000 irradiated pieces of first class mail on Monday November 19th. We received 2000 pieces of irradiated first class mail today, November 20th. We have only received letters, no packages, so far and are not sure how long it will take to receive the entire backlog of mail and packages. Little specific information about mail delivery is available from the United States Postal Service, but rest assured it is being delivered to all SI offices as soon as we receive it. While the first pieces of irradiated mail being delivered are First-Class Letters, over time, departments and agencies will also be receiving flats (larger envelopes) and packages. Mail that has been irradiated includes First-Class letters postmarked since October 12 and addressed to Washington, DC government customers with ZIP Codes beginning with 202-205." Finally, we have two requests. First, we ask that you "spread the word" to as many of your colleagues as you can about this situation. Second, we ask that you limit your inquiries to the editorial office to only the most essential. We imagine that this situation will cause distress among the authors of manuscripts that are at every stage of the publication process. Be assured that if we have contacted you about your ms, things are running smoothly and there is no reason to be alarmed. All the best, John Pandolfi, Co-Editor Bill DiMichele, Co-Editor Paleobiology ************************************************** John M. Pandolfi Department of Paleobiology National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution Washington D.C. 20560-0121 U.S.A. Phone: + 1 202 357 2406 FAX: + 1 202 786 2832 **************************************************
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