ISO 3297:2020

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3297
Sixth edition
2020-10
Information and documentation —
International standard serial
number (ISSN)
Information et documentation — Numéro international normalisé
des publications en série (ISSN)
Reference number
ISO 3297:2020(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Metadata . 1
3.2 Stakeholders . 2
3.3 Resources identified . 3
3.4 Identifiers and locators. 4
4 Construction of ISSN and cluster ISSN . 5
5 Assignment of ISSN — Principles . 6
6 Establishment of the key title and the abbreviated key title . 6
7 Continuing resource clusters identified with cluster ISSN . 7
[17]
8 Display of ISSN and cluster ISSN. 7
9 ISSN Machine legibility . 9
10 ISSN Metadata .11
11 Administration of the ISSN network .11
Annex A (normative) Check digit for ISSN .12
Annex B (normative) Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) .13
Annex C (normative) ISSN Metadata profile .14
Annex D (normative) Administration of the ISSN network .17
Annex E (informative) Interoperability of ISSN .19
Bibliography .25
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www .iso .org/ directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www .iso .org/ patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www .iso .org/
iso/ foreword .html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation,
Subcommittee SC 9, Identification and description.
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition (ISO 3297:2017), which has been technically
revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— the Cluster ISSN concept has been broadened to identify groups of serial titles based on new types
of relations;
— the list of resource types eligible for ISSN assignment has been expanded;
— the construction of the ISSN, its machine legibility, and ISSN metadata profile have been detailed;
— the interoperability of ISSN with other identification systems has been specified.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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Introduction
The need for a brief, unique and unambiguous identification code for serials and other continuing
resources is internationally recognized. The exchange of information among libraries, abstracting
services and other content users, system suppliers, distributors and other intermediaries, and
publishers and other content producers justifies the requirement for a standard code. Communication
between the different organizations transcends national boundaries and therefore requires an
international code which is numeric, since no single alphabet is used by the majority of producers and
users of serials. In response to these requirements, the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
has been established as the identification code for serials. The ISSN is an opaque identifier where no
meaning is to be inferred from the code itself.
The International Serials Data System (ISDS) was established as an inter-governmental organization
within the framework of the UNESCO/UNISIST program to be the designated authority for controlling
the assignment of ISSN. In 1993, the ISDS became the ISSN network which is the inter-governmental
organization comprising ISO 3297 Registration Authority and ISO 3297 Registration Agencies to which
some Registration services have been delegated, including ISSN assignment.
The first three editions of this document pertained only to serials. However, in 2002 a new category of
resources, "continuing resources", was defined by the library community to encompass new kinds of
resources, such as updating databases. The scope of the fourth edition was broadened to cover serials
and other continuing resources. The fifth edition removed any reference to the business model from
the standard. This sixth edition responds to sector requests by establishing the ability to group and
identify related continuing resources into new types of clusters. Furthermore, this document specifies
richer metadata elements to allow the communication of additional characteristics of a resource.
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Information and documentation — International standard
serial number (ISSN)
1 Scope
This document defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of
serials and other continuing resources.
Each International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique identifier for a serial or other continuing
resource in a defined medium whether print or electronic.
This document also allows for grouping related continuing resources into clusters identified by a
separately-prefixed ISSN as defined in this document.
ISSNs are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whatever the business model or modes
of distribution (e.g. free, open access, on subscription, etc.) and irrespective of whether the serial is
currently in publication, has ceased publication, or publication is planned for the foreseeable future.
Continuing resources include whatever the medium of production (print or electronic):
— serials, such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, conference proceedings, monographic
series with no predetermined conclusion, annual or other periodic reports, and
— ongoing integrating resources that are updated, such as loose-leaf publications, updating websites,
blogs, institutional repositories, directories and databases.
Monographs, sound and video recordings, notated music publications, audiovisual works, textual
works and musical works have their own standard identifiers and are not specifically mentioned in this
document. Such items can carry an ISSN in addition to their appropriate identifiers when they are part
of a continuing resource.
NOTE This document does not contain any operational guidance for its practical implementation.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Metadata
3.1.1
abbreviated key title
specific title established by the ISSN network by replacing each significant word of a key title with
the corresponding abbreviation from the List of Title Word Abbreviations managed by the ISO 3297
Registration Authority for ISO 4
Note 1 to entry: See Reference [2] for the List of Title Word Abbreviations.
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[3]
Note 2 to entry: Abbreviations are based on ISO 4 .
3.1.2
ISSN metadata
descriptive data recorded as part of the ISSN assignment process that provides elements by which the
continuing resource is identified and distinguished from other continuing resources
Note 1 to entry: It is updated by the ISSN network when needed.
3.1.3
ISSN Register
official registration database managed by the ISO 3297 Registration Authority containing all ISSN and
associated metadata records for those ISSN that have been assigned to date
Note 1 to entry: The database is made available in the ISSN Portal.
3.1.4
key title
unique name established by the ISSN network for a continuing resource, and inseparably linked with
its ISSN
Note 1 to entry: The key title can be the same as the title proper of the resource (refer to 3.1.5); or, in order to
achieve uniqueness, it can be constructed by the addition of parenthetical identifying and/or qualifying elements
to the title proper such as name of issuing body, place of publication, edition statement, etc.
3.1.5
title proper
chief name of a continuing resource as it appears on the title page or title page equivalent or other
relevant part of the continuing resource
3.2 Stakeholders
3.2.1
applicant
organization or individual that has requested an ISSN to identify a continuing resource under the aegis
of, and according to the rules specified by the Registration Authority
3.2.2
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IANA
nonprofit private corporation that oversees global IP address allocation, autonomous system number
allocation, root zone management in the Domain Name System (DNS), media types, and other Internet
Protocol-related symbols and Internet numbers
3.2.3
Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF
open standards organization which develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards, including the
standards that comprise the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP)
Note 1 to entry: The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) issues Requests for Comments (RFC) which are
formal documents drafted by committees and subsequently reviewed by interested parties.
3.2.4
ISSN network
inter-governmental association comprising ISO 3297 Registration Authority and ISO 3297 Registration
Agencies to which some registration services have been delegated, including ISSN assignment
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3.2.5
publisher
organization or individual whose activity is to commission, create, collect, validate, host and distribute
information in printed and/or in electronic form
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.3.15, modified — Notes to entry have been omitted.]
3.3 Resources identified
3.3.1
continuing resource
publication, in any medium, that is issued over time with no predetermined conclusion and made
available to the public
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.05]
Note 1 to entry: Continuing resources include serials and ongoing integrating resources.
Note 2 to entry: An electronic continuing resource is either a resource available on a tangible medium (e.g. disc,
flash drive) or a resource accessed by connection to a communication network and by means of hardware and
software connections (e.g. online).
Note 3 to entry: Electronic continuing resources can originate in digital form or be retrospectively digitised.
3.3.2
continuing resource edition
distinct continuing resource issued simultaneously or not simultaneously with one or many editions of
that resource, usually with the same title proper
Note 1 to entry: Each edition is intended for a specific audience or use; examples include language, geographic,
frequency editions.
3.3.3
integrating resource
publication, either finite or with no predetermined conclusion, that is added to or changed by updates
that do not remain discrete and are integrated into the whole, and made available to the public in any
medium version
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.06, modified — The example has been omitted.]
Note 1 to entry: Only integrating resources with no predetermined conclusion (i.e. ongoing) are continuing
resources eligible for ISSN assignment.
3.3.4
journal
periodical in any medium version devoted to disseminating original research and commentary on
current developments in a specific discipline, sub-discipline, field of study or profession, published over
a period of time, or article by article online
3.3.5
medium version
means used to convey the information or content
Note 1 to entry: The medium can be tangible (e.g. print, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, tapes, flash drives) or intangible (e.g.
websites, online databases, downloadable files).
3.3.6
monographic series
group of separate books related to one another by the fact that each book bears, in addition to its own
title proper, a collective title applying to the group as a whole
Note 1 to entry: The individual book may or may not be numbered in the series.
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Note 2 to entry: Monographic series are not to be confused with multipart monographs which are complete in
two or more volumes or series intended to be completed within a finite number of parts/volumes and therefore
not eligible for an ISSN.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.27.02]
3.3.7
periodical
serial generally characterized by variety of contents and contributors, both within one issue of the
publication and from one issue to another
Note 1 to entry: Each issue is usually composed of more than one intellectual contribution (article, essay, review,
note, etc.).
Note 2 to entry: A periodical has no predetermined conclusion.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.28.02]
3.3.8
serial
publication in any medium version, issued in successive parts, usually having numerical or chronological
designations, and intended to be continued indefinitely, whatever its frequency of publication
Note 1 to entry: Publications of limited duration (e.g. newsletter for a one-time event) that have some
characteristics of serials such as successive issues and/or numbering can be considered as serials.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.28.01]
3.4 Identifiers and locators
3.4.1
cluster ISSN
ISSN assigned to group continuing resources related to each other
EXAMPLE Titles available in print and electronic medium versions, titles available in several language
editions.
3.4.2
Global Trade Item Number
GTIN
unique number from a standard code used internationally to identify products and packaging units
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.12 — Notes to entry have been omitted.]
3.4.3
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
standard code assigned by the ISSN network for the unique identification of serials and other continuing
resources in a defined medium version
Note 1 to entry: The term ISSNs can be used to refer to more than one ISSN.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.03, modified — Notes to entry have been edited.]
3.4.4
ISSN-L
Linking ISSN
cluster ISSN designated by the ISO 3297 Registration Authority to enable collocation or linking among
the different medium versions of a continuing resource
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3.4.5
PID
Persistent Identifier
unique identifier that ensures permanent access for a digital object by providing access to it
independently of its physical location or current ownership
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.25]
3.4.6
URI
Universal Resource Identifier
compact sequence of characters that identifies an abstract or physical resource
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.1.9.20]
3.4.7
URN
Uniform Resource Name
persistent, location-independent, resource identifier used for recognition of, and access to,
characteristics of the resource or the resource itself
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.1.9.22]
4 Construction of ISSN and cluster ISSN
The characters that comprise an ISSN, whatever the prefix, are defined as code points from
ISO/IEC 10646.
NOTE The code points referenced above can be represented without ambiguity in all commonly used
character sets.
An ISSN shall consist of eight characters as follows:
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Character N N N N N N N C
where:
— N is a digit from the code points in the range U+0030 to U+0039 (the Arabic numerals 0 to 9), and
— C is a check digit being either a digit from the code points in the range U+0030 to U+0039 or the
Latin capital letter X (code point U+0058).
The check digit shall be calculated from the other seven digits on a modulus 11 basis with weights 8 to
2, using X in lieu of 10 where 10 occurs as a check digit, as calculated in Annex A.
EXAMPLE
22656405
14549042
Since ISSNs are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, when an ISSN
is presented for human perception, it should, to avoid confusion, be preceded by the prefix including
ISSN (U+0049, U+0053, U+0053, U+004E) and a space (U+0020) and divided into two groups of four
characters, separated by a hyphen (U+002D).
EXAMPLE
ISSN 1792-4219
ISSN 2336-1956
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ISSN 0268-540X
ISSN-L 2397–1754
5 Assignment of ISSN — Principles
5.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only by a member of the ISSN network upon request from an applicant
or as part of internal library processing such as legal deposit and digitization projects.
5.2 A request for an ISSN may be made to the ISSN network by any individual or organization that
needs to identify serials and other continuing resources, e.g. a publisher or their representative, a library,
a content provider, a preservation organization.
5.3 A request for an ISSN shall be accompanied by a copy of or access to the earliest issue of serials or
the current iteration of integrating resources.
5.4 A request for an ISSN shall be accompanied by metadata about the continuing resource to which an
ISSN is to be assigned. Metadata supplied by applicants should be accurate and verifiable.
5.5 At the time of registration by the ISSN network, each continuing resource is assigned a unique key
title that links permanently to the ISSN.
5.6 Each distinct continuing resource in a particular medium version should be assigned only one ISSN.
5.7 When a continuing resource is published in different editions or medium versions, a unique ISSN
and key title should be assigned to each edition or medium version whether or not they have the same
title proper.
5.8 A new ISSN should be assigned, and a corresponding new key title should be established when the
continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major changes. The ISO 3297 Registration
Authority shall determine, the rules which specify when a new ISSN is required following changes to
a continuing resource. In formulating these rules, the ISO 3297 Registration Authority shall take into
consideration other relevant bibliographic standards regarding continuing resources.
5.9 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, it should not be altered, replaced or
reused for another publication.
5.10 The assignment of an ISSN to a continuing resource shall not imply any meaning or legal evidence
with regard to the ownership of rights to that publication or its contents. The ISSN itself is not owned by
the applicant and is not changed solely because of a change of publisher or place of publication.
5.11 The assignment of an ISSN to a continuing resource does not imply the ISSN network endorses the
content of this continuing resource, nor does it imply any mark of quality about the continuing resource.
6 Establishment of the key title and the abbreviated key title
6.1 The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN network.
6.2 The key title is based on the title proper. For serials, the issue used to establish the key title is the
first issue or earliest available issue at the time of registration. For integrating resources, the key title
is based on information appearing on the current iteration. The title proper of the resource becomes
the key title if this title is unique in the ISSN Register at the time of registration. If this title proper is not
unique, the key title is the title of the resource, to which a parenthetical qualifying term is added (such
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as name of issuing body, place and/or date of publication, edition statement or medium statement), in
order to make the resulting key title unique.
6.3 All key titles should be listed in the ISSN Register together with their ISSN. Key titles shall be
Romanized, preferably according to International Standards. The ISO 3297 Registration Authority shall
[5]-[16]
publish references to Romanization standards and guidelines.
6.4 The abbreviated key title should be assigned by the ISSN network as indicated in conjunction with
the key title for scientific continuing resources so as to provide an abbreviated form of the key title for
purposes of indexing and citations.
7 Continuing resource clusters identified with cluster ISSN
The ISO 3297 Registration Authority shall be responsible for determining the need to identify clusters
of continuing resources. This shall be done by assigning a new ISSN and a prefix whose syntax will
be ISSN-X where X identifies the type of cluster. Examples of clusters are all earlier, later and current
titles of a resource or all language editions of a resource. The ISO 3297 Registration Authority shall
publish definitions of cluster types and document the processes by which cluster ISSNs are created and
disseminated.
By exception, the cluster identified by the Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) uses an existing ISSN. The Linking
ISSN shall be defined according to Annex B. ISSN-L provides collocation or linking among the different
medium versions of a continuing resource. The ISSN-L duplicates the ISSN assigned to the first medium
version to have received an ISSN for a continuing resource that is part of the cluster and is distinguished
only by the prefix ISSN-L.
EXAMPLE
ISSN 2095-2686 identifies the print version of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
ISSN 2589-062X identifies the online version of the same journal.
ISSN-L 2095–2686 is designated by the Registration Authority as the linking ISSN.
ISSN 2365-807X identifies the electronic version of Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte Osteuropas.
ISSN 2365-8061 identifies the print version of the same journal.
ISSN-L 2365–807X is designated by the Registration Authority as the linking ISSN.
ISSN 2651-057X identifies the online-only journal Warasan Sangkhomwitthaya Manutsayawitthaya
ISSN-L 2651–057X is designated by the ISO 3297 Registration Authority as the linking ISSN.
[17]
8 Display of ISSN and cluster ISSN
8.1 To ensure that the ISSN’s eight characters can be easily recognized as an ISSN, any ISSN shall
be consistently displayed as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen and preceded by the
appropriate prefix and a space.
EXAMPLE
ISSN 0540-4614
ISSN-L 8755–5108
8.2 The ISSN and related medium version ISSNs should be displayed in a prominent position on or in:
— the first issue and each subsequent issue of serials,
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— each subsequent iteration of ongoing integrating resources.
Relevant cluster ISSNs should be displayed in addition to the other medium version ISSN(s).
8.2.1 For printed continuing resources, the ISSN and related medium version ISSNs should be displayed
in a prominent position on each issue in the following order of preference: top-right hand corner of the
front cover, title page, caption, masthead, back cover, colophon or editorial pages.
[18]
The ISSN should be displayed on the continuing resource even when it is also included in the bar code
of the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) (see E.6).
EXAMPLE
The journal Anthropology Today has two medium versions, print and online. Both medium versions display the
two ISSNs as shown below:
— ISSN 0268-540X (Print)
— ISSN 1467-8322 (Online)
8.2.2 For electronic continuing resources whether tangible or intangible (e.g. compact disc, online
serial), the ISSN and related medium versions ISSNs should be displayed prominently on the title screen
or the main menu (e.g. the initial screen displayed when the content is first accessed and/or
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INTERNATIONALE 3297
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Information et documentation —
Numéro international normalisé des
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Sommaire Page
Avant-propos .iv
Introduction .v
1 Domaine d'application . 1
2 Références normatives . 1
3 Termes et définitions . 1
3.1 Métadonnées. 2
3.2 Parties prenantes . 2
3.3 Ressources identifiées . 3
3.4 Identifiants et localisateurs . 4
4 Structure de l'ISSN et de l’ISSN de regroupement . 5
5 Attribution de l'ISSN — Principes . 6
6 Établissement du titre clé et du titre clé abrégé . 7
7 Regroupements de ressources continues identifiés par un ISSN de regroupement .7
[17]
8 Affichage de l’ISSN et de l’ISSN de regroupement . 8
9 Lisibilité électronique d’un ISSN .10
10 Métadonnées de l'ISSN .12
11 Administration du réseau de l’ISSN .12
Annexe A (normative) Caractère de contrôle de l'ISSN .13
Annexe B (normative) ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L) .14
Annexe C (normative) Profil des métadonnées de l'ISSN .15
Annexe D (normative) Administration du réseau de l’ISSN .18
Annexe E (informative) Interopérabilité de l’ISSN .20
Bibliographie .26
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Avant-propos
L'ISO (Organisation internationale de normalisation) est une fédération mondiale d'organismes
nationaux de normalisation (comités membres de l'ISO). L'élaboration des Normes internationales est
en général confiée aux comités techniques de l'ISO. Chaque comité membre intéressé par une étude
a le droit de faire partie du comité technique créé à cet effet. Les organisations internationales,
gouvernementales et non gouvernementales, en liaison avec l'ISO participent également aux travaux.
L'ISO collabore étroitement avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale (IEC) en ce qui
concerne la normalisation électrotechnique.
Les procédures utilisées pour élaborer le présent document et celles destinées à sa mise à jour sont
décrites dans les Directives ISO/IEC, Partie 1. Il convient, en particulier, de prendre note des différents
critères d'approbation requis pour les différents types de documents ISO. Le présent document a été
rédigé conformément aux règles de rédaction données dans les Directives ISO/IEC, Partie 2 (voir www
.iso .org/ directives).
L'attention est attirée sur le fait que certains des éléments du présent document peuvent faire l'objet de
droits de propriété intellectuelle ou de droits analogues. L'ISO ne saurait être tenue pour responsable
de ne pas avoir identifié de tels droits de propriété et averti de leur existence. Les détails concernant
les références aux droits de propriété intellectuelle ou autres droits analogues identifiés lors de
l'élaboration du document sont indiqués dans l'Introduction et/ou dans la liste des déclarations de
brevets reçues par l'ISO (voir www .iso .org/ brevets).
Les appellations commerciales éventuellement mentionnées dans le présent document sont données
pour information, par souci de commodité, à l’intention des utilisateurs et ne sauraient constituer un
engagement.
Pour une explication de la nature volontaire des normes, la signification des termes et expressions
spécifiques de l'ISO liés à l'évaluation de la conformité, ou pour toute information au sujet de l'adhésion
de l'ISO aux principes de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) concernant les obstacles
techniques au commerce (OTC), voir www .iso .org/ avant -propos.
Le présent document a été élaboré par le comité technique ISO/TC 46, Information et documentation,
sous-comité SC 9, Identification et description.
Cette sixième édition annule et remplace la cinquième édition (ISO 3297:2017), qui a fait l’objet d’une
révision technique.
Les principales modifications par rapport à l’édition précédente sont les suivantes:
— le concept de regroupement d’ISSN a été étendu pour identifier les groupes de titres de publications
en série basés sur de nouveaux types de relations;
— la liste des types de ressources éligibles à une attribution d’ISSN a été élargie;
— la structure de l’ISSN, sa lisibilité électronique, le profil des métadonnées de l’ISSN ont été décrits
en détail;
— l'interopérabilité de l’ISSN avec d'autres systèmes d’identification a été spécifiée.
Il convient que l’utilisateur adresse tout retour d’information ou toute question concernant le présent
document à l’organisme national de normalisation de son pays. Une liste exhaustive desdits organismes
se trouve à l’adresse www .iso .org/ fr/ members .html.
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Introduction
Le besoin d'un code d'identification bref, unique et univoque pour les publications en série et les autres
ressources continues a fait l’objet d’une reconnaissance internationale. L'échange d'informations
entre les bibliothèques, les services de fourniture de résumés et les autres utilisateurs de contenu,
les fournisseurs de systèmes logiciels, les distributeurs et d'autres intermédiaires, les éditeurs et les
autres producteurs de contenu, justifie la nécessité de recourir à un code normalisé. La communication
entre les différents organismes dépasse les frontières nationales et requiert par conséquent un code
international qui soit numérique, puisque la plupart des producteurs et des utilisateurs de publications
en série n'utilisent pas un alphabet unique. En réponse à ces besoins, le Numéro international normalisé
des publications en série (ISSN) a été conçu comme le code d'identification des publications en série.
L’ISSN est un identifiant opaque dont le code ne doit pas permettre de déduire une signification
quelconque.
Le Système international de données sur les publications en série (ISDS, International Serials Data
System), organisation intergouvernementale établie dans le cadre du programme UNISIST/UNESCO, a
été désigné pour mettre en place et gérer l'attribution des ISSN. En 1993, l'ISDS est devenu le réseau de
l'ISSN, organisation intergouvernementale composée de l’Autorité d'enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 et des
Agences d’enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 auxquelles un certain nombre de services d’enregistrement ont
été délégués, y compris l’attribution d’ISSN.
Les trois premières éditions du présent document s’appliquaient uniquement aux publications en série.
Toutefois, une nouvelle classe de ressources, les «ressources continues», a été définie en 2002 par la
communauté des bibliothèques pour englober de nouveaux types de ressources, telles que les bases de
données à mise à jour. Le domaine d'application de la quatrième édition a été étendu aux publications
en série et autres ressources continues. La cinquième édition a éliminé de la norme toute référence
au modèle économique. En réponse aux demandes du secteur, la présente sixième édition prévoit la
possibilité de regrouper et d’identifier des ressources continues en relation au sein de nouveaux types
de regroupements. En outre, le présent document s’enrichit de nouveaux éléments de métadonnées
pour permettre la communication de caractéristiques supplémentaires propres à une ressource.
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Information et documentation — Numéro international
normalisé des publications en série (ISSN)
1 Domaine d'application
Le présent document définit et encourage l'emploi d'un code normalisé (ISSN), destiné à l'identification
unique des publications en série et des autres ressources continues.
Chaque Numéro international normalisé des publications en série (ISSN) est l'identifiant unique d'une
publication en série ou d'une autre ressource continue sur un support déterminé, que celui-ci soit
imprimé ou électronique.
Le présent document permet aussi de regrouper des ressources continues en relation au sein de
regroupements identifiés par un ISSN précédé d’un préfixe distinct tel que défini dans le présent
document.
L’ISSN s’applique aux publications en série et autres ressources continues, quel que soit le modèle
économique ou les modes de distribution (gratuité, accès libre ou par abonnement.) et indépendamment
du fait que la publication soit passée, présente ou à paraître dans un avenir prévisible. Les ressources
continues comprennent, quel que soit leur support de production (imprimé ou électronique):
— les publications en série telles que les journaux, les revues, les périodiques, les magazines, les actes
de congrès, les collections de monographies sans fin de parution programmée, les rapports annuels
ou autres rapports périodiques; et
— les ressources intégratrices continues à mise à jour telles que les publications à feuillets mobiles,
les sites web à mise à jour, les blogues, les dépôts institutionnels, les répertoires permanents et les
bases de données.
Les monographies, les enregistrements sonores et visuels, les publications de musique imprimée, les
œuvres textuelles et les œuvres musicales ont leur propre identifiant normalisé et ne sont donc pas
explicitement visés par le présent document. Ces documents peuvent porter un ISSN en complément de
leur identifiant dédié lorsqu'ils font partie d'une publication en série ou d'une ressource continue.
NOTE Le présent document ne contient pas de recommandations pour sa mise en pratique.
2 Références normatives
Le présent document ne contient aucune référence normative.
3 Termes et définitions
Pour les besoins du présent document, les termes et définitions suivants s’appliquent.
L'ISO et l'IEC tiennent à jour des bases de données terminologiques destinées à être utilisées en
normalisation, consultables aux adresses suivantes:
— IEC Electropedia: disponible à l'adresse http:// www .electropedia .org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: disponible à l'adresse https:// www .iso .org/ obp
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3.1 Métadonnées
3.1.1
titre clé abrégé
titre établi par le réseau de l’ISSN en remplaçant chaque mot significatif du titre clé par l’abréviation
correspondante dans la Liste d’abréviations de mots de titres gérée par l’Autorité d'enregistrement de
l’ISO 3297 pour l’ISO 4
Note 1 à l'article: Voir Référence [2] pour la liste d’abréviations de mots de titres.
[3]
Note 2 à l'article: Les abréviations se fondent sur l’ISO 4 .
3.1.2
métadonnées de l'ISSN
données descriptives dont l'enregistrement fait partie du processus d'attribution d'ISSN et qui
apportent les éléments permettant d'identifier la ressource continue et de la distinguer d'autres
ressources continues
Note 1 à l'article: Elles sont, si besoin, mises à jour par le réseau de l'ISSN.
3.1.3
Registre de l'ISSN
base de données d'enregistrement officielle gérée par l’Autorité d’enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 qui
contient les enregistrements de tous les ISSN déjà attribués et des métadonnées qui leur sont associées
Note 1 à l'article: La base de données est mise à disposition sur le portail de l’ISSN.
3.1.4
titre clé
nom unique d'une ressource continue, établi par le réseau de l'ISSN et inséparablement lié à son ISSN
Note 1 à l'article: Le titre clé peut être identique au titre propre de la ressource (voir 3.1.5); ou, dans un but
d’unicité, être construit par l’ajout, à la suite du titre propre et entre parenthèses, d’éléments d’identification tels
que le nom de la collectivité éditrice, le lieu de publication, une mention d'édition.
3.1.5
titre propre
nom principal d’une ressource continue tel qu’il se présente sur la page de titre ou l’équivalent de la
page de titre ou une autre partie significative de la ressource continue
3.2 Parties prenantes
3.2.1
déclarant
personne ou organisation qui a sollicité un ISSN pour identifier une ressource continue sous l'égide de
et selon les règles spécifiées par l’Autorité d’enregistrement
3.2.2
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IANA
société privée à but non lucratif qui supervise à l’échelle internationale l'attribution d’adresses IP,
l'attribution des numéros de systèmes autonomes, la gestion de la zone racine dans le système de noms
de domaines (DNS), les types de supports et autres symboles et numéros Internet liés au protocole
Internet
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3.2.3
Internet Engineering Task Force
IETF
organisation promouvant des normes ouvertes qui élabore et promeut des normes Internet d’adoption
volontaire, y compris les normes qui composent la suite de protocoles Internet (TCP/IP)
Note 1 à l'article: L’Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) émet des Requests for Comments (RFC) qui sont des
documents formels rédigés par des comités et ensuite examinés par des parties intéressées.
3.2.4
réseau de l'ISSN
association intergouvernementale composée de l’Autorité d'enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 et des
Agences d’enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 auxquelles un certain nombre de services d’enregistrement ont
été délégués, y compris l’attribution d’ISSN
3.2.5
éditeur
organisation ou personne dont l'activité consiste à commander, élaborer, regrouper, valider, héberger et
diffuser des informations sous forme imprimée et/ou électronique
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.3.15, modifiée — Les notes à l'article ont été omises.]
3.3 Ressources identifiées
3.3.1
ressource continue
ressource sur tout support dont la publication se poursuit au cours du temps sans que la fin en soit
prédéterminée et qui est mise à la disposition du public
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.05]
Note 1 à l'article: Les ressources continues comprennent les publications en série et les ressources intégratrices
permanentes.
Note 2 à l'article: Une ressource continue électronique est une ressource disponible sur un support physique (par
exemple, un disque, une clé USB) ou une ressource consultée via une connexion à un réseau de télécommunications
et au moyen de connexions matérielles et logicielles (par exemple, en ligne).
Note 3 à l'article: Une ressource continue électronique dématérialisée peut être nativement numérique ou avoir
été numérisée rétrospectivement.
3.3.2
édition de ressource continue
ressource continue distincte qui partage une période de parution avec une ou plusieurs autres éditions
de cette ressource, généralement avec le même titre propre
Note 1 à l'article: Chaque édition s'adresse à un public ou à une utilisation spécifique, par exemple, des éditions
linguistiques, éditions locales, éditions selon la fréquence de parution.
3.3.3
ressource intégratrice
publication dont la fin de parution est ou non programmée à l’avance, qui est augmentée ou modifiée
par des mises à jour qui ne restent pas distinctes, mais qui sont intégrées à l'ensemble de la ressource et
mise à disposition du public en n’importe quelle version sur support
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.06, modifiée — L’exemple a été omis.]
Note 1 à l'article: Seules les ressources intégratrices sans fin prédéterminée (c’est-à-dire, permanentes)
constituent des ressources continues éligibles à l'attribution d’un ISSN.
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3.3.4
revue
périodique, quelle que soit sa version sur support, ayant pour objectif de diffuser des travaux de
recherche originaux et des commentaires sur les développements actuels dans un domaine particulier,
un sous-domaine, un champ d’investigation ou un métier, publié sur une certaine durée, ou article par
article, en ligne
3.3.5
version sur support
moyen utilisé pour véhiculer les informations ou le contenu
Note 1 à l'article: Le support peut être physique (par exemple, imprimé, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, cassettes, clé USB)
ou dématérialisé (par exemple, sites web, bases de données en ligne, fichiers téléchargeables).
3.3.6
collection de monographies
série de livres distincts, reliés entre eux par le fait que chacun porte, outre son titre propre particulier,
le titre collectif de la série
Note 1 à l'article: Le livre, pris individuellement, peut ou non porter un numéro d’ordre dans la série.
Note 2 à l'article: Les collections de monographies ne doivent pas être confondues avec les monographies en
plusieurs volumes dont la parution s’arrête au bout de deux volumes ou plus, ou avec des séries dont l’arrêt de
parution est prévu après un nombre fini de fascicules/volumes, et qui ne sont donc pas éligibles à l'attribution
d’un ISSN.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.27.02]
3.3.7
périodique
publication en série qui se distingue généralement par la diversité de ses contenus et de ses
contributeurs, soit à l’intérieur d’une même livraison, soit d’une livraison à l'autre
Note 1 à l'article: Chaque livraison est généralement composée de plus d’une contribution intellectuelle (article,
essai, critique, note, etc.).
Note 2 à l'article: Un périodique est sans fin prédéterminée.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.28.02]
3.3.8
publication en série
version d’une publication sur un support déterminé quel qu’il soit, qui paraît en fascicules ou volumes
successifs, portant généralement des indications numériques ou chronologiques, sans limite prévue
dans la durée, quelle que soit la fréquence de la publication
Note 1 à l'article: Les publications limitées dans le temps (par exemple, une lettre d'actualité relative à un
événement ponctuel) qui possèdent certaines caractéristiques propres aux publications en série, de type
livraisons successives et/ou numérotées, peuvent être considérées comme des publications en série.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.4.1.28.01]
3.4 Identifiants et localisateurs
3.4.1
ISSN de regroupement
ISSN attribué pour regrouper des ressources continues liées entre elles
EXEMPLE Titres disponibles en version imprimée et en version électronique, titres disponibles en plusieurs
éditions linguistiques.
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3.4.2
Global Trade Item Number
GTIN
numéro unique issu d’un code normalisé international utilisé pour identifier des produits et des unités
d’emballage
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.12 — Les notes à l'article ont été omises.]
3.4.3
ISSN
Numéro international normalisé des publications en série
code normalisé attribué par le réseau de l'ISSN pour l’identification unique des publications en série et
autres ressources continues dans une version sur un support défini
Note 1 à l'article: Le terme ISSN peut être utilisé au pluriel (ISSNs) pour désigner plus d’un ISSN.
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.03, modifiée — Les notes à l'article ont été modifiées.]
3.4.4
ISSN-L
ISSN de liaison
ISSN de regroupement désigné par l’Autorité d’enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 pour permettre de
regrouper ou de lier les versions d'une ressource continue sur des supports différents
3.4.5
PID
Persistent Identifier
identifiant unique qui garantit un accès permanent à un objet numérique en décorrélant celui-ci de son
emplacement physique ou de son détenteur actuel
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.2.5.25]
3.4.6
URI
Universal Resource Identifier
séquence compacte de caractères qui identifie une ressource abstraite ou physique
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.1.9.20]
3.4.7
URN
Uniform Resource Name
identifiant d’une ressource, pérenne, indépendant de l'emplacement, utilisé pour la reconnaissance et
l'accès aux caractéristiques de la ressource ou à la ressource elle-même
[SOURCE: ISO 5127:2017, 3.1.9.22]
4 Structure de l'ISSN et de l’ISSN de regroupement
Les caractères qui composent un ISSN, quel que soit le préfixe, sont définis en tant que points de code
selon les termes de l’ISO/IEC 10646.
NOTE Les points de code indiqués ci-dessus peuvent être représentés sans ambiguïté dans tous les jeux de
caractères communément en usage.
Un ISSN doit être composé de huit caractères comme indiqué ci-dessous:
Emplacement 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Caractère N N N N N N N C
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où:
— N est un chiffre issu des points de code de U+0030 à U+0039 (chiffres arabes de 0 à 9); et
— C est un caractère de contrôle qui est soit un chiffre issu des points de code de U+0030 à U+0039 soit
la lettre X en majuscule (point de code U+0058).
Le caractère de contrôle doit être établi à partir des sept autres chiffres par un calcul utilisant le
modulo 11, avec les facteurs de pondération 8 à 2, en prenant X au lieu de 10 si 10 est le caractère de
contrôle, tel que calculé en Annexe A.
EXEMPLE
22656405
14549042
Les ISSN sont susceptibles d’être utilisés dans le même contexte que des codes conçus pour d'autres
usages. Par conséquent, il convient de les faire précéder du préfixe ISSN (U+0049, U+0053, U+0053,
U+004E) et d'un espace (U+0020) et de les diviser en deux groupes de quatre caractères, séparés par
un tiret, pour éviter toute confusion lorsqu’un ISSN est destiné à être lu par un œil humain (U+002D).
EXEMPLE
ISSN 1792-4219
ISSN 2336-1956
ISSN 0268-540X
ISSN-L 2397–1754
5 Attribution de l'ISSN — Principes
5.1 Un ISSN doit être attribué uniquement par un membre du réseau de l’ISSN à la demande d’un
déclarant ou dans le cadre d’un traitement interne de bibliothèque tel que le dépôt légal et les projets de
numérisation.
5.2 Une demande d’ISSN peut être déposée auprès du réseau de l'ISSN par n’importe quelle personne
ou organisation ayant besoin d’identifier une publication en série ou quelque autre ressource continue,
par exemple, un éditeur ou son représentant, une bibliothèque, un fournisseur de contenu, une agence
de préservation.
5.3 Une demande d’ISSN pour une publication en série doit être accompagnée d’un exemplaire de la
plus ancienne livraison, ou d’un accès à cette dernière pour les publications en série, ou de l’itération en
cours pour une ressource intégratrice.
5.4 Une demande d’ISSN doit être accompagnée des métadonnées concernant une ressource continue
à laquelle un ISSN doit être attribué. Il convient que les métadonnées fournies par les déclarants soient
exactes et vérifiables.
5.5 Au moment de l’enregistrement par le réseau de l'ISSN, chaque ressource continue se voit attribuer
un titre clé unique qui est lié de façon permanente à l’ISSN.
5.6 Il convient qu’un seul ISSN soit attribué à chaque version d’une ressource continue distincte sur un
support déterminé, conformément aux règles.
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5.7 Lorsqu’une ressource continue est publiée en plusieurs éditions ou en plusieurs versions sur
support, il convient d’attribuer un ISSN et un titre clé unique à chacune des éditions ou versions sur
support, que celles-ci portent ou non le même titre propre.
5.8 Il convient qu’un nouvel ISSN soit attribué et un nouveau titre clé correspondant établi lorsqu'une
ressource continue subit un changement majeur de titre ou tout autre changement majeur. L’Autorité
d'enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 doit déterminer les règles définissant les changements relatifs à une
ressource continue qui nécessitent l’attribution d’un nouvel ISSN. Lors de l’élaboration de ces règles,
l’Autorité d’enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 doit prendre en compte d’autres normes bibliographiques
applicables aux ressources continues.
5.9 Une fois qu'un ISSN a été attribué à une ressource continue, il convient de ne pas le modifier, le
remplacer ou le réutiliser pour une autre publication.
5.10 L'attribution d'un ISSN à une ressource continue ne doit revêtir aucune signification ni valeur
juridique quant au détenteur des droits ou au contenu de la publication. L’ISSN n’est pas en soi la
propriété du déclarant et l’ISSN d’une ressource continue ne sera pas modifié suite à un changement
d’éditeur ou de lieu de publication.
5.11 L’attribution d’un ISSN à une ressource continue n’implique pas que le réseau de l'ISSN entérine le
contenu de ladite ressource continue ni qu’il ne constitue un gage de qualité de cette dernière.
6 Établissement du titre clé et du titre clé abrégé
6.1 Le titre clé est établi ou authentifié par le réseau de l'ISSN.
6.2 Le titre clé est basé sur le titre propre. Pour les publications en série, le titre clé est construit
en utilisant la première livraison ou la plus ancienne des livraisons disponibles au moment de
l'enregistrement. Pour les ressources intégratrices, le titre clé est construit à partir des informations
apparaissant sur l’itération en cours. Le titre clé est identique au titre propre si ce titre est unique dans
le Registre de l'ISSN au moment de l'enregistrement. Si ce titre propre n'est pas unique, le titre clé est le
titre propre auquel on a ajouté un élément additionnel entre parenthèses (tel que le nom de la collectivité
éditrice, le lieu et/ou la date de publication, une mention d'édition ou de support), afin de rendre le titre
clé résultant unique.
6.3 Il convient que tous les titres clés soient répertoriés dans le Registre de l'ISSN avec les ISSN auxquels
ils correspondent. Les titres clés doivent être romanisés de préférence selon les normes internationales.
[5]-[16]
L’Autorité d'enregistrement de l’ISO 3297 doit publier les références aux normes de romanisation
ainsi que les consignes d’application.
6.4 Il convient que le réseau de l'ISSN attribue le titre clé abrégé comme indiqué en même temps que
le titre clé pour les ressources continues scientifiques de manière à fournir une forme abrégée du titre
clé à des fins
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST ISO/DIS 3297:2019
01-oktober-2019
Informatika in dokumentacija - Mednarodna standardna številka serijske
publikacije (ISSN)
Information and documentation -- International standard serial number (ISSN)
Information et documentation -- Numéro international normalisé des publications en série
(ISSN)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO/DIS 3297:2019
ICS:
01.140.20 Informacijske vede Information sciences
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Construction of ISSN . 4
5 Assignment of ISSN: Principles . 4
6 Establishment of the key title and the abbreviated key title . 5
7 ISSN Clusters . 6
8 Human legibility of ISSN . 6
9 Machine legibility of ISSN . 7
10 ISSN Metadata . 9
11 Administration of the ISSN network . 9
Annex A (normative) Check digit for ISSN .10
Annex B (normative) Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) .11
Annex C (normative) ISSN Metadata .12
Annex D (normative) Administration of the ISSN network .14
Annex E (informative) Interoperability of ISSN .16
Annex F (informative) Identification of digital formats .21
Bibliography .22
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation,
Subcommittee SC 9, Identification and description.
This sixth edition cancels and replaces the fifth edition (ISO 3297:2017).
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Introduction
The need for a brief, unique and unambiguous identification code for serials and other continuing
resources is internationally recognized. The exchange of information among libraries, abstracting
services and other content users, system suppliers, distributors and other intermediaries, and
publishers and other content producers imposes the requirement for a standard code. Communication
between the different organizations transcends national boundaries and therefore requires an
international code which is numeric, since no single alphabet is used by the majority of producers and
users of serials. In response to these requirements, the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
was established as the identification code for serials. The ISSN is an opaque identifier where no meaning
is to be inferred from the code itself.
The International Serials Data System (ISDS) was established as an inter-governmental organization
within the framework of the UNESCO/UNISIST program to be the designated authority for controlling
the assignment of ISSN. In 1993, the ISDS became the ISSN Network which is the intergovernmental
organization comprising ISO 3297 Registration authority and ISO 3297 Registration Agencies to which
some Registration services have been delegated, including ISSN assignment.
The first three editions of this International Standard pertained only to serials. However, in 2002 a new
category of resources, “continuing resources”, was defined by the library community to encompass new
kinds of resources, such as updating databases. The scope of the fourth edition was broadened to cover
serials and other continuing resources. The fifth edition removed any reference to the business model
from the standard. This sixth edition responds to sector requests by establishing the ability to group
related resources into clusters identified by specific ISSNs. Furthermore, the standard specifies richer
metadata elements to allow the communication of additional characteristics of a resource.
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Information and documentation — International standard
serial number (ISSN)
1 Scope
This document defines and promotes the use of a standard code (ISSN) for the unique identification of
serials and other continuing resources.
Each International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique identifier for a specific serial or other
continuing resource in a defined medium whether print or electronic.
This document also allows for grouping related resources into clusters identified by specific ISSNs.
ISSNs are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whatever the medium of production
and irrespective of whether the serial is from the past, the present or is planned for the foreseeable
future. Continuing resources include:
— serials such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, e-journals, magazines, continuing monographic
series, annual reports, and,
— ongoing integrating resources in print or electronic medium that are continually updated like loose-
leaf publications, websites, ongoing directories and databases.
Individual monographs, sound and video recordings, printed music publications, audiovisual works
and musical works have their own numbering systems and are not specifically mentioned in this
document. Such items may carry an ISSN in addition to their own standard numbers when they are part
of a continuing resource.
More detailed operational guidance is provided in the ISSN Manual available from the Registration
authority for this document (see Clause 11 and Annex D).
2 Normative references
ISO 4:1997, Information and documentation — Rules for the abbreviation of title words and titles of
publications
ISO 8:1977, Documentation — Presentation of periodicals
ISO 9:1995, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Cyrillic characters into Latin characters —
Slavic and non-Slavic languages
ISO 233-2:1993, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Arabic characters into Latin
characters — Part 2: Arabic language — Simplified transliteration
ISO 233-3:1999, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Arabic characters into Latin
characters — Part 3: Persian language — Simplified transliteration
ISO 259:1984, Documentation — Transliteration of Hebrew characters into Latin characters
ISO 639-2:1998, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 2: Alpha-3 code
ISO 843:1997, Information and documentation — Conversion of Greek characters into Latin characters
ISO 2108:2017, Information and documentation — International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
ISO 2709:2008, Information and documentation — Format for information exchange
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ISO 3166, Country Codes
ISO 3602:1989, Documentation — Romanization of Japanese (kana script)
ISO 5127:2017, Information and documentation — Foundation and vocabulary
ISO 7098:2015, Information and documentation — Romanization of Chinese
ISO 9984:1996, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Georgian characters into Latin
characters
ISO 9985:1996, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin
characters
ISO/IEC 10646:2017, Information technology — Universal Coded Character Set (UCS)
ISO 11940:1998, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Thai
ISO 11940-2:2007, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Thai characters into Latin
characters — Part 2: Simplified transcription of Thai language
ISO/IEC 15420:2009, Information technology — Automatic identification and data capture techniques —
EAN/UPC bar code symbology specification
ISO 15919:2001, Information and documentation — Transliteration of Devanagari and related Indic scripts
into Latin characters
ISO 26324:2012, Information and documentation — Digital object identifier system
ISO 27729:2012, Information and documentation — International standard name identifier (ISNI)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http: //www .iso .org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at http: //www .electropedia .org/
3.1
continuing resource
publication or group of publications intended to bear a stable common title, in any specific medium,
that is issued over time with no predetermined conclusion and made available to the public.
Note 1 to entry: A continuing resource is published in successive or integrating issues which generally have
numerical and/or chronological designations.
Note 2 to entry: The French term is ressource continue.
3.2
integrating resource (ongoing)
continuing resource that is added to or changed by means of updates that do not remain discrete and
are integrated into the whole.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is ressource intégratrice permanente.
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3.3
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
identifier assigned by the ISSN network to a continuing resource or to a group of such resources.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is ISSN, Numéro international normalisé des publications en série.
Note 2 to entry: The term eISSN is informally used to refer to the ISSN assigned to continuing publications
distributed over digital networks.
Note 3 to entry: The term ISSNs can be used to refer to several ISSN.
3.4
ISSN metadata
descriptive data recorded as part of the ISSN assignment process, and updated when needed by the
ISSN network, that provides elements by which the continuing resource is identified and distinguished
from other continuing resources.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is métadonnées de l’ISSN.
3.5
ISSN Manual
document published by the ISSN Registration authority which complements the standard by providing
technical guidelines for its implementation.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is Manuel de l’ISSN.
3.6
ISSN Register
official registration database of ISO 3297 Registration authority containing all ISSN and associated
metadata records for the ISSN identifying continuing resources
Note 1 to entry: The French term is Registre de l’ISSN.
3.7
ISSN-L
Linking ISSN
the specific ISSN designated by ISO 3297 Registration authority to enable collocation or linking among
the different media versions of a continuing resource
Note 1 to entry: The French term is ISSN de liaison.
3.8
key title
unique name for a continuing resource, established by the ISSN network and inseparably linked with
its ISSN.
Note 1 to entry: The key title can be the same as the title of the resource; or, in order to achieve uniqueness, it can
be constructed by the addition of identifying and/or qualifying elements such as name of issuing body, place of
publication, edition statement, etc. Refer to the ISSN Manual.
Note 2 to entry: The French term is titre-clé.
3.9
publisher
organization or individual whose predominant activity is to commission, create, collect, validate, host
and distribute information in printed and/or in electronic form.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is éditeur.
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3.10
applicant
organization or individual that has requested an ISSN be allocated under the aegis of, and according to
the rules specified by, ISO 3297 Registration authority to identify a serial.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is déclarant.
3.11
serial
continuing resource issued in a succession of discrete issues or parts, usually bearing numbering, that
has no predetermined conclusion.
Note 1 to entry: The French term is publication en série.
Note 2 to entry: Publications of limited duration (e.g. newsletters of events) are also considered as serials.
4 Construction of ISSN
The characters that comprise an ISSN are defined as code points from ISO/IEC 10646:2017.
An ISSN shall consist of eight digits from the code points in the range U+0030 to U+0039 corresponding
to Arabic numerals 0 to 9. The last digit or check digit (extreme right, low-order position) can also use
the Latin capital letter X (code point U+0058). The check digit shall be calculated on a modulus 11 basis
with weights 8 to 2, using X in lieu of 10 where 10 would occur as a check digit. See Annex A for further
details. The ISSN shall be constructed as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen (U+002D).
EXAMPLES
2265-6405
1454-9042
Since ISSNs are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, when an
ISSN is presented for human perception, it should, to avoid confusion, be preceded by the prefix ISSN
(U+0047, U+0053, U+0053, U+004E) and a space (U+0020).
EXAMPLES
ISSN 1792-4219
ISSN 2336-1956
ISSN 0268-540X
NOTE The code points referenced above can be represented without ambiguity in all commonly used
character sets.
5 Assignment of ISSN: Principles
5.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only within the ISSN network upon request or through internal library
processes such as legal deposit and digitization projects.
5.2 An ISSN may be requested by a publisher or their representative, a library or by any another
applicant acceptable to the ISSN network.
5.3 Required metadata about the continuing resource to which an ISSN can be assigned shall be
submitted by publishers, libraries or other applicants to the ISSN network under the conditions laid down
by the ISSN network. Metadata supplied by applicants shall be accurate and verifiable. This metadata is
further enhanced by the ISSN network. It is preserved in and disseminated via the ISSN Register.
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5.4 Each distinct continuing resource in a particular medium as defined in the ISSN Manual shall be
assigned only one ISSN.
5.5 When a continuing resource is published in different editions whether media, geographic, language
or other, with the same title or not, different ISSN and key titles shall be assigned to the different editions.
5.6 For the purposes of the ISSN network, each continuing resource is assigned a unique key title
which is based on the title that is displayed prominently on the continuing resource. Each ISSN shall be
permanently linked to the key title established by the ISSN network at the time of registration.
5.7 A new ISSN shall be assigned and a corresponding new key title shall be established when the
continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major changes as defined in the ISSN
Manual. The rules spelled out in the ISSN Manual concerning major changes are intended to align with
other bibliographical standards.
5.8 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, it shall not be altered, replaced or reused
for another publication.
5.9 The assignment of an ISSN to a continuing resource shall not imply any meaning or legal evidence
with regard to the ownership of rights to that publication or its contents. The ISSN itself is not owned by
the applicant and is not changed solely because of a change of publisher or place of publication.
5.10 The assignment of an ISSN to a continuing resource does not imply the ISSN network endorses the
content of this continuing resource, nor implies any mark of quality about the continuing resource.
6 Establishment of the key title and the abbreviated key title
6.1 The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN network, in accordance with the rules
spelled out in section 4 in the ISSN Manual.
6.2 The key title is derived from information appearing on the first issue or the earliest available issue
at the time of registration on the title page of resources having a title page or title page equivalent, or
from the most complete information formally presented on resources lacking a title page. The title of
the resource becomes the key title if this title is unique in the ISSN Register at the time of registration. If
this title is not unique, the key title is the title of the resource, to which a qualifying term is added (such
as name of issuing body, place and/or date of publication, edition statement or medium statement), in
order to make the resulting key title unique.
6.4 All key titles are listed in the ISSN Register together with their ISSN. Key titles in non-Roman
alphabets shall be Romanized, preferably according to ISO or another international standard and
using characters and rules prescribed by the corresponding transliteration standard. In the absence of
applicable international guidelines, a national standard may be used. Refer to additional Romanization
guidelines provided in the ISSN Manual. The main key title of the record is the Romanized key title. The
alternate key title is the key title in the original script.
6.5 The abbreviated key title is assigned by the ISSN network in conjunction with the key title and
provides an abbreviated form of the key title for purposes of indexing and citations. The abbreviations
are based on ISO 4, Documentation--Rules for the Abbreviation of Title Words and Titles of Publications
and in accordance with the specific rules spelled out in the ISSN Manual. They also make use of the List of
Serial Title Word Abbreviations. The abbreviated key title provides a standardized abbreviation that can
be used by abstracting and indexing services or journal publishers to facilitate searching for journals and
articles within scientific journals.
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7 ISSN Clusters
When the ISSN Registration authority identifies the need for resource clusters such as to group all the
earlier and later titles, it will publish in the ISSN Manual definitions and processes for the assignment of
new classes of ISSN to clusters of that sort. Such classes of ISSN may either:
— adopt one of the ISSN in the cluster and attach a distinguishing prefix, or,
— assign a new ISSN for the purpose of identifying that cluster and provide appropriate metadata.
A specific type of ISSN cluster is identified by the Linking ISSN (ISSN-L). This is defined in Annex B as
a special class of ISSN for the purpose of finding or linking to a continuing resource without regard
to medium. The ISSN-L duplicates one of the ISSN assigned to the different media versions and is
distinguished by the prefix ISSN-L. The Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) provides for collocation or linking among
the different media versions of the same continuing resource.
EXAMPLES
ISSN 2095-2686 identifies the print version of International Journal of Mining Science and Technology.
ISSN 2589-062X identifies the digital version of the same journal.
ISSN-L 2095-2686 is designated by the Registration authority as the linking ISSN.
ISSN 2365-807X identifies the online version of Kultur- und Sozialgeschichte Osteuropas (Internet).
ISSN 2365-8061 identifies the print version of the same journal.
ISSN-L 2365-807X is designated by the Registration authority as the linking ISSN.
8 Human legibility of ISSN
8.1 To ensure that the digits are easily identified as an ISSN, it shall be displayed consistently as two
groups of four digits separated by a hyphen and preceded by the prefix ISSN and a space
8.2 The ISSN shall be displayed in a prominent position on or in the first issue and on or in each
subsequent issue of serials and other continuing resources; or on each iteration of ongoing integrating
resources.
8.3 On printed continuing resources, the ISSN shall be printed in a prominent position on each printed
issue of a continuing resource in the following order of preference: top-right hand corner of the front
cover, title page, caption, masthead, back cover, colophon or editorial pages.
8.4 In the case of tête-bêche publications (i.e. when two resources, each with its own ISSN, are bound
together in inverted relation to each other), the ISSN pertaining to each resource should be printed in the
preferred location (cover, etc., as above) on each resource.
8.5 The ISSN shall be displayed on the continuing resource even when it is also included in the bar
code or GTIN (see Annex E).
8.6 If a continuing resource bears an ISSN as well as another standard number, such as an ISBN for a
monograph within a series, the two numbers shall appear together and each number shall be identified
by its own prefix such as “ISSN” and “ISBN” or another appropriate prefix related to a specific identifier.
Example
The monographic series BAR. British series has been assigned ISSN 0143-3032.
The monograph Ragstone to Riches: Imperial Estates, metalla and the Roman military in the south east of
Britain during the occupation belonging to this series has been assigned ISBN 9781407316529.
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On the publication, these identifiers should appear as such:
ISBN 9781407316529
ISSN 0143-3032
8.7 When a single continuing resource bears more than one ISSN in relation to different continuing
resource titles, for example the titles of a main series and its subseries, each ISSN shall appear on the
continuing resource and each shall be distinguished by either adding the full or abbreviated title in
parentheses after the relevant number, or by printing each ISSN as close as possible to the relevant title.
8.8 When a continuing resource contains another continuing resource as an insert with a separate
title page, the ISSN for the insert shall be printed on its title page, or in some other appropriate place on
the insert.
8.9 When the same serial or other continuing resource is produced in different media for which
different ISSN and key titles are assigned, then the ISSN of all media versions shall appear together on
each version and in other prominent location, each with additional and distinguishing information.
EXAMPLES
ISSN 1562-6865 (Online)
ISSN 1063-7710 (Print)
OR
Online version: ISSN 1562-6865
Print version: ISSN 1063-7710
NOTE For printing and display of ISSN-L, see Annex B.
8.10 On a continuing resource published in an
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