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Publishing glossary: XML, DITA, JATS and BPMN
Understand XML, JATS, NISO STS, DITA, BPMN, DAM and ONIX, with links to related publishing topics.
Publishing glossary
Book a demoXML
Extensible Markup Language
XML represents structured data using named elements and attributes. In publishing, it helps separate content from presentation and reuse content across outputs.
Structured content & XMLJATS
Journal Article Tag Suite
JATS is an XML vocabulary for scholarly journal articles. It describes elements such as article structure, authors, references and tables.
Scholarly publishingNISO STS
NISO Standards Tag Suite
NISO STS is an XML vocabulary for standards documents. It represents their structure and supports the exchange of structured standards content.
Standards publishingDITA
Darwin Information Typing Architecture
DITA is an XML-based standard for modular information. Individual topics can be reused and assembled into different documentation sets.
Technical documentationBPMN
Business Process Model and Notation
BPMN is a standard notation for business processes. It makes tasks, decisions and process flows visible. SiteFusion uses BPMN-based workflows for publishing processes.
Workflows & automationDAM
Digital Asset Management
DAM means the central management of digital media such as images, graphics and videos. It includes metadata, versions and information about usage rights.
Media assets & rightsONIX
ONIX for Books
ONIX for Books is an XML-based exchange format for book metadata. It communicates product information such as titles, contributors and product formats; it does not replace a content format for the book text.
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