Publishing System

A Publishing System is a computing system that can facilitate content creation, content management, and content distribution for publishing activities.

• AKA: Publishing Platform, Publishing Environment, Publishing Infrastructure.
• Context:
  • It can typically support Document Preparation through authoring tools and editing interfaces.
  • It can typically manage Content Workflows from initial creation to final distribution.
  • It can typically provide Reader Access with minimal technical requirements.
  • It can typically minimize Author Skill Requirements through intuitive authoring interfaces.
  • It can typically enforce Publishing Standards via formatting rules and style guidelines.
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  • It can often coordinate Multi-Author Collaboration using version control mechanisms.
  • It can often support Multiple Output Formats for diverse distribution channels.
  • It can often integrate Quality Control Processes throughout publishing lifecycles.
  • It can often maintain Content Repositories with search capabilities.
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  • It can range from being an Open Publishing System to being a Closed Publishing System, depending on its access control model.
  • It can range from being a Simple Publishing System to being a Sophisticated Publishing System, depending on its feature complexity.
  • It can range from being a Single-Purpose Publishing System to being a Multi-Purpose Publishing System, depending on its application scope.
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  • It can enable Digital Publishing through electronic distribution channels.
  • It can support Print Publishing via typesetting integration.
  • It can facilitate Academic Publishing with peer review workflows.
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• Example(s):
  • Content Management Publishing Systems, such as:
    • Web Content Management Systems managing online publishing workflows.
    • Enterprise Content Management Systems handling corporate publishing needs.
    • Content Publishing Systems coordinating content distribution workflows.
  • Academic Publishing Systems, such as:
    • Journal Publishing Systems supporting peer review processes.
    • Conference Publishing Systems managing proceedings publication.
    • Thesis Publishing Systems facilitating dissertation distribution.
  • Commercial Publishing Systems, such as:
    • Book Publishing Systems coordinating manuscript production workflows.
    • Magazine Publishing Systems managing periodical publication schedules.
    • Newspaper Publishing Systems handling daily publication cycles.
  • Digital Publishing Systems, such as:
    • E-Book Publishing Systems enabling digital book distribution.
    • Blog Publishing Systems supporting online article publication.
    • Multimedia Publishing Systems managing rich media content.
  • Technical Publishing Systems, such as:
    • Documentation Publishing Systems generating technical manuals.
    • Patent Publishing Systems managing intellectual property publications.
    • Standards Publishing Systems distributing technical specifications.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Content Creation Tool, which focuses on content generation without publishing workflow management.
  • Document Storage System, which archives digital files without publishing capability.
  • Reading Application, which displays published content without publishing features.
  • Communication System, which transmits messages without formal publishing processes.
• See: Scientific Literature, Research Paper, Digital Library, Content Management System, Document Processing System, Workflow Management System, Distribution System, Publishing Activity.

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References

2005

• A Di Iorio, and F Vitali. (2005). “Web Authoring: a closed case?.” In: Proceedings of … System Sciences (HICSS 2005).
  • • … the class of the publishing system (open or closed) we are dealing with.: Readers’ skill: Obviously the first requirement of a publishing system is the ease …
  • … Yet, every open publishing system can be used as a restricted publishing environment by setting the appropriate access rights.
  • Starting from Content Management Systems [4][5] and some known limits of the Web architecture [2], we can identify some relevant issues about the requirements for a publishing system and the most important issues in this field, apart from the class of the publishing system (open or closed) we are dealing with.:
    • Readers’ skill: Obviously the first requirement of a publishing system is the ease of reading the information: no particular skill, no specific software should be required.
    • Authors’ skill: On the other hand, an environment where the documents are easy to read but very hard to write is, similarly, rather incomplete: required skills for authoring should also be minimized.

1989

• V Blatin. (1989). “Algorithm for Filling an Image Outline.” US Patent 4,815,009
  • … One standard feature in a publishing system is the requirement of filling in, at the time of publishing, an area that had been originally defined as an outline …

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