| Date | Version | Content Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–09–21 | 1.0 | Articles | Initial release. |
| 2016–10–25 | 1.1 | Articles | Removed categories at section level. |
| 2016–10–25 | 1.1 | Articles | Removed “continuous” and “theme” from list of issue types. |
| 2016–10–25 | 1.1 | Books | Added book specification (initial release). |
| 2016–12–22 | 1.2 | Articles | Added requirement that a package with an issue-meta file must match an existing issue record |
| 2017–01–22 | 1.3 | Common | Expanded Address to include new child elements |
| 2017–02–07 | 1.4 | Articles | Updated XMLSpecJournProc narrative clarifying that cover images must meet required extensions (no PDF) |
| 2017–02–14 | 1.4 | Articles | Added requirement that toc-content elements in issue-meta must be unique. |
| 2017–02–15 | 1.4 | Books | Removed restriction on links in section titles and headings. |
| 2017–02–24 | 1.4 | Books | Added support for subtitle in title-group. |
| 2017–03–01 | 1.4 | Common | Added support for name-alternatives in contrib. |
| 2017–03–15 | 1.4 | Books | Added 'month' and 'day' to book-meta/pub-date and updated publication date instructions. |
| 2017–03–19 | 1.4 | Books | Added support for pub-history in book-meta and book-part-meta. |
| 2017–03–26 | 1.5 | Books | Added section “Link to PDF of content” to specification. |
| 2017–03–26 | 1.5 | Books | Added support for book-level assets (e.g. cover images). |
| 2017–04–02 | 1.5 | Books | Removed restrictions on pub-history in book-meta and book-part-meta. |
| 2017–04–02 | 1.5 | Articles, Books | Added bio to authors. |
| 2017–04–02 | 1.6 | Articles | Added ability to designate JAM and PAP articles in the XML. |
| 2017–04–05 | 1.6 | Articles | Added option to create categories with type toc-heading during import. |
| 2017–04–19 | 1.6 | Books | Added book-volume-number in book-meta |
| 2017–04–19 | 1.6 | Books | Added support for Book Series |
| 2017–04–19 | 1.6 | Books | Added support for subtitle in book-title-group. |
| 2017–05–03 | 1.7 | Books | Added support for chapter xref within single xml Document |
| 2017–05–22 | 1.8 | Books | Added support for chapter keywords |
| 2017–05–30 | 1.8 | Articles | Added ability to include issue editors via the issue-meta file. |
| 2017–06–05 | 1.8 | Books | Added support for MARC records |
| 2017–06–05 | 1.8 | Articles, Books | Added support for excluding content from on-site purchase availability |
| 2017–06–05 | 1.8 | Books | Added optional id attribute to permissions (primarily for book-meta permissions). |
| 2017–06–22 | 1.9 | Books | Added support for permissions in book-part-meta |
| 2017–06–23 | 1.9 | Articles | Added support for dual issue numbering |