Is my submission a publication or is it a working paper?

A title is regarded as a publication if its audience is at least 500 copies in all formats in the original language and 1000 copies (all formats) for a translated edition.

When the content warrants publication, but the audience is too limited to justify the cost of a full-fledged publication and/or funding is not available, the manuscript can be published as a working paper formatted by the author department with a minimal layout and no cover (only a black and white title page). Working papers are only digital, in the original language and are uploaded on the author department’s website. They bear UN copy right and mention “working paper”.