About Us
XSPA was established by academic societies, printing firms, and individuals to promote the use of XML in
scholarly publishing. Its planned activities are as follows.
- ・Supporting publishers and typesetters to implement XML typesetting, by referring XML tools, and workshops
- ・Advocating importance of XML in scholarly publishing to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and other organizations.
- ・Developing XML guidelines for Japanese language documents, especially by working with JATS, J-STAGE, etc.
- ・Promoting XML in scholarly publishing in various ways.
Organizaiton
XSPA was established on June 28, 2012.
President: Soichi Tokizane, Univ. of Tokyo
Board of Directors
| Hidehiko Nakanishi | Nakanishi Printing Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Tatsunori Ogura | |
| Tsunetoshi Komiyama | Komiyama Printing Co., Ltd. |
| Tatsuro Masuda | Letterpress Co., Ltd. |
| Mami Matsuda | Japan Medical Abstracts Society |
| Yoshiyuki Miyagawa | Japan Science and Technology Agency |
| Kagehito Yamaoka | SANBI PRINTING Co.,Ltd. |