This article presents the results of designing the structure of the data models necessary for the proper functioning of a database supporting the editorial, proofreading, printing, and publishing activities of an educational organization. The goal of the study is to create a coherent, objective, holistic, and non-redundant data set appropriate to the subject area to support the process of digital transformation of the publishing and publication sphere within an educational organization. The resulting data models reflect the logical structure of databases independent of the choice of a particular database management system. As part of the design, JavaScript Object Notation models and relational data models are developed to create a relational database. The results allow identifying and estimating the resources needed to implement each process, determining all participants affecting the implementation of the relevant processes, and defining the access to resources needed by certain participants in the process.