We are a publishing house that employs domestic and foreign editors and is looking for editorial system software. The solution we are looking for should enable us to tackle our daily editorial and workflow challenges more efficiently. It should automate the entire process to a much greater extent so that many steps that are still performed manually can then be eliminated.
The solution should meet the following requirements:
Input
o Web-based
o Cloud storage?
o Individual access authorization
o Admin
o Author
o Editor
o Different access and editing options
Database
o Customizable input interface, depending on the medium for which the author is writing
o Author guidance
o Maximum character length
o Author notes
o Approval levels
o Author
o Editor
o Optional editor
o Approval by final editor
o Return loops, for example, if the editor requests additions etc. from the author
o Auto-information:
o in the system
o outside the system as an email
o with different reminder levels
Fields
o Text
o Graphics
o Tables
o (Interactive) charts
o Instructions
o Completion date
Data management
o Author
o Abbreviation
o Date
o Topic/category
o Documentation: Where was it published?
Search
o Whole words
o Date
o Restrict date
o Letter sequences
o Author
o Relevance
Output
o InDesign
o Final editing
Digital
o Website/CMS
o PDF
o Ebook
o App
Social media
o Twitter
o Xing
o LinkedIn
Approximately 5 software workstations are planned.
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