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ACAP standard goes live
A new open standard for publishers and search engines has been unveiled which aims to end clashes between publishers and search engines.
Bush vetoes bill with open-access provision
President Bush says that the LHSS Appropriations Act, 2008, which includes the requirement for NIH-funded research to be made open access, is too expensive.
JSTOR renews Apex CoVantage partnership
JSTOR, which archives scholarly content, has extended its 10-year relationship with knowledge process outsourcing company Apex CoVantage.
Researchers tackle research deception
A team of researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland has investigated how false research results can slip through the editing and peer-review processes.
Thomson provides citation data to Australian government
Thomson Scientific will provide citation data to Australia's Department of Education, Science and Training.
New web fonts show maths symbols properly on any computer
A group of scientific publishers has released a beta test version of the STIX Fonts, which should enable mathematical and scientific symbols to be rendered correctly on any computer.
Yale and Microsoft partner on digitisation project
Thousands of rare books from Yale University's Library will be available online thanks to a deal between Yale University and Microsoft.
UK researchers get extended access to ScienceDirect
The UK's National e-Journals Initiative 2 (NESLi2) has signed a four-year licence for Elsevier's ScienceDirect.
New deal promotes engineering journals in Eastern Europe and Latin America
Professional Engineering Publishing has signed an agreement with EMpact to promote its journals in parts of Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Publishing associations make rules for using orphan works
Three trade associations have released a joint statement that sets out conditions for using copyright works where the owners of the material cannot be found.