ArticleExpress

Building an Automated XML-Based Journal Production Workflow

Charles O’ConnorTechnical Product ManagerDartmouth Journal Services

Steve HaenelPublishing Technology SpecialistDartmouth Journal Services

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The Sheridan Group (TSG) Hunt Valley, MD

Dartmouth Journal Services (DJS)Waterbury, Vermont

Dartmouth Printing Company (DPC)Hanover, New Hampshire

The Sheridan Press (TSP)Hanover, Pennsylvania

Sheridan Books (SBI)Ann Arbor and Chelsea, Michigan

SBI

DJS

TSP

TSG

DPC

The Sheridan Group Companies

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Dartmouth Journal Services

Dartmouth Journal Services is focused on providing value-added publishing services and technology development for medium to large society, association, and university press publishers.

Peer Review Editorial XML-First Composition Electronic Deliverables

Online Hosting

Customers: ~120Journals: ~240

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Traditional Publishing Process

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Traditional Publishing Process

ArticleExpress Publishing Process

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Early JATS XML creation using Inera eXtyles Automated XML-based composition system HTML-based proof review and editing environment for use

by authors, editors and publishers: ProofExpress Granular change tracking system for tracking simple to

complex changes, with accept and reject capability Validating XML editor with advanced tools for managing

the insertion or editing of highly structured elements

ArticleExpress

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ArticleExpress Workflow

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Artemis Workflow Backbone

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JATS XML Export

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JATS XML Export

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ArticleExpress JATS XML Editor

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Maintain Publisher-Specific XML Start to Finish—Maintain not just valid XML but valid XML specific to the editorial and deliverables needs of multiple journals

For Authors Easy-to -use interface—A majority of users will encounter the system for the first time Word processor–like environment with a familiar feel, i.e., the presentation must

resemble the online article presentation Allow for collaboration among authors Have the ability to view the article layout (PDF)

For Production Editors Have a robust change-tracking system Preserve author markup (foul matter)

Highly configurable• Journal style• Role access—corresponding authors, collaborating authors, Pes, publishers• Business rules—different functions for different tasks, such as Schematron

validation or request revised figures

ProofExpress—Requirements

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Track Change System—Changes, within changes, within changes, within…

Collaboration Feature Customization

In-text author citations—Merge presentation with structure for complex editorial styles

Footnotes, affiliations, etc.

ProofExpress—Challenges

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ArticleExpress JATS XML Editor

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ArticleExpress JATS XML Editor

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ArticleExpress JATS XML Editor

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ArticleExpress Granular Track Changes

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Obligatory Oxygen Screen Shot

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Page Composition—Requirements

Fully Automated Composition—The system must be able to create pages without human intervention—Quickly!

Perfect or Near Perfect Page Presentation—Because we make all content changes in our XML editor and re-run pages, the pages must be perfect, or nearly so, as all layout changes will be lost at the next workflow stage.

Ability to Tweak Layout if Necessary—At the end of the workflow, we may want to make minor changes to the layout.

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Page Composition—The Answer is . . .

but . . .

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Page Composition—Challenges

Layout Large Floating Elements Unbalanced Columns Versions Required for Proof, PAP, and Print

Workflow Moving Assets to the Typefi Server Retrieving InDesign Packages from the Server Providing Information to Artemis Production Tracking

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Meeting the Challenge—Scripting

Layout Versions Required for Proof, PAP, and Print Large Floating Elements Unbalanced Columns

Workflow Moving Assets to the Typefi Server Retrieving InDesign Packages from the Server Providing Information to Artemis Production Tracking

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Layout Without Scripting

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Layout With Scripting

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Proof, PAP, and Print—Job Options

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The Result

Superior layout presentation Ability to tweak layout Page production turnaround times shrink from hours to

minutes File transfers between Typefi and Artemis production

management system Granular error/warning information from Typefi logs

informs Artemis workflows

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We hope…

Time for a Demo

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Questions?