Abstract:Against the background of the construction of smart China, " smart publishing" has become the inevitable trend among the transformation and upgrade of the publishing industry. Employing short videos to attract users′ attention is the main approach to push the publishing industry toward smart transformation. The publishing of knowledge-based short vide ̄ os along with the construction of the smart China is closely related to social and ecological environment. The synergy of the centralization of knowledge spread and the decentralization of communication carriers gradually forms a unique publishing pattern of the knowledge-based short videos. This paper analyzes the connotation of the publishing of the knowledge-based short videos against the smart China construction backdrop from historical and cultural perspectives, and sets forth the sta ̄ tus quo and prospect of the knowledge-based short video publishing. Based on the smart upgrade of the publishers, this paper discusses the integrated development path of the knowledge-based short video publishing, so as to further enhance the competitiveness of publishers and better meet the audience′s demands for knowledge.