publication

Something in print

Publication is the act of making something publicly available, especially printed material like books, magazines, or journals.

A publication is also the thing produced: a monthly publication, scientific publications.

The term extends to any formal release of information: publication of the findings, publication of banns before a wedding.

printed

book

Bound written work

periodical · pamphlet · booklet · leaflet · brochure · newsletter · gazette · zine · tabloid · broadsheet

journalism

article

Written piece or grammatical word

reporter · correspondent · columnist · newsroom · press · scoop · dateline · lead · feature · op-ed

release

launch

Set into motion

premiere · rollout · issue · edition · reprint · reissue · revision · update · serialization · installment

academic

thesis

Academic argument requiring defense

textbook · journal · abstract · citation · bibliography · reference · study · findings · methodology · scholarship

literary

novel

New and unusual

fiction · nonfiction · essay · biography · autobiography · memoir · epic · narrative · chapter · genre

disclosure

revelation

Surprising disclosed truth

exposure · leak · transparency · divulgence · acknowledgment · report · statement · findings · official

industry

editor

One who revises text

  • authorCreator of written works
  • writerCreator of texts
  • ISBNStandard publication number

copyright · royalties · advance · manuscript · submission · agent · proofreading · typesetting · layout · printing

distribution

circulation

Movement through a system

spread · transmission · subscription · syndication · readership · reach · audience · online · digital · print

Categories
Opposites
disclosure status

publicationconcealment

Act of hiding something

secrecy · suppression · secret · confidentiality · censorship

document status

publicationdraft

Preliminary version of text

manuscript · rough draft · classified document · working paper · personal journal

communication action

publicationwithdrawal

Act of taking away

retraction · suppression · silencing · withholding · censoring

Phrases
Family

publication bias, publications, republication, prepublication

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