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An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a periodical publication (periodical), such as a magazine. [1] The ISSN is especially helpful in distinguishing between serials with the same title.
The ISSN or International Standard Serial Number identifies a serial publication, such as a newspaper, magazine, or academic journal, or blog; it is the periodical counterpart of the ISBN for a book. It does not identify a particular issue or a particular article in an issue.
ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) ISWN (International Standard Wine Number) LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number) License number (East German books) (Book identification system used between 1951 and 1990 in the former GDR) List of group-0 ISBN publisher codes; List of group-1 ISBN publisher codes; List of ISBN registration groups
It is an extension of the International Standard Serial Number, which identifies an entire serial (similar to the way an ISBN identifies a specific book). The ISSN applies to the entire publication, however, including every volume ever printed, so this more specific identifier was developed by the Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee (SISAC) to allow references to specific parts of a ...
This template generates a link for finding data about a (print or on-line) publication via its International Standard Serial Number (ISSN). The ISSN refers to the particular publication, not to a specific issue (or date) of that publication. The ISSN is used to help establish the publication as a Wikipedia reliable source.
The term serial number is sometimes used for codes which do not identify a single instance of something. For example, the International Standard Serial Number or ISSN used on magazines, journals and other periodicals, an equivalent to the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) applied to books, is assigned to each periodical.
International Standard Serial Number, a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication; International Standard Name Identifier, a unique sixteen-digit number used to identify the public identities of contributors to media content
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is to serial publications (and by extension, periodicals) what the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is to books: a standardized reference number.