| Code | Display | Definition |
| created | Created | The content was originally constructed or composed. |
| submitted | Submitted | The content was sent to the publisher for consideration of publication. |
| withdrawn | Withdrawn | The content that was not published has been removed from consideration for publishing by the submitter. |
| pre-review | Pre review | The content is awaiting assignment and delivery to reviewer(s). |
| under-review | Under review | The content is in a state of being reviewed. |
| post-review-pre-published | Post review pre published | The content is in a state between the review(s) being completed and being published. |
| rejected | Rejected | The content that was not published has been removed from consideration for publishing by a publisher or editor. |
| published-early-form | Published early form | The content is published but future changes to the published version are expected. |
| published-final-form | Published final form | The content is published and further changes to the content are not expected. |
| accepted | Accepted | The content that was not published yet has been approved for publication by the publisher and/or editor. |
| archived | Archived | The content is retired or considered no longer current but still available as part of the public record. |
| retracted | Retracted | The content that was published is removed from publication and should no longer be considered part of the public record. |
| draft | Draft | The content is considered unfinished or incomplete and not representative of the current state desired by the content creator. |
| active | Active | The content is considered complete for its current state by the content creator. |
| approved | Approved | The content has been approved for a state transition, with the focus of approval described in the text associated with this coding. |
| unknown | Unknown | The status of the content is not recorded in the metadata. |