Edition is an entry for a release and re-release containing modified content of a literature that is not significant enough to warrant a new literature entry.
Criteria #
In addition to the general criteria for inclusion, below are criteria which are specific to edition.
- It is easier and recommended way to follow the official edition scheme from the literature creator if available.
- Has different dedicated field(s) from other editions that has similar release date.
- Piracy is unacceptable unless given permission by the creator, but still discouraged.
Fields #
- Literature
- The parent literature the edition belongs.
- Title
- The title of the edition. If the edition is originally in non-latin script, then the proper transcription is applied.
- Original script
- This should only be filled when the edition contains non-latin script.
- Note
- Additional note about the edition. This can be filled with information that does not have a dedicated field in the form.
- Medium
- The medium of where the edition is being distributed. Currently, we accept a published book, e-book, scholarly article, research paper, and long-form Q&A (e.g. Islamqa.info).
- ISBN
- ISBN for this edition.
- Official link
- A link referencing to the web page where the edition is mainly advertised by the creator. This field is usually filled for newer books after the internet exists. A wayback machine archive is allowed if the original web page is down.
- Release date
- The first release date of the edition. Fil-afaq allows for fuzzy dating. For example, if the day is unknown, then year-month is filled. If month is unknown, then only the year is filled. If year is unknown, then you can leave it empty or put an approximate year if you know the timeline of a release.
- Last release
- The last re-release of the edition. A re-release in this sense is recirculation to the public, including reprint, new (official) download, and so on.
- Cover
- The edition cover. If an edition does not have a cover, then a page which the edition title can be used.
- Publication
- Whether the edition is free or non-free.
- Status
- The current entry status in the DB. This only can be set by moderators.