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A Guide to International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

What is an ISSN?

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an internationally accepted code which identifies the title of serial publications. It is an eight digit number consisting of seven digits plus a check digit which enables a computer to recognize when the number is incorrectly cited. The check digit may be an X, otherwise the ISSN is fully numeric.

Who uses an ISSN?

Publishers who wish to identify their serial publications and incorporate a barcode on the magazine, journal or newspaper for sale via the major retailers.

Libraries which use the ISSN as a fundamental identifier for distinguishing between identical serial titles and facilitating checking and ordering procedures, collection management, legal deposit, interlibrary loans etc.

Catalogue databases which use the ISSN as a record control number and can make use of the records on the ISSN register.

Documentation centers and databases which handle bibliographic references and use the ISSN for more accurate serials citation, abstracting and indexing services etc.

Subscription agencies who act as intermediaries between publishers and their customers use the ISSN to ensure the correct serial publication is ordered.

Academics who wish to cite in full details of publications for research purposes.
Retailers / wholesalers who use ISSN based barcodes within their own internal systems in order to assess and control magazine/newspaper circulation.

What is ISSN assigned to?

ISSN is assigned to the titles of serial publications in accordance with the definition below:
A continuing resource in any medium, issued in a succession of discrete parts [and having a common title], usually bearing numbering, that has no predetermined conclusion. Examples of serials include journals, magazines, electronic journals, ongoing directories, annual reports, newspapers, and monographic series.

ISSN may also be assigned to online journal titles, CD-ROMs and diskettes which are intended to be issued on a continuous basis. Different editions of serials must have different ISSN. This applies to different language editions, regional editions and different physical formats (e.g. CD-ROM, online and print versions of a journal title have separate numbers). However ISSN is not assigned to Internet resources consisting predominantly of links, nor individual or company home pages including Weblogs.

Printing the ISSN

The number should be printed like this: ISSN 0000-0000
It should be preceded by the initials ISSN followed by a single space; then the first four digits; then a hyphen; then the last four digits.

This form of presentation has no particular significance but it is intended to make the ISSN easier to read and to recognize internationally. The ISSN should preferably be printed on the top right-hand corner of the cover of a printed journal. However, if design, binding or other considerations mean the cover is unsuitable the number may be printed in some other prominent position, for example along with other bibliographical information such as the name of the publisher. In electronic resources the ISSN should appear on the title screen or main menu and, if applicable, on any labels permanently affixed to the publication. The printing of the number is voluntary, but is recommended in order to gain the full benefits of the ISSN system.

The ISSN system

The ISSN network consists of more than eighty national centers worldwide that are responsible for assigning ISSN to serials published in their own countries. The system is co-ordinated by the International Centre in Paris who also takes the responsibility for assigning numbers to serials published in countries that do not have their own ISSN National Centre and to serials published by International Organizations.

Obtaining an ISSN

ISSN numbers can be issued in advance of publication via the application form which can be completed and sent online, or printed out and faxed / posted to us. The basic information required is:
Proposed title (working titles / project titles are not sufficient);
Frequency of publication;
Proposed start date (month / year);
Publisher name and address.

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A Guide to International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

What is an ISBN?

The ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a 13-digit number that uniquely identifies books and book-like products published internationally. It is a system of numerical identification for books, pamphlets, educational kits, microforms, CD-ROMs and other digital and electronic publications. Assigning a unique number to each published title provides that title with its own, unduplicated, internationally recognized identifier. Publishers, booksellers, libraries and others in the book industry use ISBN in order to expedite the handling and retrieval of publications.

Please note that periodicals, magazines, journals and other types of serial publications are not eligible for ISBN. They are covered by a separate identification system called International Standard Serial Number (ISSN).

Who needs an ISBN

Publishing houses
The ISBN serves as a unique identifier for
(1).monographic publications, from manuscript through all editorial and manufacture processes until the item is finished
(2).stock control
(3).ordering
(4).accounting
(5).handling or returns
(6).sales data monitoring
(7).right and royalty management

Book traders
The ISBN serves as a unique identifier for
(1).ordering / teleordering
(2).accounting and billing
(3).bibliographic searches
(4).stock control
(5).electronic point-of-sale systems
(6).Books in Print directories

Libraries
The ISBN serves as a unique identifier for
(1).ordering
(2).information retrieval
(3).copy cataloguing
(4).circulation and interlending
(5).national lending rights
(6).the national bibliography

How to get an ISBN?

Presently, more than 160 countries or territories are official ISBN members. If you wish to obtain an ISBN, you should contact the national or regional ISBN agency in your own country. Tannet is an agency with professional advice and a massive international service platform. Please contact Tannet responsible for you. Here you will get further information on the procedure of ISBN assignment. Back to top

Why choose Tannet?

1. Tannet is a professional business service outsourcing company, serving the world of business professionally and reliably since 1999.

2 Tannet is based in grand China, with an international focus, targeting at valued investment and strategic developments.

3 Tannet has built up nine service centers forming a massive international service platform, especially for SMEs. You are welcome to visit www.tannet-group.net for more.

4 In ten years’ growth, Tannet developed rapidly to more than 38 holding subsidiaries, 88 equity participants, over 3,000 cooperators, and in excess of 20,000 reliant clients globally. You can exchange resources among the Tannet’s clients.

5 Tannet is staffed by a professional team of industrial advisers, lawyers, accountants, engineers and consultants, with a wealth of experience, both in their respective professions with global expertise.

6. Through a ten year reputation, Tannet can provide its valued clients with the best 24/7 quality services, especially tailor-made to the customer’s needs.

Contact Us

If you have further queries, don’t hesitate to contact Tannet anytime, anywhere by simply visiting Tannet’s website www.tannet.net.cn, or calling Hong Kong hotline at 852-27826888 or China hotline at 86-755-82143697, or emailing to tannet-overseas@hotmail.com. You are also welcome to talk with Overseas SME Service Centre online by simply joining our MSN: tannet-overseas@hotmail.com.