Electronic publishing: A paradigm for digital document organization?

ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING IS CLOSELY RELATED TO THE TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES IT POSSIBLE. CONSEQUENTLY, IT IS A PHENOMENON WHICH POSES FOR THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICULAR, AND FOR PUBLISHING IN GENERAL, MODIFICATION TO THE EDITORIAL PROCESS, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONCEPTION OF THE IDEA OF A PUBLISHABLE PRODUCT, AS WELL CHANGES IN THE CONCEPTS OF PUBLICATION, SINCE IN MANY CASES IT REFERS TO AN UPDATING TYPE OF SERVICE. THE GENERATION OF THE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION THUS REQUIRES THE USE OF CONCEPTS DERIVED BOTH FROM THE USE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY AND FROM THE MANUFACTURERS OF SOFTWARE FOR THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY. UP TO THE PRESENT TIME THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF CLARITY AND HIERARCHY IN THE LITERATURE IN RESPECT TO THE CONCEPTS RELATED TO THIS PHENOMENON. IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE PRESENT STUDY IDENTIFIES, CLASSIFIES, AND STRUCTURES THE ELEMENTS THAT CONCEPTUALIZE THE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION