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Obtaining an ISSN is quick and easy, and can be done online with ngoministry.com in 3 simple steps.
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Think of it as a unique fingerprint, but instead of identifying a person, it identifies a periodic publication (like a magazine, journal, newspaper, or blog), regardless of the country it's published in or the language it's written in.
An ISSN is an 8-digit code separated by a hyphen into two groups of four digits (e.g., ISSN 1234-5679).
✅The first seven digits are the unique identification number.
✅The eighth digit is a check digit, which is used by computers to verify that the number is valid. Sometimes, this last digit is an X if the check digit calculates to 10.
✅Unlike ISBNs (for books), the numbers in an ISSN don't actually "mean" anything—they don't code for the country of origin or the publisher. They are just sequentially assigned.
ISSNs are assigned to serials and continuing resources. This includes:
✅Academic journals
✅Magazines
✅Newspapers
✅Annual reports
✅Monographic series
✅Continuously updated websites and databases
If you've ever tried to look up a journal called Journal of Cancer Research, you might find three or four different publications with incredibly similar names. The ISSN solves this chaos.
✅Precise Identification: It allows libraries, researchers, and distributors to find the exact publication they need without confusion.
✅Ordering and Distribution: It helps bookstores and libraries manage subscriptions and automate ordering systems.
✅Barcodes: The ISSN is used to generate the institutional barcode on the cover of magazines and journals.
✅ISBN (International Standard Book Number): This is for monographs—which is just a fancy publishing word for books. It identifies a specific, one-off publication. If you write a novel, a textbook, or a biography, it gets an ISBN.
✅ISSN (International Standard Serial Number): This is for serials—publications that are released in successive parts (like issues or volumes) and are intended to keep going indefinitely. This includes magazines, newspapers, academic journals, and annual reports.
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