ISSN SERVICE



ISSN is for Serials and other Continuing Resources



Definitions

Continuing resources are publications issued over time under the same title and with no predetermined conclusion. The term includes serials—which are print or non-print publications issued in parts, usually bearing issue numbers and/or dates—as well as other continuing resources that are updated by new material being seamlessly integrated into the existing content. Serials must be intended to continue indefinitely and include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, blogs, podcasts, annuals (such as reports, yearbooks, and directories), proceedings of conferences, transactions of societies, and monographic series.

Other continuing resources include updating databases, updating online directories, repositories, and certain other updating websites.


International Standard Serial Numbering

The various and constant changes to which serials are subject, combined with the large growth in the world's publishing output, prompted the development of a standard (ISO 3297-1975; ANSI Z39.9-1979) for the identification of serials and other continuing resources: the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN). A single ISSN uniquely identifies a title regardless of language or country in which it is published, without the burden of a complex bibliographic description.


The ISSN itself has no significance other than the unique identification of a serial. An ISSN is eight digits long. The ISSN is always displayed this way: ISSN 1234-5679. The first seven digits serve as the title number and the eighth is a check digit that provides an efficient means for discovering transcription errors.


The system used for calculating the check digit sometimes requires a check number of 10, in which case, to prevent a nine-digit ISSN, the Roman numeral "X" is substituted. For each serial or other continuing resource with an ISSN there is a corresponding "key title"—a unique form of the title established at the time of ISSN assignment.


The publication’s title provides a benchmark: if the title of a serial or other continuing resource changes, a new ISSN must be assigned.


Administration of ISSN

The coordination of the ISSN is international, through the ISSN Network of over 90 ISSN centers worldwide. ISSN registration takes place at the national level in the country where serials and other continuing resources are published. The U.S. ISSN Center within the Library of Congress is the U.S. member of the ISSN network. The ISSN International Centre located in Paris coordinates the network. The U.S. ISSN Center is responsible for registering and providing ISSN for serials and other continuing resources published in the United States and its territories, and for promoting use of the ISSN.


Advantages of Use

The ISSN should be as basic a part of a serial or other continuing resource as the title.

The advantages of using it are abundant and the more the number is used the more benefits will accrue.


1. ISSN provides a useful and economical method of communication between publishers and suppliers, making trade distribution systems faster and more efficient.


2. The ISSN results in accurate citing of serials and other continuing resources by scholars, researchers, abstracters, and librarians.


3. As a standard numeric identification code, the ISSN is eminently suitable for computer use in fulfilling the need for file update and linkage, retrieval, and transmittal of data.


4. ISSN is used in libraries for identifying titles, ordering and checking in, and claiming serials and other continuing resources.


5. ISSN simplifies interlibrary loan systems and union catalog reporting and listing.


6. The ISSN is an integral component of the journal article citation used to monitor payments to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.


7. All ISSN registrations are maintained in an international data base and are made available online in the ISSN Portal. The ISSN Portal and other products are described in a document maintained by the ISSN International Centre: ISSN products.


How to Obtain an ISSN

Instructions for Azerbaijani publishers:

The assignment of the ISSN is free in the Azerbaijan and there is no charge associated with its use. (However, the Daisy Digital Library incurs substantial costs to staff and maintain the Daisy Digital Library ISSN Center. Additionally, the Daisy Digital Library is assessed a considerable fee to belong to the ISSN Network.)

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REGISTRATION AND USE OF THE ISSN

Latindex has maintained close and fruitful cooperative relations with the ISSN International Center in Paris, France. For Digital Library, it has been important to have the support of an international organization of the magnitude of the ISSN due to the role it plays as the standardizing authority for serials and periodicals worldwide. That is why Latindex has considered it relevant to have a page dedicated to the ISSN with emphasis on its registration and use.


The ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) website can be consulted at https://www.issn.org/es/


ISSN REQUEST FOR PUBLICATIONS IN DIFFERENT MEDIA


An ISSN for different media

Publishers must request a new ISSN each time they publish the same publication in different formats: print, online, CD-ROM, etc., regardless of whether it bears the same title in different versions. Each version will bear an ISSN and a key title that identifies it as a unique version.

Example:

XXXXXX (CD-ROM) ISSN 1666-2054

XXXXXX (Online) ISSN 1514-2590

XXXXXX (Print) ISSN 0365-5148

Each ISSN must be assigned only by a center of the ISSN System.


ISSN request

Publishers must request the assignment of the ISSN for their journals at the National or Regional Center corresponding to their country. In cases where the country does not have its own center, the ISSN will be granted to the publication by the ISSN International Center based in Paris.


ISSN procedure in National or Regional Centers

The addresses and names of the heads of the National and Regional Centers are available at https://www.issn.org/es/el-centro-y-la-red/paises-miembros/la-red-hoy/ Publishers can also initiate contact from this page by sending an email to those responsible for that country or by accessing the page of the chosen center where they can find out about the specific requirements that must be met to obtain the ISSN in their country.


ISSN procedure for countries without a National Center

Publishers from countries without a National Center can request the ISSN for their publications by starting the process from the following page address: https://www.issn.org/es/servicios-y-prestaciones/solicitar-un-issn / There they will have a form that they can complete, once they choose the country of publication of the magazine from the menu. The International Center will consider the allocation process started when it receives the first published issue of the magazine or the photocopy of the cover (page where the title is published) and the cover of the publication (page that, in addition to the title, has the credits: city of publication, publisher's name, editorial address, etc.) by post, fax or email. The International Center will send the publisher the ISSN code assigned to his electronic or postal address.


The Digital Library System and the ISSN

In countries without a National ISSN Center, publishers can request information to manage the ISSN of their publications at the Collection Centers of the Digital Library System, which will advise them in accordance with the ISSN System standards or may act as intermediaries between the publishers and the publisher. International Center on any specific issue.


ISSN-L

The main characteristic of the ISSN-L is that it allows the link between different formats of a continuous resource. It will be possible to assign a single ISSN-L to the different formats of the same title, while maintaining a separate ISSN for each of the formats in which that title is published. Among other enhancements, ISSN-L will make it easier to search, retrieve, and borrow across all formats of a title for services such as OpenURL, library catalogues, search engines, and databases.





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