Since November 2000, the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) has edited and published a number of ATIS Standards (ATISstd), which include American National Standards (ANSs), Joint Standards, include Technical Reports, Technical Requirements, Specifications, Guidelines, White Papers, and Work-Plans -- using an in-house Chief Editor.

ATIS’ goal is to provide clear and “clean” documents for use by ATIS Members and the public in a timely fashion. With the increasing amount of documents being produced across the organization, a few measures taken early in document creation can smooth the editorial process, resulting in greater efficiency in the time-to-market of Committee output.

Technical Editors and Issue Champions within ATIS’ Forums and Committees fulfill an invaluable role in the document creation process. This webpage provides ATIS editors with downloadable resources to aid this work. New documents should be created using the ATIS Document Handbook and the appropriate ATIS Document Skeleton (linked below) to minimize the time required by the editorial process.

The editorial process is in constant refinement. Suggestions for improving the editorial process -- or the documents we produce -- are always welcome. For additional information, please contact the ATIS Chief Editor, Chad Underkoffler, <cunderkoffler@atis.org>.

Downloads

Here are some useful downloads for ATIS Technical Editors and Issue Champions to use:

ATIS Document Handbook

The ATIS Document Handbook provides an outline of the ATIS Editorial Process, as well as guidance on document formatting, document style, and punctuation conventions used by ATIS.

ATIS Standard (ATISstd) Document Skeleton

The ATISstd Document Skeleton is a Microsoft Word DOC file, created with the organizational structure and proper formatting styles of an ATIS Standard that is not an American National Standard.

ATIS American National Standard (ANS) Document Skeleton

The ATIS ANS Document Skeleton is a Microsoft Word DOC file, created with the organizational structure and proper formatting styles of an ATIS Standard that is an American National Standard.

Last Updated: December 9, 2008

For additional information, please contact the ATIS Chief Editor, Chad Underkoffler.