Publishing may refer to:

Media

• Publishing any form of media
  • Desktop publishing, design and preparation of media on a desktop computer for publishing
  • Electronic publishing of electronic media
    • Software publishing business
      • Video game publishing business
    • Web publishing websites or web content such as a blog posting, downloadable content, or streaming media with unrestricted access

Publicizing

• Academic publishing as a requirement of scholarship, research, and peer review
• Music publisher (popular music) business either via recording industry or live concert hosting
• Open publishing content for end user innovation
• Self-publishing one's own content as an alternative to using an established third-party

Other

• Editor & Publisher, magazine