diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm.java
index 5bbe1311e..832adc2b8 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm
                 findByAssociatedObjectType(getPersonType()));
         /*m_itemSearch.getItemField().addValidationListener(
         new NotNullValidationListener());*/
-        m_itemSearch.setDisableCreatePane(false);
+        m_itemSearch.setDisableCreatePane(true);
         add(this.m_itemSearch);
 
         selectedPersonNameLabel = new Label("");
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ public class GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonAddForm
                         GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonCollection.PERSON_ROLE),
                                (String) data.get(
                         GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonCollection.STATUS));
+                m_itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, personToAdd);
             } else {
                 GenericOrganizationalUnitPersonCollection persons;
 
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeForm.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeForm.java
index 3ff762cb8..559db1224 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeForm.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeForm.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ArticleInCollectedVolumeCollectedVolumeForm
                     article.getLanguage());
 
             article.setCollectedVolume(collectedVolume);
-            itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, article);
+            itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, collectedVolume);
         }
 
         init(fse);
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInJournalJournalForm.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInJournalJournalForm.java
index 085ade048..f496f7633 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInJournalJournalForm.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/ArticleInJournalJournalForm.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class ArticleInJournalJournalForm
             journal = (Journal) journal.getContentBundle().getInstance(article.getLanguage());
 
             article.setJournal(journal);
-            itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, article);
+            itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, journal);
         }
 
         init(fse);
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationGenericOrganizationalUnitAddForm.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationGenericOrganizationalUnitAddForm.java
index 3d68d4428..73a9ead26 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationGenericOrganizationalUnitAddForm.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/contenttypes/ui/PublicationGenericOrganizationalUnitAddForm.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public class PublicationGenericOrganizationalUnitAddForm
                     getInstance(publication.getLanguage(), true);
             
             publication.addOrganizationalUnit(orgaunit);
+            itemSearch.publishCreatedItem(data, orgaunit);
         }
 
         init(fse);
diff --git a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/scipublications/importer/SciPublicationsImporter.java b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/scipublications/importer/SciPublicationsImporter.java
index 1fe148b50..77b17dcc5 100644
--- a/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/scipublications/importer/SciPublicationsImporter.java
+++ b/ccm-sci-publications/src/com/arsdigita/cms/scipublications/importer/SciPublicationsImporter.java
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ public interface SciPublicationsImporter {
      * Parses the provided string and creates publications from the string. 
      * 
      * @param publications The string conaining the publications in the format supported by this importer
-     * @param pretend If set to {@link true} no publications will be created. This can be used for debugging purposes 
-     * or to check an file containing publications
+     * @param pretend If set to {@code true} no publications will be created. This can be used for debugging purposes 
+     * or to check an file containing publications.
+     * @param publishNewItems If set to {@code true} the items created by the importer will also be published. 
      * @return A report describing what the importer has done
      */
-    String importPublications(String publications, boolean pretend);
+    String importPublications(String publications, boolean pretend, boolean publishNewItems);
     
 }