# publishingPrinciples

The publishingPrinciples property indicates (typically via [URL](https://schema.org.ai/URL)) a document describing the editorial principles of an [Organization](https://schema.org.ai/Organization) (or individual, e.g. a [Person](https://schema.org.ai/Person) writing a blog) that relate to their activities as a publisher, e.g. ethics or diversity policies. When applied to a [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) (e.g. [NewsArticle](https://schema.org.ai/NewsArticle)) the principles are those of the party primarily responsible for the creation of the [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork).

While such policies are most typically expressed in natural language, sometimes related information (e.g. indicating a [funder](https://schema.org.ai/funder)) can be expressed using schema.org terminology.

## Expected Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |
| [URL](https://schema.org.ai/URL) | Data type: URL. |

## Used on Types

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| [CreativeWork](https://schema.org.ai/CreativeWork) | The most generic kind of creative work, including books, movies, photographs, software programs, etc. |
| [Organization](https://schema.org.ai/Organization) | An organization such as a school, NGO, corporation, club, etc. |
| [Person](https://schema.org.ai/Person) | A person (alive, dead, undead, or fictional). |

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Quoted from Schema.org 30.1, https://schema.org/publishingPrinciples, under CC BY-SA 3.0. Served by the Org.AI Foundation at https://schema.org.ai/publishingPrinciples.