###### 3.2.5.2.26 publishtype

The <publishtype> element indicates whether the book is generally available from the publisher or is restricted in some way. The value attribute indicates the restrictions, such as beta release, limited availability, or general availability.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
bookmap, learningBookmap | no content

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
bookmap, learningBookmap | published

###### Inheritance

- topic/data bookmap/publishtype

###### Example

See the example in 3.2.5.2.25 publisherinformation.

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
name | Defines a unique name for the object. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
datatype | Describes the type of data contained in the value attribute or within the data element. A typical use of datatype will be the identifying URI for an XML Schema datatype. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
href | Provides a reference to a resource. See 3.4.2.1 The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
format | The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being referenced. See 3.4.2.9 The format attribute for details on supported values. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
type | Describes the target of a reference. See 3.4.2.8 The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. | CDATA | #IMPLIED | No
scope | The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource. See 3.4.2.10 The scope attribute for more information on values. | (local | peer | external | -dita-use-​conref-​target) | #IMPLIED | No
value | Describes the status of this publication. Beginning with DITA 1.2, values in this attribute are not limited to a small number of values; the following values were used in DITA 1.0 and DITA 1.1: beta, limited, general, and -dita-use-​conref-​target. | CDATA | NMTOKEN | Yes
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass | Common attributes described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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Parent Topic: 3.2.5.2 Bookmap metadata elements

Sibling Topics:

3.2.5.2.1 bookmeta

3.2.5.2.2 approved

3.2.5.2.3 bookchangehistory

3.2.5.2.4 bookevent

3.2.5.2.5 bookeventtype

3.2.5.2.6 bookid

3.2.5.2.7 booknumber

3.2.5.2.8 bookowner

3.2.5.2.9 bookpartno

3.2.5.2.10 bookrestriction

3.2.5.2.11 bookrights

3.2.5.2.12 completed

3.2.5.2.13 copyrfirst

3.2.5.2.14 copyrlast

3.2.5.2.15 day

3.2.5.2.16 edited

3.2.5.2.17 edition

3.2.5.2.18 isbn

3.2.5.2.19 maintainer

3.2.5.2.20 month

3.2.5.2.21 organization

3.2.5.2.22 person

3.2.5.2.23 printlocation

3.2.5.2.24 published

3.2.5.2.25 publisherinformation

3.2.5.2.27 reviewed

3.2.5.2.28 revisionid

3.2.5.2.29 started

3.2.5.2.30 summary

3.2.5.2.31 tested

3.2.5.2.32 volume

3.2.5.2.33 year