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Ploos Publishing Policy

Version: 0.1-draft

Publisher

Publisher: Ploos AS

Canonical publication identity:

  • Author: Per Gustav Ousdal
  • Publisher / Forlag: Ploos AS
  • Copyright holder: Ploos AS
  • License for Ploos-authored publication content: CC BY 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)

Third-party material is excluded from the CC BY 4.0 grant where noted and remains subject to its own copyright and license terms.

This repository is the canonical source for publishing conventions used by Ploos AS book and course projects.

Languages

  • Norwegian Bokmål: nb
  • English: en

A translation is treated as a distinct edition/product for metadata and ISBN tracking.

Output formats

Projects may publish:

  • Web/HTML
  • EPUB
  • Kindle-friendly ebook
  • PDF

The web edition normally does not receive an ISBN. Ebook and PDF products are tracked separately so that an official ISBN can be assigned to each product when required.

ISBN rules

  1. Only officially assigned ISBNs may be entered as active ISBNs.
  2. Before assignment, use the literal status PENDING; never create realistic-looking placeholders.
  3. Each language/format product is tracked separately.
  4. ISBN allocation is recorded centrally in isbn/registry.yaml before it is released in a project repository.
  5. An ISBN must never be silently reused for a materially different edition or product.
  6. Minor typo corrections that do not constitute a new edition should retain the existing product identity; substantial edition changes must be reviewed before reuse.
  7. Metadata in generated EPUB/PDF/Kindle outputs must agree with the central registry.

Edition and release metadata

Every publishable book should define at least:

  • title
  • optional subtitle
  • publisher
  • language
  • edition
  • publication year/date
  • authors/contributors as applicable
  • license/copyright statement
  • output formats
  • ISBN status for each ISBN-bearing product

Colophon

Every ISBN-bearing artifact should contain a generated colophon/front-matter block with publisher, edition, copyright/license and the ISBNs for relevant formats.

AI-assisted development

When artificial intelligence materially assists the development of a Ploos publication, that use must be disclosed in the published colophon. The standard disclosure in templates/colophon.md is the canonical wording for Ploos publications.

AI may be used as a supporting tool for activities such as ideation, structuring, language editing and technical quality assurance. The named human author/editor remains responsible for reviewing the content and retains editorial responsibility for the published edition.

AI assistance does not replace required human editorial, technical or pedagogical review.

Source of truth

Book repositories own their editorial content. This repository owns the common publishing policy, metadata conventions, central ISBN registry and reusable templates.

CI expectations

CI should eventually validate that:

  • ISBN syntax/check digits are valid once assigned
  • no ISBN occurs twice for different products
  • project metadata matches the central registry
  • required metadata is present
  • PENDING cannot accidentally be shipped in a production release advertised as ISBN-assigned