DNP Publication Metadata Schema
type: DefinedTermSet
description: Machine-readable metadata schema for Digital Nation Pakistan publications. Every DNP publication includes a metadata block expressed in JSON-LD that conforms to this schema.
version: 1.0
publisher: Pakistan Digital Authority
date published: 2026-05-13
language: en
language: ur
license: https://standards.dnp.gov.pk/license
has defined term: identifier
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Full DNP reference (e.g., DNP-D.002 RA)
  term code: identifier
has defined term: publishingAuthority
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Code and name of the designated publishing authority for this series, as per the Series Ownership Register (clause 17.3)
  term code: publishingAuthority
has defined term: title
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Title of the publication in English
  term code: title
has defined term: titleUrdu
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Title of the publication in Urdu
  term code: titleUrdu
has defined term: series
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Domain series code (e.g., D, X, T, I, etc.)
  term code: series
has defined term: type
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Document type (e.g., RA, FWK, GL, SP, etc.)
  term code: type
has defined term: status
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Lifecycle stage (e.g., PUB, DRAFT, WITHDRAWN)
  term code: status
has defined term: maturityLevel
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Maturity level of the publication. Permitted values: PILOT, PROPOSED, FULL, HISTORIC
  term code: maturityLevel
  value pattern: PILOT|PROPOSED|FULL|HISTORIC
has defined term: classification
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Security classification of the publication. Permitted values: PUBLIC, INTERNAL, RESTRICTED, CONFIDENTIAL (clause 9)
  term code: classification
  value pattern: PUBLIC|INTERNAL|RESTRICTED|CONFIDENTIAL
has defined term: normativeReferences
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: International and DNP standards required for conformance
  term code: normativeReferences
has defined term: dateApproved
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Date the publication was formally approved (ISO 8601)
  term code: dateApproved
has defined term: dateEffective
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Date the publication takes effect (ISO 8601)
  term code: dateEffective
has defined term: dateReview
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Scheduled review date for the publication (ISO 8601)
  term code: dateReview
has defined term: jurisdiction
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: Jurisdiction of applicability. Fixed value: PK (ISO 3166-1)
  term code: jurisdiction
  value pattern: PK
has defined term: gazetteReference
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: SRO number and gazette date, if gazette-notified (see clause 16.3)
  term code: gazetteReference