Serial number used to identify a periodical publication
Not to be confused with ISBN.
For the use of ISSNs on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:ISSN.
International Standard Serial Number
Acronym
ISSN
Organisation
ISSN International Centre
Introduced
1976; 48 years ago (1976)
No. issued
> 2,500,000
No. of digits
8
Check digit
Weighted sum
Example
2049-3630
Website
www.issn.org
ISSN encoded in an EAN-13 barcode with sequence variant 0 and issue number 05Example of an ISSN, 2049-3630, encoded in an EAN-13 bar code, with explanationISSN expanded with sequence variant 0 to a GTIN-13 and encoded in an EAN-13 barcode with an EAN-2 add-on designating issue number 13
An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication (periodical), such as a magazine.[1] The ISSN is especially helpful in distinguishing between serials with the same title. ISSNs are used in ordering, cataloging, interlibrary loans, and other practices in connection with serial literature.[2]
The ISSN system was first drafted as an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) international standard in 1971 and published as ISO 3297 in 1975.[3] ISO subcommittee TC 46/SC 9 is responsible for maintaining the standard.
When a serial with the same content is published in more than one media type, a different ISSN is assigned to each media type. For example, many serials are published both in print and electronic media. The ISSN system refers to these types as print ISSN (p-ISSN) and electronic ISSN (e-ISSN).[4] Consequently, as defined in ISO 3297:2007, every serial in the ISSN system is also assigned a linking ISSN (ISSN-L), typically the same as the ISSN assigned to the serial in its first published medium, which links together all ISSNs assigned to the serial in every medium.[5]
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^ISSN InterNational Centre. "The ISSN for electronic media". ISSN. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
^"3". ISSN Manual(PDF). Paris: ISSN International Centre. January 2015. pp. 14, 16, 55–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018. HTML version available at www.issn.org Archived 18 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 February 2024. "YSRCP releases sixth list of poll contenders". The Times of India. 3 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257...
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Billboard. June 8, 1985. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510. "Tina, Whitney Top Picks For Annual Grammy Awards". Jet. January 27, 1986. p. 57. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved September...
1177/2056305119879989. ISSN 2056-3051. "Girl on the Net: How pornography went mainstream". New Statesman. 146 (5354): 27. 17 February 2017. ISSN 1364-7431. Archived...
2024). "Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 April 2024. Chan, Szu Ping; Quinn, James (12 September...
Glossary on Migration". International Organization for Migration. 19 June 2019. ISSN 1813-2278. Koczan, Zsoka; Peri, Giovanni; Pinat, Magali; Rozhkov, Dmitriy...
Geology and Geophysics. 6 (3): 438. doi:10.1080/00288306.1963.10422073. ISSN 0028-8306. Kosack, H. P. (1969). "Einige Gedanken zu Herrn Prof. Dr. H. Hoinkes...
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2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015. "Thadaka Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023...
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'Get Out' Win Big at Muted Gotham Awards". The New York Times. eISSN 1553-8095. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved December 27, 2017. McNary, Dave...
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