publication

UK/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #6,326 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: publications

Publication is the issuing of a work, or the work itself. Date of publication, a monthly publication, ready for publication.

In law it has a precise meaning in defamation, since a statement is published as soon as one other person has seen it, which is why an email can be enough. In research, publication is the currency careers are counted in.

Definitions of publication

1nounpublicationThe issuing of a work, or the work itself.B2+
“The novel became a bestseller within a month of its publication.”

publication is an issuing.

Where it comes from

Latin publicatio comes from publicare, to make public, from publicus.

Latin
pūblicātiō
Old French
publicacion
Middle English
publicacioun
English, today
publication

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. by surface analysis, public + -ation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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publication in the wild

Fewer than 8% of submitted papers are accepted for publication.
Nature (journal)
In open access publishing, a journal article is made available free for all on the web by the publisher at the time of publication.
Academic publishing
In December 2012, The Sporting News ended print publication and shifted to a digital-only publication.
The Sporting News
Now (styled as NOW), also known as NOW Magazine, is an online publication based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Now (newspaper)
In January 2023, it was announced that the publication will be acquired by journalist Brandon Gonez.
Now (newspaper)

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