Publicacions

Publicacions is the Catalan term for publications, referring to outputs intended for public dissemination. It covers printed and digital works produced by individuals, organizations or institutions, including books, journals, reports, brochures, manuals, and multimedia materials.

In Catalan, publicació is the singular form; the word attains gender feminine. The term is cognate with the English publication and the Spanish publicación. It is used in libraries, academic contexts, government bodies, and media to denote released material.

Publicacions can be categorized by genre or purpose: scholarly publications such as articles and monographs; periodicals like journals and magazines; official publications including laws, decrees, and statistical reports; and cultural or promotional outputs such as artist catalogs and public notices. They may exist in print, digital, or hybrid formats.

The process typically involves authors or creators, editors, designers, and publishers. Peer review is common for scholarly works. Production covers editing, typesetting, layout, proofreading, and distribution. Copyright, licensing, and access rights govern reuse.

With the advent of the digital age, publicacions increasingly circulate online via websites, repositories, and databases, with trends toward open access, digital preservation, and metadata standards to improve discoverability.

See also: Publication, Publishing, Publicació (singular).