O publicatie care trateaza un singur domeniu si care are un public specific, care este interesat de acel domeniu, spre deosebire de o 'publicatie orizontala', al carei continut editorial este mult mai vast(vezi: Horizontal Publication, Strip Programming).
A publication dealing with one specific topic and appealing to a particular audience with an interest in that topic, as opposed to a horizontal publication, whose editorial content and appeal is much broader (see Horizontal Publication, Strip Programming).