<publisher>
A publisher is an entity (person, company, or organization) who makes information, literature, music, software, and other content available to a reader.
Content model
(Text | <data> | <foreign> | <keyword> | <term> | <text>)*
Contained by
Contained by
Inheritance
- topic/publisher
The <publisher> element is a base element type. It is defined in the topic module.
Attributes
The following attributes are available on this element: link-relationship attributes, universal
                                                  attributes, and @keyref.
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.
- @format(link-relationship attributes)
- Specifies the format of the resource that is referenced. See The format attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
- @href(link-relationship attributes)
- Specifies a reference to a resource. See The href attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
- @keyref
- Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.
- @scope(link-relationship attributes)
- Specifies the closeness of the relationship between the
            current document and the referenced resource. The following values are valid:
                local, peer,
                external, and
                -dita-use-conref-target. See The scope attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. 
- @type(link-relationship attributes)
- Describes the target of a reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications.
Example
This section is non-normative.
The following code sample shows that the content is published by OASIS Open Printing, Inc:
<prolog>
    <author>Ivan</author>
    <publisher>OASIS Open Printing, Inc.</publisher>
</prolog>