SIST ISO 3297:2011

Information and documentation - International standard serial number (ISSN)

This International Standard 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. This International Standard also describes a mechanism, the "linking ISSN (ISSN-L)," that provides for collocation or linking among the different media versions of the same continuing resource. ISSN are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whether past, present or to be published or produced in the foreseeable future, whatever the medium of publication or production. 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 International Standard. 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 International Standard (see Clause 11).

Information et documentation - Numéro international normalisé des publications en série (ISSN)

L'ISO 3297:2007 d�finit et encourage l'emploi d'un code normalis� (ISSN), destin� � l'identification unique des publications en s�rie et des autres ressources continues.
Chaque Num�ro international normalis� des publications en s�rie (ISSN) est l'identifiant unique d'une publication en s�rie ou d'une autre ressource continue sur un support d�termin�. L'ISO 3297:2007 d�crit aussi un m�canisme, l' �ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L)�, qui permet de rassembler et de lier les versions sur des supports diff�rents d'une m�me ressource continue.
L'ISSN s'applique aux publications en s�rie et aux autres ressources continues, qu'elles soient pass�es, pr�sentes ou � para�tre dans un avenir pr�visible, quel que soit leur support de publication ou de production.
Les monographies, les enregistrements sonores et visuels, les publications de musique imprim�e, les œuvres audiovisuelles et les œuvres musicales ont leurs propres syst�mes de num�rotation et ne sont donc pas explicitement concern�s par l'ISO 3297:2007. Ces documents peuvent porter un ISSN en compl�ment de leurs propres num�ros normalis�s lorsqu'ils font partie d'une publication en s�rie ou d'une ressource continue.
Des recommandations plus d�taill�es sont fournies dans le manuel de l'ISSN, disponible aupr�s de l'autorit� d'enregistrement de l'ISO 3297:2007.

Informatika in dokumentacija - Mednarodna standardna številka serijske publikacije (ISSN)

Ta mednarodni standard opredeljuje in spodbuja uporabo standardne kode (ISSN) za identifikacijsko oznako serij in drugih neprekinjenih virov. Vsaka mednarodna standardna številka serijske publikacije (ISSN) je edinstvena oznaka določene serije ali drugega neprekinjenega vira v opredeljenem mediju. Ta mednarodni standard prav tako opisuje mehanizem »veznega ISSN (ISSN-L)«, ki zagotavlja kolokacijo ali povezovanje med različnimi različicami medijev istega neprekinjenega vira. ISSN veljajo za serije in druge neprekinjene vire bodisi v preteklosti, sedanjosti ali bodo objavljeni ali ustvarjeni v predvidljivi prihodnosti, ne glede na to ali gre za medij objave ali produkcije. Posamične monografije, zvočni in videoposnetki, natisnjene glasbene publikacije, avdiovizualna dela in glasbena dela imajo svoj lastni sistem številčenja in niso posebej omenjeni v tem mednarodnem standardu. Taki predmeti imajo lahko ISSN poleg svojih lastnih standardnih številk, kadar so del neprekinjenega vira. Podrobnejše operativno vodilo je določeno v Priročniku ISS, ki je na voljo pri registracijskem organu tega mednarodnega standarda (glej klavzulo 11).

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Public Enquiry End Date: 30-Nov-2010
• Publication Date: 10-Jan-2011
• Withdrawal Date: 26-Jul-2018
• ICS: 01.140.20 - Information sciences
• Technical Committee: IDT - Information, documentation, language and terminology
• Current Stage: 9900 - Withdrawal (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 26-Jul-2018
• Due Date: 18-Aug-2018
• Completion Date: 27-Jul-2018
• Ref Project: ISO 3297:2007 - Information and documentation — International standard serial number (ISSN)

Relations

• Replaces: SIST ISO 3297:2003 - Information and documentation -- International standard serial number (ISSN)
• Effective Date: 01-Feb-2011
• Replaced By: SIST ISO 3297:2018 - Information and documentation -- International standard serial number (ISSN)
• Effective Date: 01-Sep-2018

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3297
Fourth edition
2007-09-01

Information and documentation —
International standard serial number
(ISSN)
Information et documentation — Numéro international normalisé des
publications en série (ISSN)




Reference number
ISO 3297:2007(E)
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ISO 3297:2007(E)
Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions. 1
3 Construction of ISSN. 3
4 Assignment of ISSN. 3
5 Establishment of the key title . 3
6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L). 4
7 Printing and display of ISSN. 4
7.1 General. 4
7.2 Display of ISSN on printed continuing resources. 4
7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media. 5
8 Metadata . 5
8.1 ISSN metadata. 5
8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment. 5
9 Copyright . 5
10 Fees. 5
11 Administration of the ISSN system. 5
Annex A (normative) Check digit for ISSN . 6
Annex B (normative) Metadata . 7
Annex C (normative) Linking ISSN (ISSN-L). 9
Annex D (normative) Roles and responsibilities of the ISSN centres . 10
Annex E (informative) Use of ISSN and linking ISSN (ISSN-L) with other identification and linking
systems. 12
Bibliography . 19

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ISO 3297:2007(E)
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.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
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.
ISO 3297 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee
SC 9, Identification and description.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 3297:1998), of which the entire text has been
reorganized and rewritten. This edition clarifies and confirms that different media versions of a continuing
resource are assigned different ISSN. In recognition of the increasing need in the digital environment to
collocate as well as differentiate media versions, this edition of this International Standard introduces a
functionality, the “linking ISSN” (ISSN-L), for the purpose of supporting services that offer search and delivery
functionality across all media versions.
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ISO 3297:2007(E)
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; 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 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.
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, as well as traditional serials. Thus the scope of this fourth edition
has been broadened to cover serials and other continuing resources.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 3297:2007(E)

Information and documentation — International standard serial
number (ISSN)
1 Scope
This International Standard 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. This International Standard also describes a mechanism, the “linking ISSN
(ISSN-L),” that provides for collocation or linking among the different media versions of the same continuing
resource.
ISSN are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whether past, present or to be published or
produced in the foreseeable future, whatever the medium of publication or production.
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 International
Standard. 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 International Standard (see Clause 11).
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
continuing resource
publication, in any medium, that is issued over time with no predetermined conclusion and made available to
the public
NOTE 1 Such a publication is usually issued in successive or integrating issues which generally have numerical and/or
chronological designations.
NOTE 2 Continuing resources include serials such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, etc., and ongoing
integrating resources such as loose-leaf publications that are continually updated and Web sites that are continually
updated.
NOTE 3 The French term is ressource continue.
2.2
serial
continuing resource issued in a succession of discrete issues or parts, usually bearing numbering, that has no
predetermined conclusion
EXAMPLE Journals, magazines, electronic journals, ongoing directories, annual reports, newspapers, monographic
series, and also those journals, magazines and newsletters of limited duration that otherwise bear all the characteristics of
serials (e.g. newsletter of an event).
NOTE The French term is publication en série.
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2.3
ongoing integrating resource
continuing resource that is added to or changed by means of updates that do not remain discrete and are
integrated into the whole
EXAMPLES Databases, Web sites and loose-leafs that are updated over time with no predetermined conclusion.
NOTE The French term is ressource intégratrice permanente.
2.4
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
eight digit number, including a check digit and preceded by the alphabetic prefix ISSN, assigned to a
continuing resource by the ISSN Network
NOTE The French term is ISSN, Numéro international normalisé des publications en série.
2.5
ISSN Network
collective entity comprised of the ISSN International Centre and the ISSN national and regional centres, for
the purpose of administering the assignment of ISSN
NOTE The French term is Réseau de l'ISSN.
2.6
key title
unique name for a continuing resource, established by the ISSN Network and inseparably linked with its ISSN
NOTE 1 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.
NOTE 2 The French term is titre clé.
2.7
ISSN metadata
descriptive data recorded as part of the ISSN assignment process that provides elements by which the
resource is identified and distinguished from other resources
NOTE The French term is métadonnées de l'ISSN.
2.8
ISSN Register
official registration database of the ISSN Network containing metadata records for the ISSN assigned to
continuing resources
NOTE The French term is Registre de l'ISSN.
2.9
ISSN-L
Linking ISSN
ISSN designated by the ISSN Network to enable collocation or linking among the different media versions of a
continuing resource
NOTE The French term is ISSN de liaison.
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3 Construction of ISSN
An ISSN shall consist of eight digits, using Arabic numerals 0 to 9, except for the last digit (extreme right,
low-order position) which can also use the upper case letter X. The last digit shall be the check digit. 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.
Since ISSN are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, such as the
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or local control numbers, the written or printed presentation of
ISSN shall clearly distinguish ISSN from other numbering systems. Therefore, an ISSN shall be preceded by
the prefix ISSN and a space, and shall appear as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen.
EXAMPLES
ISSN 0251-1479
ISSN 1050-124X
4 Assignment of ISSN
4.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only by a centre of the ISSN Network.
4.2 Required metadata about the continuing resource to which an ISSN is assigned shall be collected and
submitted within the timeframe established by the ISSN International Centre to the ISSN Register by the
centre of the ISSN Network that registered the continuing resource. See Annex B for further details.
4.3 Each distinct continuing resource in a particular medium as defined in the ISSN Manual shall be
assigned only one ISSN.
4.4 Each ISSN shall be permanently linked to the key title established by the ISSN Network at the time of
registration.
4.5 When a continuing resource is published in different media, with the same title or not, different ISSN
and key titles shall be assigned to the different editions.
4.6 In cases where the continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major change as
defined in the ISSN Manual, a new ISSN shall be assigned and a corresponding new key title shall be
established.
4.7 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, it shall not be altered, replaced or reused
for another publication.
4.8 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.
5 Establishment of the key title
The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN centre responsible for the registration of the
continuing resource, in accordance with the rules given in the ISSN Manual.
The key title is derived from information appearing 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.
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All key titles are listed in the ISSN Register together with their ISSN. Key titles in non-roman alphabets shall
be romanized according to ISO standards or, in the absence of ISO standards, national standards.
6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L)
To enable the use of ISSN in cases where finding or linking to a continuing resource without regard to medium
is desired, the ISSN Network shall designate a linking ISSN.
The linking ISSN shall be designated from among the ISSN assigned to the different media versions of a
continuing resource. Further specifications regarding the linking ISSN are given in Annex C.
7 Printing and display of ISSN
7.1 General
The ISSN shall be presented as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen and shall always be
preceded by the prefix ISSN and a space (see also Clause 3).
The ISSN shall be displayed in a prominent position on or in the first issue and on or in each subsequent issue
of serials; or on or in each iteration of ongoing integrating resources.
If a resource bears an ISSN as well as another standard number, such as an ISBN for a volume of a series,
the two numbers shall appear together and each number shall be identified by its own prefix: “ISSN” and
“ISBN” or another appropriate prefix.
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.
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.
When serials or other continuing resources are produced in different media for which different ISSN and key
titles are assigned, the related ISSN may also be displayed on or in the serials or other continuing resources,
each with additional, 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 C.
7.2 Display of ISSN 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: front cover, title page, caption, masthead, back cover, colophon or editorial
pages.
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The ISSN shall, whenever possible, appear in the top right-hand corner of the front cover. 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.
7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media
On a continuing resource published in an electronic medium (e.g. online continuing resource, CD-ROM), the
ISSN shall appear on the title screen or, in the absence of a title screen, on the main menu, and, if applicable,
on any labels permanently affixed to the publication. If it is not possible to display the ISSN on the item or its
label, the ISSN shall be displayed on the container.
For online continuing resources using embedded metadata element sets, the ISSN shall be included in the
“Identifier” or equivalent element of such metadata.
On a continuing resource published on microfiche, the ISSN shall be entered in the identification area of the
header of the microfiche and/or the labels.
8 Metadata
8.1 ISSN metadata
The ISSN records in the ISSN Register contain a common core set of descriptive metadata that is maintained
by the ISSN centres (see Annex B).
The list of metadata elements may be augmented with additional elements if needed for national, regional or
international purposes.
8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment
Metadata is required, in addition to copies of or access to continuing resources, for the assignment of ISSN
(see Annex B).
9 Copyright
No copyright shall subsist in the assignment of ISSN or in its use in association with, or in place of, the
resources they represent.
10 Fees
ISSN are assigned free of charge.
11 Administration of the ISSN system
1)
The Registration Authority for this International Standard shall be the ISSN International Centre . The ISSN
Network shall be supervised, coordinated and administered by the ISSN International Centre.
The principal tasks of the ISSN International Centre and of ISSN national and regional centres are specified in
Annex D.

1) ISSN International Centre, 20, rue Bachaumont, 75002 Paris, France. Telephone: [phone].
Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]. Web site: http://www.issn.org.
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ISO 3297:2007(E)
Annex A
(normative)

Check digit for ISSN
The check digit helps guard against errors resulting from improper data transcription. The check digit is
particularly effective in detecting transposition errors. The check digit used in the ISSN is calculated on a
Modulus 11 basis using weights 8 to 2, as indicated in Table A.1.
Table A.1 — Procedure for calculating the ISSN check digit
Procedure Example
Step 1 Take the first seven digits of the ISSN (the check 0 3 1 7 8 4 7
digit is the eighth and last digit).
Step 2 Associate the following constant weighting factors 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
(8 to 2) to each digit.
Step 3 Apply each constant weighting factor by multiplying 0 3 1 7 8 4 7
each digit by its associated weighting factor
× 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
(e.g. 0 × 8; 3 × 7; 1 × 6; etc.).
= 0 21 6 35 32 12 14
Step 4 Sum the products of these multiplications. 0 + 21 + 6 + 35 + 32 + 12 + 14 = 120
Step 5 Divide this sum by the modulus 11 to find the
120 ÷ 11 = 10 and a remainder of 10
remainder.
Step 6 Subtract the remainder from 11 to generate the
required check digit.
If the check digit is 10, generate a check digit of X. 11 − 10 = 1 Check digit = 1
If there is no remainder, generate a check digit of 0
(zero).
Step 7 Place the check digit at the end of the first seven
digits to create the eight-digit International Standard ISSN 0317-8471
Serial Number (ISSN).

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ISO 3297:2007(E)
Annex B
(normative)

Metadata
B.1 General
B.1.1 ISSN centres shall supply the ISSN Register with metadata about the resource to which the ISSN is
assigned. The metadata associated with each ISSN assignment shall be maintained by the ISSN centre.
B.1.2 The specifications concerning the type and format of this metadata shall be established by the ISSN
International Centre in cooperation with the individual ISSN centres and shall be published in the ISSN
Manual.
B.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment
ISSN assignment and registration are based primarily on the first or earliest issue of serials or on the current
iteration of ongoing integrating resources. Copies or surrogates of the resources are required for ISSN
assignment in addition to the metadata shown in Table B.1.
Table B.1 —Metadata to be supplied by ISSN requestors
Data element
Title
Country of publication
Medium of publication
Language of publication
Publisher's name and location
Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue)
Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown)
Frequency
The following elements should be supplied if applicable and available:
Electronic location and access (i.e. URL for online resources)
Additional physical form title or ISSN
Preceding title or ISSN
Succeeding title or ISSN
Supplement parent title or ISSN
Supplement/special issue title or ISSN
Main series title or ISSN
Subseries title or ISSN
Nonspecific relationship title or ISSN
Other edition title or ISSN
Varying form of title
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B.3 ISSN metadata
The ISSN metadata, established and maintained by the ISSN International Centre and national or regional
ISSN centres, shall include the applicable elements shown in Table B.2. The definition and application of the
data elements (mandatory and optional) are described in the ISSN Manual.
Table B.2 — Metadata to be established and maintained by ISSN centres
Data element
ISSN
ISSN-L
Key title
Country of publication
Medium of publication
Language of publication
Publisher's name and location
ISSN centre code
Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue)
Classification
Title proper
Name of issuing body
Electronic location and access
Additional physical form title and ISSN
Preceding title and ISSN
Succeeding title and ISSN
Supplement parent title and ISSN
Supplement/special issue title and ISSN
Main series title and ISSN
Subseries title and ISSN
Nonspecific relationship title and ISSN
Other edition title and ISSN
Original language entry and ISSN
Abbreviated key title
Varying form of title
Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown)
Frequency
Type of continuing resource
Specific material designation
Script of original title
Coden and other codes
Citation/references note

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ISO 3297:2007(E)
Annex C
(normative)

Linking ISSN (ISSN-L)
C.1 A Linking ISSN shall be designated only by a centre of the ISSN Network.
C.2 The first ISSN assigned, in the ISSN Register, to any medium version of a continuing resource shall be
designated by default to function also as the linking ISSN and shall apply to all other media versions of that
resource identified in the ISSN Register.
C.3 The linking ISSN shall be included as a separate data element on each of the metadata records to
which it pertains in the ISSN Register. Each metadata record in the ISSN Register will therefore carry the
medium-specific ISSN assigned to the resource described in the record and the designated linking ISSN as
separate data elements.
C.4 A linking ISSN shall be designated for each continuing resource identified in the ISSN Register, even if
the continuing resource exists in only one medium.
C.5 Only one linking ISSN shall be designated regardless of how many different media versions of a
continuing resource exist.
C.6 When a continuing resource to which an ISSN has been assigned undergoes a major change and is
therefore assigned a new ISSN (major change in title or other major change as defined in the ISSN Manual),
the relevant linking ISSN shall be designated and recorded in the new metadata record that was created with
the new ISSN assignment.
C.7 When printed or otherwise displayed in applications involving collocation of all media versions of a
continuing resource, the linking ISSN shall be clearly distinguished as such by use of the label ISSN-L. In
such cases, the label ISSN-L shall be written in upper case and a space shall precede the 8 digits of the
linking ISSN.
EXAMPLE
ISSN-L 0251-1479
C.8 The linking ISSN can be used as a component in other global identifiers and mechanisms (see
examples in Annex E). In such cases, specific syntax requirements may apply for the display of the linking
ISSN within the syntax of such other identifiers or mechanisms.
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ISO 3297:2007(E)
Annex D
(normative)

Roles and responsibilities of the ISSN centres
D.1 General
2)
The Registration Authority for this International Standard shall be the ISSN International Centre .
The ISSN system shall be composed of national and regional ISSN centres coordinated by the ISSN
International Centre. The international, national and regional ISSN centres are referred to collectively as the
ISSN Network and shall operate in accordance with the specifications outlined in D.2 and D.3.
D.2 ISSN International Centre
The ISSN International Centre shall perform the following functions and services:
a) establish agreements governing the creation and operations of ISSN national and regional centres with
the institutions hosting such centres, and revoke such a
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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)
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SIST ISO 3297:2011

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 3297
Fourth edition
2007-09-01

Information and documentation —
International standard serial number
(ISSN)
Information et documentation — Numéro international normalisé des
publications en série (ISSN)




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Contents Page
Foreword. iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions. 1
3 Construction of ISSN. 3
4 Assignment of ISSN. 3
5 Establishment of the key title . 3
6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L). 4
7 Printing and display of ISSN. 4
7.1 General. 4
7.2 Display of ISSN on printed continuing resources. 4
7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media. 5
8 Metadata . 5
8.1 ISSN metadata. 5
8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment. 5
9 Copyright . 5
10 Fees. 5
11 Administration of the ISSN system. 5
Annex A (normative) Check digit for ISSN . 6
Annex B (normative) Metadata . 7
Annex C (normative) Linking ISSN (ISSN-L). 9
Annex D (normative) Roles and responsibilities of the ISSN centres . 10
Annex E (informative) Use of ISSN and linking ISSN (ISSN-L) with other identification and linking
systems. 12
Bibliography . 19

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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.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards
adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an
International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote.
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.
ISO 3297 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee
SC 9, Identification and description.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 3297:1998), of which the entire text has been
reorganized and rewritten. This edition clarifies and confirms that different media versions of a continuing
resource are assigned different ISSN. In recognition of the increasing need in the digital environment to
collocate as well as differentiate media versions, this edition of this International Standard introduces a
functionality, the “linking ISSN” (ISSN-L), for the purpose of supporting services that offer search and delivery
functionality across all media versions.
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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; 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 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.
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, as well as traditional serials. Thus the scope of this fourth edition
has been broadened to cover serials and other continuing resources.
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Information and documentation — International standard serial
number (ISSN)
1 Scope
This International Standard 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. This International Standard also describes a mechanism, the “linking ISSN
(ISSN-L),” that provides for collocation or linking among the different media versions of the same continuing
resource.
ISSN are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whether past, present or to be published or
produced in the foreseeable future, whatever the medium of publication or production.
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 International
Standard. 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 International Standard (see Clause 11).
2 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
2.1
continuing resource
publication, in any medium, that is issued over time with no predetermined conclusion and made available to
the public
NOTE 1 Such a publication is usually issued in successive or integrating issues which generally have numerical and/or
chronological designations.
NOTE 2 Continuing resources include serials such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, etc., and ongoing
integrating resources such as loose-leaf publications that are continually updated and Web sites that are continually
updated.
NOTE 3 The French term is ressource continue.
2.2
serial
continuing resource issued in a succession of discrete issues or parts, usually bearing numbering, that has no
predetermined conclusion
EXAMPLE Journals, magazines, electronic journals, ongoing directories, annual reports, newspapers, monographic
series, and also those journals, magazines and newsletters of limited duration that otherwise bear all the characteristics of
serials (e.g. newsletter of an event).
NOTE The French term is publication en série.
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2.3
ongoing integrating resource
continuing resource that is added to or changed by means of updates that do not remain discrete and are
integrated into the whole
EXAMPLES Databases, Web sites and loose-leafs that are updated over time with no predetermined conclusion.
NOTE The French term is ressource intégratrice permanente.
2.4
ISSN
International Standard Serial Number
eight digit number, including a check digit and preceded by the alphabetic prefix ISSN, assigned to a
continuing resource by the ISSN Network
NOTE The French term is ISSN, Numéro international normalisé des publications en série.
2.5
ISSN Network
collective entity comprised of the ISSN International Centre and the ISSN national and regional centres, for
the purpose of administering the assignment of ISSN
NOTE The French term is Réseau de l'ISSN.
2.6
key title
unique name for a continuing resource, established by the ISSN Network and inseparably linked with its ISSN
NOTE 1 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.
NOTE 2 The French term is titre clé.
2.7
ISSN metadata
descriptive data recorded as part of the ISSN assignment process that provides elements by which the
resource is identified and distinguished from other resources
NOTE The French term is métadonnées de l'ISSN.
2.8
ISSN Register
official registration database of the ISSN Network containing metadata records for the ISSN assigned to
continuing resources
NOTE The French term is Registre de l'ISSN.
2.9
ISSN-L
Linking ISSN
ISSN designated by the ISSN Network to enable collocation or linking among the different media versions of a
continuing resource
NOTE The French term is ISSN de liaison.
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3 Construction of ISSN
An ISSN shall consist of eight digits, using Arabic numerals 0 to 9, except for the last digit (extreme right,
low-order position) which can also use the upper case letter X. The last digit shall be the check digit. 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.
Since ISSN are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, such as the
International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or local control numbers, the written or printed presentation of
ISSN shall clearly distinguish ISSN from other numbering systems. Therefore, an ISSN shall be preceded by
the prefix ISSN and a space, and shall appear as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen.
EXAMPLES
ISSN 0251-1479
ISSN 1050-124X
4 Assignment of ISSN
4.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only by a centre of the ISSN Network.
4.2 Required metadata about the continuing resource to which an ISSN is assigned shall be collected and
submitted within the timeframe established by the ISSN International Centre to the ISSN Register by the
centre of the ISSN Network that registered the continuing resource. See Annex B for further details.
4.3 Each distinct continuing resource in a particular medium as defined in the ISSN Manual shall be
assigned only one ISSN.
4.4 Each ISSN shall be permanently linked to the key title established by the ISSN Network at the time of
registration.
4.5 When a continuing resource is published in different media, with the same title or not, different ISSN
and key titles shall be assigned to the different editions.
4.6 In cases where the continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major change as
defined in the ISSN Manual, a new ISSN shall be assigned and a corresponding new key title shall be
established.
4.7 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, it shall not be altered, replaced or reused
for another publication.
4.8 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.
5 Establishment of the key title
The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN centre responsible for the registration of the
continuing resource, in accordance with the rules given in the ISSN Manual.
The key title is derived from information appearing 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.
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All key titles are listed in the ISSN Register together with their ISSN. Key titles in non-roman alphabets shall
be romanized according to ISO standards or, in the absence of ISO standards, national standards.
6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L)
To enable the use of ISSN in cases where finding or linking to a continuing resource without regard to medium
is desired, the ISSN Network shall designate a linking ISSN.
The linking ISSN shall be designated from among the ISSN assigned to the different media versions of a
continuing resource. Further specifications regarding the linking ISSN are given in Annex C.
7 Printing and display of ISSN
7.1 General
The ISSN shall be presented as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen and shall always be
preceded by the prefix ISSN and a space (see also Clause 3).
The ISSN shall be displayed in a prominent position on or in the first issue and on or in each subsequent issue
of serials; or on or in each iteration of ongoing integrating resources.
If a resource bears an ISSN as well as another standard number, such as an ISBN for a volume of a series,
the two numbers shall appear together and each number shall be identified by its own prefix: “ISSN” and
“ISBN” or another appropriate prefix.
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.
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.
When serials or other continuing resources are produced in different media for which different ISSN and key
titles are assigned, the related ISSN may also be displayed on or in the serials or other continuing resources,
each with additional, 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 C.
7.2 Display of ISSN 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: front cover, title page, caption, masthead, back cover, colophon or editorial
pages.
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The ISSN shall, whenever possible, appear in the top right-hand corner of the front cover. 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.
7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media
On a continuing resource published in an electronic medium (e.g. online continuing resource, CD-ROM), the
ISSN shall appear on the title screen or, in the absence of a title screen, on the main menu, and, if applicable,
on any labels permanently affixed to the publication. If it is not possible to display the ISSN on the item or its
label, the ISSN shall be displayed on the container.
For online continuing resources using embedded metadata element sets, the ISSN shall be included in the
“Identifier” or equivalent element of such metadata.
On a continuing resource published on microfiche, the ISSN shall be entered in the identification area of the
header of the microfiche and/or the labels.
8 Metadata
8.1 ISSN metadata
The ISSN records in the ISSN Register contain a common core set of descriptive metadata that is maintained
by the ISSN centres (see Annex B).
The list of metadata elements may be augmented with additional elements if needed for national, regional or
international purposes.
8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment
Metadata is required, in addition to copies of or access to continuing resources, for the assignment of ISSN
(see Annex B).
9 Copyright
No copyright shall subsist in the assignment of ISSN or in its use in association with, or in place of, the
resources they represent.
10 Fees
ISSN are assigned free of charge.
11 Administration of the ISSN system
1)
The Registration Authority for this International Standard shall be the ISSN International Centre . The ISSN
Network shall be supervised, coordinated and administered by the ISSN International Centre.
The principal tasks of the ISSN International Centre and of ISSN national and regional centres are specified in
Annex D.

1) ISSN International Centre, 20, rue Bachaumont, 75002 Paris, France. Telephone: [phone].
Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]. Web site: http://www.issn.org.
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Annex A
(normative)

Check digit for ISSN
The check digit helps guard against errors resulting from improper data transcription. The check digit is
particularly effective in detecting transposition errors. The check digit used in the ISSN is calculated on a
Modulus 11 basis using weights 8 to 2, as indicated in Table A.1.
Table A.1 — Procedure for calculating the ISSN check digit
Procedure Example
Step 1 Take the first seven digits of the ISSN (the check 0 3 1 7 8 4 7
digit is the eighth and last digit).
Step 2 Associate the following constant weighting factors 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
(8 to 2) to each digit.
Step 3 Apply each constant weighting factor by multiplying 0 3 1 7 8 4 7
each digit by its associated weighting factor
× 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
(e.g. 0 × 8; 3 × 7; 1 × 6; etc.).
= 0 21 6 35 32 12 14
Step 4 Sum the products of these multiplications. 0 + 21 + 6 + 35 + 32 + 12 + 14 = 120
Step 5 Divide this sum by the modulus 11 to find the
120 ÷ 11 = 10 and a remainder of 10
remainder.
Step 6 Subtract the remainder from 11 to generate the
required check digit.
If the check digit is 10, generate a check digit of X. 11 − 10 = 1 Check digit = 1
If there is no remainder, generate a check digit of 0
(zero).
Step 7 Place the check digit at the end of the first seven
digits to create the eight-digit International Standard ISSN 0317-8471
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Annex B
(normative)

Metadata
B.1 General
B.1.1 ISSN centres shall supply the ISSN Register with metadata about the resource to which the ISSN is
assigned. The metadata associated with each ISSN assignment shall be maintained by the ISSN centre.
B.1.2 The specifications concerning the type and format of this metadata shall be established by the ISSN
International Centre in cooperation with the individual ISSN centres and shall be published in the ISSN
Manual.
B.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment
ISSN assignment and registration are based primarily on the first or earliest issue of serials or on the current
iteration of ongoing integrating resources. Copies or surrogates of the resources are required for ISSN
assignment in addition to the metadata shown in Table B.1.
Table B.1 —Metadata to be supplied by ISSN requestors
Data element
Title
Country of publication
Medium of publication
Language of publication
Publisher's name and location
Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue)
Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown)
Frequency
The following elements should be supplied if applicable and available:
Electronic location and access (i.e. URL for online resources)
Additional physical form title or ISSN
Preceding title or ISSN
Succeeding title or ISSN
Supplement parent title or ISSN
Supplement/special issue title or ISSN
Main series title or ISSN
Subseries title or ISSN
Nonspecific relationship title or ISSN
Other edition title or ISSN
Varying form of title
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B.3 ISSN metadata
The ISSN metadata, established and maintained by the ISSN International Centre and national or regional
ISSN centres, shall include the applicable elements shown in Table B.2. The definition and application of the
data elements (mandatory and optional) are described in the ISSN Manual.
Table B.2 — Metadata to be established and maintained by ISSN centres
Data element
ISSN
ISSN-L
Key title
Country of publication
Medium of publication
Language of publication
Publisher's name and location
ISSN centre code
Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue)
Classification
Title proper
Name of issuing body
Electronic location and access
Additional physical form title and ISSN
Preceding title and ISSN
Succeeding title and ISSN
Supplement parent title and ISSN
Supplement/special issue title and ISSN
Main series title and ISSN
Subseries title and ISSN
Nonspecific relationship title and ISSN
Other edition title and ISSN
Original language entry and ISSN
Abbreviated key title
Varying form of title
Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown)
Frequency
Type of continuing resource
Specific material designation
Script of original title
Coden and other codes
Citation/references note

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Annex C
(normative)

Linking ISSN (ISSN-L)
C.1 A Linking ISSN shall be designated only by a centre of the ISSN Network.
C.2 The first ISSN assigned, in the ISSN Register, to any medium version of a continuing resource shall be
designated by default to function also as the linking ISSN and shall apply to all other media versions of that
resource identified in the ISSN Register.
C.3 The linking ISSN shall be included as a separate data element on each of the metadata records to
which it pertains in the ISSN Register. Each metadata record in the ISSN Register will therefore carry the
medium-specific ISSN assigned to the resource described in the record and the designated linking ISSN as
separate data elements.
C.4 A linking ISSN shall be designated for each continuing resource identified in the ISSN Register, even if
the continuing resource exists in only one medium.
C.5 Only one linking ISSN shall be designated regardless of how many different media versions of a
continuing resource exist.
C.6 When a continuing resource to which an ISSN has been assigned undergoes a major change and is
therefore assigned a new ISSN (major change in title or other major change as defined in the ISSN Manual),
the relevant linking ISSN shall be designated and recorded in the new metadata record that was created with
the new ISSN assignment.
C.7 When printed or otherwise displayed in applications involving collocation of all media versions of a
continuing resource, the linking ISSN shall be clearly distinguished as such by use of the label ISSN-L. In
such cases, the label ISSN-L shall be written in upper case and a space shall precede the 8 digits of the
linking ISSN.
EXAMPLE
ISSN-L 0251-1479
C.8 The linking ISSN can be used as a component in
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iiiContents Page Foreword.iv Introduction.v 1 Scope.1 2 Terms and definitions.1 3 Construction of ISSN.3 4 Assignment of ISSN.3 5 Establishment of the key title.3 6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L).4 7 Printing and display of ISSN.4 7.1 General.4 7.2 Display of ISSN on printed continuing resources.4 7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media.5 8 Metadata.5 8.1 ISSN metadata.5 8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment.5 9 Copyright.5 10 Fees.5 11 Administration of the ISSN system.5 Annex A (normative)
Check digit for ISSN.6 Annex B (normative)
Metadata.7 Annex C (normative)
Linking ISSN (ISSN-L).9 Annex D (normative)
Roles and responsibilities of the ISSN centres.10 Annex E (informative)
Use of ISSN and linking ISSN (ISSN-L) with other identification and linking systems.12 Bibliography.19
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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved 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. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. 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. ISO 3297 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation, Subcommittee SC 9, Identification and description. This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 3297:1998), of which the entire text has been reorganized and rewritten. This edition clarifies and confirms that different media versions of a continuing resource are assigned different ISSN. In recognition of the increasing need in the digital environment to collocate as well as differentiate media versions, this edition of this International Standard introduces a functionality, the “linking ISSN” (ISSN-L), for the purpose of supporting services that offer search and delivery functionality across all media versions. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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vIntroduction 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; 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 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. 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, as well as traditional serials. Thus the scope of this fourth edition has been broadened to cover serials and other continuing resources. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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1Information and documentation — International standard serial number (ISSN) 1 Scope This International Standard 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. This International Standard also describes a mechanism, the “linking ISSN (ISSN-L),” that provides for collocation or linking among the different media versions of the same continuing resource. ISSN are applicable to serials and to other continuing resources, whether past, present or to be published or produced in the foreseeable future, whatever the medium of publication or production. 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 International Standard. 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 International Standard (see Clause 11). 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 continuing resource publication, in any medium, that is issued over time with no predetermined conclusion and made available to the public NOTE 1 Such a publication is usually issued in successive or integrating issues which generally have numerical and/or chronological designations. NOTE 2 Continuing resources include serials such as newspapers, periodicals, journals, magazines, etc., and ongoing integrating resources such as loose-leaf publications that are continually updated and Web sites that are continually updated. NOTE 3 The French term is ressource continue. 2.2 serial continuing resource issued in a succession of discrete issues or parts, usually bearing numbering, that has no predetermined conclusion EXAMPLE Journals, magazines, electronic journals, ongoing directories, annual reports, newspapers, monographic series, and also those journals, magazines and newsletters of limited duration that otherwise bear all the characteristics of serials (e.g. newsletter of an event). NOTE The French term is publication en série. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved 2.3 ongoing integrating resource continuing resource that is added to or changed by means of updates that do not remain discrete and are integrated into the whole EXAMPLES Databases, Web sites and loose-leafs that are updated over time with no predetermined conclusion. NOTE The French term is ressource intégratrice permanente. 2.4 ISSN International Standard Serial Number eight digit number, including a check digit and preceded by the alphabetic prefix ISSN, assigned to a
continuing resource by the ISSN Network NOTE The French term is ISSN, Numéro international normalisé des publications en série. 2.5 ISSN Network collective entity comprised of the ISSN International Centre and the ISSN national and regional centres, for the purpose of administering the assignment of ISSN NOTE The French term is Réseau de l'ISSN. 2.6 key title unique name for a continuing resource, established by the ISSN Network and inseparably linked with its ISSN NOTE 1 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. NOTE 2 The French term is titre clé. 2.7 ISSN metadata descriptive data recorded as part of the ISSN assignment process that provides elements by which the resource is identified and distinguished from other resources NOTE The French term is métadonnées de l'ISSN. 2.8 ISSN Register official registration database of the ISSN Network containing metadata records for the ISSN assigned to continuing resources NOTE The French term is Registre de l'ISSN. 2.9 ISSN-L Linking ISSN ISSN designated by the ISSN Network to enable collocation or linking among the different media versions of a continuing resource NOTE The French term is ISSN de liaison. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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33 Construction of ISSN An ISSN shall consist of eight digits, using Arabic numerals 0 to 9, except for the last digit (extreme right, low-order position) which can also use the upper case letter X. The last digit shall be the check digit. 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. Since ISSN are likely to be used in the same context as codes designed for other purposes, such as the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or local control numbers, the written or printed presentation of ISSN shall clearly distinguish ISSN from other numbering systems. Therefore, an ISSN shall be preceded by the prefix ISSN and a space, and shall appear as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen. EXAMPLES ISSN 0251-1479 ISSN 1050-124X 4 Assignment of ISSN 4.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only by a centre of the ISSN Network. 4.2 Required metadata about the continuing resource to which an ISSN is assigned shall be collected and submitted within the timeframe established by the ISSN International Centre to the ISSN Register by the centre of the ISSN Network that registered the continuing resource. See Annex B for further details. 4.3 Each distinct continuing resource in a particular medium as defined in the ISSN Manual shall be assigned only one ISSN. 4.4 Each ISSN shall be permanently linked to the key title established by the ISSN Network at the time of registration. 4.5 When a continuing resource is published in different media, with the same title or not, different ISSN and key titles shall be assigned to the different editions. 4.6 In cases where the continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major change as defined in the ISSN Manual, a new ISSN shall be assigned and a corresponding new key title shall be established. 4.7 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, it shall not be altered, replaced or reused for another publication. 4.8 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. 5 Establishment of the key title The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN centre responsible for the registration of the continuing resource, in accordance with the rules given in the ISSN Manual. The key title is derived from information appearing 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. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved All key titles are listed in the ISSN Register together with their ISSN. Key titles in non-roman alphabets shall be romanized according to ISO standards or, in the absence of ISO standards, national standards. 6 Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) To enable the use of ISSN in cases where finding or linking to a continuing resource without regard to medium is desired, the ISSN Network shall designate a linking ISSN. The linking ISSN shall be designated from among the ISSN assigned to the different media versions of a continuing resource. Further specifications regarding the linking ISSN are given in Annex C. 7 Printing and display of ISSN 7.1 General The ISSN shall be presented as two groups of four digits separated by a hyphen and shall always be preceded by the prefix ISSN and a space (see also Clause 3). The ISSN shall be displayed in a prominent position on or in the first issue and on or in each subsequent issue of serials; or on or in each iteration of ongoing integrating resources. If a resource bears an ISSN as well as another standard number, such as an ISBN for a volume of a series, the two numbers shall appear together and each number shall be identified by its own prefix: “ISSN” and “ISBN” or another appropriate prefix. 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. 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. When serials or other continuing resources are produced in different media for which different ISSN and key titles are assigned, the related ISSN may also be displayed on or in the serials or other continuing resources, each with additional, 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 C. 7.2 Display of ISSN 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: front cover, title page, caption, masthead, back cover, colophon or editorial pages. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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5The ISSN shall, whenever possible, appear in the top right-hand corner of the front cover. 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. 7.3 Display of ISSN on electronic continuing resources and on other non-print media
On a continuing resource published in an electronic medium (e.g. online continuing resource, CD-ROM), the ISSN shall appear on the title screen or, in the absence of a title screen, on the main menu, and, if applicable, on any labels permanently affixed to the publication. If it is not possible to display the ISSN on the item or its label, the ISSN shall be displayed on the container. For online continuing resources using embedded metadata element sets, the ISSN shall be included in the “Identifier” or equivalent element of such metadata. On a continuing resource published on microfiche, the ISSN shall be entered in the identification area of the header of the microfiche and/or the labels. 8 Metadata 8.1 ISSN metadata The ISSN records in the ISSN Register contain a common core set of descriptive metadata that is maintained by the ISSN centres (see Annex B). The list of metadata elements may be augmented with additional elements if needed for national, regional or international purposes. 8.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment Metadata is required, in addition to copies of or access to continuing resources, for the assignment of ISSN (see Annex B). 9 Copyright No copyright shall subsist in the assignment of ISSN or in its use in association with, or in place of, the resources they represent. 10 Fees ISSN are assigned free of charge. 11 Administration of the ISSN system The Registration Authority for this International Standard shall be the ISSN International Centre1). The ISSN Network shall be supervised, coordinated and administered by the ISSN International Centre. The principal tasks of the ISSN International Centre and of ISSN national and regional centres are specified in Annex D.
1) ISSN International Centre, 20, rue Bachaumont, 75002 Paris, France. Telephone: [phone].
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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved Annex A (normative)
Check digit for ISSN The check digit helps guard against errors resulting from improper data transcription. The check digit is particularly effective in detecting transposition errors. The check digit used in the ISSN is calculated on a Modulus 11 basis using weights 8 to 2, as indicated in Table A.1. Table A.1 — Procedure for calculating the ISSN check digit Procedure Example Step 1 Take the first seven digits of the ISSN (the check digit is the eighth and last digit).
0 3 1 7 8 4 7 Step 2 Associate the following constant weighting factors (8 to 2) to each digit.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2
× 0 8 3 7 1 6 7 5 8 4 4 3 7 2 Step 3 Apply each constant weighting factor by multiplying each digit by its associated weighting factor (e.g. 0 × 8; 3 × 7; 1 × 6; etc.). = 0 21 6 35 32 12 14 Step 4 Sum the products of these multiplications. 0 + 21 + 6 + 35 + 32 + 12 + 14 = 120 Step 5 Divide this sum by the modulus 11 to find the remainder. 120 ÷ 11 = 10 and a remainder of 10 Step 6 Subtract the remainder from 11 to generate the required check digit. If the check digit is 10, generate a check digit of X. If there is no remainder, generate a check digit of 0 (zero). 11 − 10 = 1 Check digit = 1 Step 7 Place the check digit at the end of the first seven digits to create the eight-digit International Standard Serial Number (ISSN). ISSN 0317-8471
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7Annex B (normative)
Metadata B.1 General B.1.1 ISSN centres shall supply the ISSN Register with metadata about the resource to which the ISSN is assigned. The metadata associated with each ISSN assignment shall be maintained by the ISSN centre. B.1.2 The specifications concerning the type and format of this metadata shall be established by the ISSN International Centre in cooperation with the individual ISSN centres and shall be published in the ISSN Manual. B.2 Metadata required for ISSN assignment
ISSN assignment and registration are based primarily on the first or earliest issue of serials or on the current iteration of ongoing integrating resources. Copies or surrogates of the resources are required for ISSN assignment in addition to the metadata shown in Table B.1. Table B.1 —Metadata to be supplied by ISSN requestors Data element Title Country of publication Medium of publication Language of publication Publisher's name and location Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue) Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown) Frequency The following elements should be supplied if applicable and available: Electronic location and access (i.e. URL for online resources) Additional physical form title or ISSN
Preceding title or ISSN Succeeding title or ISSN Supplement parent title or ISSN Supplement/special issue title or ISSN Main series title or ISSN Subseries title or ISSN Nonspecific relationship title or ISSN Other edition title or ISSN Varying form of title oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved B.3 ISSN metadata The ISSN metadata, established and maintained by the ISSN International Centre and national or regional ISSN centres, shall include the applicable elements shown in Table B.2. The definition and application of the data elements (mandatory and optional) are described in the ISSN Manual. Table B.2 — Metadata to be established and maintained by ISSN centres Data element ISSN ISSN-L Key title Country of publication Medium of publication Language of publication Publisher's name and location ISSN centre code Date(s) of publication (year of the first issue and, if applicable, year of the final issue) Classification Title proper Name of issuing body Electronic location and access Additional physical form title and ISSN Preceding title and ISSN Succeeding title and ISSN Supplement parent title and ISSN Supplement/special issue title and ISSN Main series title and ISSN Subseries title and ISSN Nonspecific relationship title and ISSN Other edition title and ISSN Original language entry and ISSN Abbreviated key title Varying form of title Publication status (e.g. currently published, discontinued, unknown) Frequency Type of continuing resource Specific material designation Script of original title Coden and other codes Citation/references note
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9Annex C (normative)
Linking ISSN (ISSN-L) C.1 A Linking ISSN shall be designated only by a centre of the ISSN Network. C.2 The first ISSN assigned, in the ISSN Register, to any medium version of a continuing resource shall be designated by default to function also as the linking ISSN and shall apply to all other media versions of that resource identified in the ISSN Register. C.3 The linking ISSN shall be included as a separate data element on each of the metadata records to which it pertains in the ISSN Register. Each metadata record in the ISSN Register will therefore carry the medium-specific ISSN assigned to the resource described in the record and the designated linking ISSN as separate data elements. C.4 A linking ISSN shall be designated for each continuing resource identified in the ISSN Register, even if the continuing resource exists in only one medium. C.5 Only one linking ISSN shall be designated regardless of how many different media versions of a continuing resource exist. C.6 When a continuing resource to which an ISSN has been assigned undergoes a major change and is therefore assigned a new ISSN (major change in title or other major change as defined in the ISSN Manual), the relevant linking ISSN shall be designated and recorded in the new metadata record that was created with the new ISSN assignment. C.7 When printed or otherwise displayed in applications involving collocation of all media versions of a continuing resource, the linking ISSN shall be clearly distinguished as such by use of the label ISSN-L. In such cases, the label ISSN-L shall be written in upper case and a space shall precede the 8 digits of the linking ISSN. EXAMPLE
ISSN-L 0251-1479 C.8 The linking ISSN can be used as a component in other global identifiers and mechanisms (see examples in Annex E). In such cases, specific syntax requirements may apply for the display of the linking ISSN within the syntax of such other identifiers or mechanisms. oSIST ISO 3297:2010



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© ISO 2007 – All rights reserved Annex D (normative)
Roles and responsibilities of the ISSN centres D.1 General The Registration Authority for this International Standard shall be the ISSN International Centre2). The ISSN system shall be composed of national and regional ISSN centres coordinated by the ISSN International Centre. The international, national and regional ISSN centres are referred to collectively as the ISSN Network and shall operate in accordance with the specifications outlined in D.2 and D.3. D.2 ISSN International Centre The ISSN International Centre shall perform the following functions and services: a) establish agreements governing the creation and operations of ISSN national and regional centres with the institutions hosting such centres, and revoke such agreements as necessary; b) allocate blocks of ISSN to national or regional centres; c) maintain and make available a central register of all ISSN assignments in a timely manner; d) assign and register ISSN, as necessary, for the serials and other continuing resources published by international organizations or in countries where no national or regional ISSN centre exists; e) establish and maintain common rules, standards, policies and procedures for the ISSN Network
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NORME ISO
INTERNATIONALE 3297
Quatrième édition
2007-09-01


Information et documentation — Numéro
international normalisé des publications
en série (ISSN)
Information and documentation — International standard serial number
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Avant-propos. iv
Introduction . v
1 Domaine d'application. 1
2 Termes et définitions. 1
3 Structure de l'ISSN . 3
4 Attribution de l'ISSN . 3
5 Établissement du titre clé . 3
6 ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L). 4
7 Impression et affichage de l'ISSN . 4
7.1 Généralités . 4
7.2 Affichage de l'ISSN sur les ressources continues imprimées. 5
7.3 Affichage de l'ISSN sur les ressources continues électroniques ou non imprimées . 5
8 Métadonnées. 5
8.1 Métadonnées de l'ISSN . 5
8.2 Métadonnées requises pour l'attribution d'un ISSN . 5
9 Copyright . 5
10 Frais de participation. 5
11 Administration du système ISSN . 6
Annexe A (normative) Chiffre de contrôle de l'ISSN . 7
Annexe B (normative) Métadonnées . 8
Annexe C (normative) ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L). 10
Annexe D (normative) Rôles et responsabilités des centres ISSN. 11
Annexe E (informative) Utilisation de l'ISSN et de l'ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L) avec d'autres
systèmes d'identification et de liaison . 13
Bibliographie . 20

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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 (CEI) en ce qui concerne la normalisation électrotechnique.
Les Normes internationales sont rédigées conformément aux règles données dans les Directives ISO/CEI,
Partie 2.
La tâche principale des comités techniques est d'élaborer les Normes internationales. Les projets de Normes
internationales adoptés par les comités techniques sont soumis aux comités membres pour vote. Leur
publication comme Normes internationales requiert l'approbation de 75 % au moins des comités membres
votants.
L'attention est appelée 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.
L'ISO 3297 a été élaborée par le comité technique ISO/TC 46, Information et documentation, sous-comité
SC 9, Identification et description.
Cette quatrième édition annule et remplace la troisième édition (ISO 3297:1998), dont le texte a été
intégralement réorganisé et réécrit. Cette édition clarifie et confirme le fait qu'un ISSN distinct est attribué à
chaque version sur un support différent d'une ressource continue. Pour tenir compte du besoin croissant dans
l'environnement numérique de rassembler comme de différencier les versions sur des supports différents
d'une même ressource, elle introduit une fonctionnalité, l'«ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L)», dont l'objet est de
faciliter les services de recherche et de distribution à travers toutes les versions sur des supports différents.
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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 été universellement reconnu. L'échange d'informations entre les bibliothèques, les
centres de documentation et les autres utilisateurs de contenu; les fournisseurs, les distributeurs et d'autres
intermédiaires; les éditeurs et les autres producteurs de contenu, impose la prescription d'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.
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.
Les trois premières éditions de la présente Norme internationale se rapportaient uniquement aux publications
en série. Toutefois, une nouvelle catégorie 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, aussi bien que les publications en série traditionnelles. Ainsi, le domaine
d'application de cette quatrième édition a été élargi, afin de couvrir les publications en série et les autres
ressources continues.
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Information et documentation — Numéro international
normalisé des publications en série (ISSN)
1 Domaine d'application
La présente Norme internationale 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. La présente Norme
internationale décrit aussi un mécanisme, l'«ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L)», qui permet de rassembler et de lier
les versions sur des supports différents d'une même ressource continue.
L'ISSN s'applique aux publications en série et aux autres ressources continues, qu'elles soient passées,
présentes ou à paraître dans un avenir prévisible, quel que soit leur support de publication ou de production.
Les monographies, les enregistrements sonores et visuels, les publications de musique imprimée, les œuvres
audiovisuelles et les œuvres musicales ont leurs propres systèmes de numérotation et ne sont donc pas
explicitement concernés par la présente Norme internationale. Ces documents peuvent porter un ISSN en
complément de leurs propres numéros normalisés lorsqu'ils font partie d'une publication en série ou d'une
ressource continue.
Des recommandations plus détaillées sont fournies dans le manuel de l'ISSN, disponible auprès de l'autorité
d'enregistrement de la présente Norme internationale (voir Article 11).
2 Termes et définitions
Pour les besoins du présent document, les termes et les définitions suivants s'appliquent.
2.1
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
NOTE 1 Une ressource de ce type est généralement publiée en des livraisons successives ou intégrées, qui portent
des mentions de numérotation et/ou de datation.
NOTE 2 Les ressources continues comprennent les publications en série telles que les journaux, les revues, les
périodiques, les magazines, etc., et les ressources intégratrices permanentes telles que les publications à feuillets mobiles
continuellement mises à jour et les sites «web» continuellement mis à jour.
NOTE 3 Le terme anglais est continuing resource.
2.2
publication en série
ressource continue publiée en une succession de livraisons ou en parties distinctes, portant en général une
numérotation, qui n'a pas de fin prédéterminée
EXEMPLES Les revues, les magazines, les revues électroniques, les répertoires permanents, les rapports annuels,
les journaux et les collections de monographies; les revues, les magazines et les lettres d'actualité dont la durée de
parution est limitée et qui comportent en outre toutes les caractéristiques d'une publication en série (par exemple les
lettres d'actualité d'événements).
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NOTE Le terme anglais est serial.
2.3
ressource intégratrice permanente
ressource continue augmentée ou modifiée par des mises à jour qui ne restent pas distinctes, mais qui sont
intégrées à l'ensemble de la ressource. Les ressources intégratrices permanentes n'ont pas de fin
prédéterminée
EXEMPLES Les bases de données, les publications à feuillets mobiles et les sites «web» qui sont mis à jour au cours
du temps sans fin prédéterminée.
NOTE Le terme anglais est ongoing integrating resource.
2.4
ISSN
numéro international normalisé des publications en série
numéro composé de huit chiffres, comprenant un chiffre de contrôle et précédé du préfixe alphabétique ISSN,
qui est attribué à une ressource continue par le Réseau de l'ISSN
NOTE Le terme anglais est ISSN, International Standard Serial Number.
2.5
réseau de l'ISSN
entité collective composée du Centre international de l'ISSN et des centres nationaux et régionaux de l'ISSN
afin de gérer l'attribution d'ISSN
NOTE Le terme anglais est ISSN Network.
2.6
titre clé
nom unique d'une ressource continue, établi par le Réseau de l'ISSN et inséparablement lié à son ISSN
NOTE 1 Le titre clé peut être identique au titre de la ressource ou, afin qu'il soit rendu unique, être construit par l'ajout
d'éléments d'identification et/ou de qualification tels que le nom de la collectivité éditrice, le lieu de publication, une
mention d'édition, etc.
NOTE 2 Le terme anglais est key title.
2.7
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 et de la distinguer d'autres ressources
NOTE Le terme anglais est ISSN metadata.
2.8
registre de l'ISSN
base de données d'enregistrement officielle du Réseau de l'ISSN contenant les métadonnées associées aux
ISSN attribués aux ressources continues
NOTE Le terme anglais est ISSN Register.
2.9
ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L)
ISSN désigné par le Réseau de l'ISSN pour permettre de rassembler ou de lier les versions sur des supports
différents d'une ressource continue
NOTE Le terme anglais est linking ISSN.
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3 Structure de l'ISSN
Un ISSN doit être formé de huit caractères numériques en chiffres arabes de 0 à 9, à l'exception du dernier
caractère (dans la position d'extrême droite, la moins significative), qui peut aussi être la lettre X en majuscule.
Le dernier caractère doit être le chiffre de contrôle. Le chiffre de contrôle doit être établi 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 chiffre de
contrôle. Voir l'Annexe A pour davantage de détails.
Puisque l'ISSN est utilisé dans le même contexte que des codes conçus pour d'autres usages, tels que le
Numéro international normalisé du livre (ISBN) ou des numéros de contrôle particuliers, il faut pouvoir le
distinguer des autres systèmes de numérotation dans sa forme écrite ou imprimée. Par conséquent, un ISSN
doit être précédé du préfixe ISSN et d'un espace, et apparaître en deux groupes de quatre chiffres séparés
par un tiret.
EXEMPLES:
ISSN 0251-1479
ISSN 1050-124X
4 Attribution de l'ISSN
4.1 Un ISSN doit être attribué uniquement par un centre du Réseau de l'ISSN.
4.2 Les métadonnées requises concernant une ressource continue à laquelle un ISSN a été attribué
doivent être collectées et versées dans le registre de l'ISSN par le centre du Réseau de l'ISSN qui a
enregistré la ressource, dans les délais établis par le Centre international de l'ISSN. Voir à l'Annexe B pour de
plus amples détails.
4.3 Un seul ISSN doit être attribué à chaque ressource continue distincte sur un support déterminé, selon
les définitions du Manuel de l'ISSN.
4.4 Chaque ISSN doit être lié de façon permanente au titre clé établi par le Réseau de l'ISSN au moment
de l'enregistrement.
4.5 Lorsqu'une ressource continue est éditée sur des supports différents, avec le même titre ou non,
différents ISSN et titres clés doivent être attribués aux différentes éditions.
4.6 Lorsqu'une ressource continue subit un changement majeur dans son titre ou l'un des autres
changements majeurs, définis dans le Manuel de l'ISSN, un nouvel ISSN doit être attribué et un nouveau titre
clé correspondant établi.
4.7 Une fois qu'un ISSN a été attribué à une ressource continue, il ne doit pas être modifié, remplacé ou
réutilisé pour une autre publication.
4.8 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 cette publication.
5 Établissement du titre clé
Le titre clé est établi ou authentifié par le centre de l'ISSN responsable de l'enregistrement de la ressource
continue, conformément aux règles énoncées dans le Manuel de l'ISSN.
Le titre clé est construit à partir des informations figurant au moment de l'enregistrement sur la page de titre
pour les ressources qui ont une page de titre ou l'équivalent d'une page de titre, ou à partir des informations
les plus complètes présentées de façon organisée pour les ressources qui n'ont pas de page de titre. Le titre
de la ressource devient le titre clé si ce titre est unique dans le Registre de l'ISSN au moment de
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l'enregistrement. Si ce titre n'est pas unique, le titre clé est le titre propre auquel on a ajouté un qualificatif (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.
Tous les titres clés sont répertoriés dans le Registre de l'ISSN avec les ISSN auxquels ils correspondent. Les
titres clés en alphabets non latins doivent être romanisés selon les normes ISO ou, en l'absence de normes
ISO, conformément aux normes nationales.
6 ISSN de liaison (ISSN-L)
Pour permettre l'utilisation de l'ISSN lorsque l'on souhaite trouver ou se lier à une ressource continue
indépendamment de son support, le Réseau de l'ISSN doit désigner un ISSN de liaison.
L'ISSN de liaison doit être désigné parmi les ISSN attribués aux versions sur des supports différents d'une
ressource continue. Des précisions complémentaires concernant l'ISSN de liaison sont données à l'Annexe C.
7 Impression et affichage de l'ISSN
7.1 Généralités
Un ISSN doit être présenté sous forme de deux groupes de quatre caractères séparés par un tiret et doit
toujours être précédé du préfixe ISSN et d'un espace (voir aussi Article 3).
L'ISSN doit être affiché en évidence sur ou dans la première livraison et sur ou dans chaque livraison suivante
d'une publication en série, sur ou dans chaque itération d'une ressource intégratrice continue.
Lorsqu'une ressource porte un ISSN et un autre numéro normalisé, tel qu'un ISBN pour le volume d'une
collection, les deux numéros doivent figurer ensemble et chacun doit être identifié par son préfixe: «ISSN»,
«ISBN» ou tout autre préfixe approprié.
Lorsqu'une même ressource continue porte plusieurs ISSN en relation avec différents titres de ressource
continue (les titres d'une collection principale et de ses sous-collections, par exemple), chaque ISSN doit
figurer sur la ressource continue. On doit distinguer chaque ISSN soit en le faisant suivre entre parenthèses
du titre complet ou abrégé auquel il s'applique, soit en l'imprimant le plus près possible du titre auquel il
s'applique.
Lorsqu'une ressource continue contient une autre ressource continue, telle qu'un encart avec une page de
titre séparée, l'ISSN relatif à l'encart doit être imprimé sur cette page de titre ou en un autre endroit approprié
sur cet encart.
Lorsque des publications en série ou d'autres ressources continues sont publiées sur des supports différents
et que des ISSN et des titres clés différents ont été attribués, les ISSN en relation peuvent aussi être affichés
sur les publications en série ou sur les autres ressources continues, chacun avec les éléments d'information
complémentaire permettant de le distinguer.
EXEMPLES:
ISSN 1562-6865 (En ligne)
ISSN 1063-7710 (Imprimé)
ou
Version en ligne: ISSN 1562-6865
Version imprimée: ISSN 1063-7710
NOTE Pour l'impression et l'affichage de l'ISSN-L, voir Annexe C.
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7.2 Affichage de l'ISSN sur les ressources continues imprimées
L'ISSN doit être imprimé en évidence sur chaque livraison d'une ressource continue imprimée, de préférence
dans l'ordre suivant: première de couverture, page de titre, manchette, ours, quatrième de couverture, achevé
d'imprimer ou pages éditoriales.
L'ISSN doit être mentionné, autant que possible, dans le coin supérieur droit de la première de couverture.
Dans le cas de publications tête-bêche (c'est-à-dire lorsque deux ressources, possédant chacune son propre
ISSN, sont reliées ensemble en position inversée l'une par rapport à l'autre), il convient que l'ISSN se
rapportant à chaque ressource soit imprimé en un endroit privilégié sur chaque ressource (couverture, etc.,
comme indiqué ci-dessus).
7.3 Affichage de l'ISSN sur les ressources continues électroniques ou non imprimées
Sur une ressource continue publiée sur un support électronique (par exemple ressource continue en ligne,
cédérom), l'ISSN doit figurer sur l'écran-titre ou en absence d'écran-titre sur le menu principal et, si possible,
sur toute étiquette fixée de façon permanente à la publication. S'il n'est pas possible d'afficher l'ISSN sur l'item
ou sur son étiquette, l'ISSN doit être affiché sur le conteneur.
Pour les ressources continues en ligne utilisant un ensemble de métadonnées encapsulées (par exemple le
Dublin Core), l'ISSN doit être inclus dans l'élément «Identifier» ou son équivalent.
Sur une ressource continue publiée sur microfiche, l'ISSN doit être localisé dans la zone d'identification de
l'en-tête de la microfiche et/ou sur les étiquettes.
8 Métadonnées
8.1 Métadonnées de l'ISSN
Les notices ISSN du Registre de l'ISSN contiennent un noyau commun de métadonnées descriptives
maintenues par les centres de l'ISSN (voir Annexe B).
La liste des éléments de métadonnées peut être complétée par d'autres éléments pour des besoins nationaux,
régionaux ou internationaux.
8.2 Métadonnées requises pour l'attribution d'un ISSN
Des métadonnées sont requises, en plus des copies de la ressource continue ou d'un accès à la ressource
continue, pour l'attribution des ISSN (voir Annexe B).
9 Copyright
Il ne doit subsister aucun copyright lors de l'attribution d'un ISSN ou lors de son emploi en association avec ou
en remplacement de la ressource qu'il représente.
10 Frais de participation
L'attribution d'ISSN est gratuite.
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11 Administration du système ISSN
1)
L'autorité d'enregistrement de la présente Norme internationale doit être le Centre international de l'ISSN . Le
Réseau de l'ISSN doit être supervisé, coordonné et administré par le Centre international de l'ISSN.
Les principales tâches du Centre international de l'ISSN ainsi que des centres nationaux et régionaux de
l'ISSN sont précisées à l'Annexe D.

1) Centre international de l'ISSN, 20, rue Bachaumont, 75002 Paris, France. Téléphone ([phone]. Télécopie:
([phone]. Courriel: [e-mail]. Site web: http://www.issn.org.
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Annexe A
(normative)

Chiffre de contrôle de l'ISSN
Le chiffre de contrôle sert à éviter les erreurs causées par la transcription incorrecte d'un ISSN; il est
particulièrement efficace pour déceler les erreurs de transposition. Le chiffre de contrôle utilisé dans l'ISSN
est calculé en utilisant le modulo 11, avec les facteurs de pondération 8 à 2, comme indiqué dans le
Tableau A.1.
Tableau A.1 — Mode opératoire de calcul du chiffre de contrôle
Mode opératoire Exemple
Prendre les sept premiers chiffres de l'ISSN (le chiffre de
Étape 1 0 3 1 7 8 4 7
contrôle est le huitième et dernier chiffre).
Associer les facteurs de pondération suivants (8 à 2) à
Étape 2 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
chaque chiffre.
0 3 1 7 8 4 7
Multiplier chaque chiffre par son facteur de pondération
Étape 3 × 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
associé (par exemple 0 × 8; 3 × 7; 1 × 6; etc.).
= 0 21 6 35 32 12 14
Étape 4 Additionner les produits de ces multiplications. 0 + 21 + 6 + 35 + 32 + 12 + 14 = 120
Étape 5 Diviser cette somme par le modulo 11 pour trouver le reste. 120 ÷ 11 = 10 et un reste de 10
Soustraire le reste de 11 pour produire le chiffre de contrôle
recherché.
Si le chiffre de contrôle est égal à 10, mettre un X majuscule
Étape 6 11 − 10 = 1 Chiffre de contrôle recherché = 1
dans la position du chiffre de contrôle.
S'il n'y a pas de reste, mettre un 0 (zéro) dans la position du
chiffre de contrôle.
Ajouter le chiffre de contrôle à la fin des sept premiers
Étape 7 ISSN 0317-8471
chiffres pour établir le Numéro international normalisé des
publications en série (ISSN) de huit chiffres.

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Annexe B
(normative)

Métadonnées
B.1 Généralités
B.1.1 Les centres de l'ISSN doivent fournir au Registre de l'ISSN des métadonnées sur les ressources
auxquelles ils attribuent un ISSN. Les métadonnées associées à chaque attribution d'ISSN doivent être
maintenues par les centres de l'ISSN.
B.1.2 Les spécifications concernant le type et le format de ces métadonnées doivent être établies par le
Centre international de l'ISSN en collaboration avec les autres centres de l'ISSN et être publiées dans le
Manuel de l'ISSN.
B.2 Métadonnées requises pour l'attribution de l'ISSN
L'attribution et l'enregistrement de l'ISSN sont fondés essentiellement sur la première ou la plus ancienne
livraison pour les publications en série ou sur l'itération en cours pour les ressources intégratrices continues.
En plus des métadonnées mentionnées dans le Tableau B.1, des copies ou des substituts des ressources
sont requis pour l'attribution de l'ISSN.
Tableau B.1 — Métadonnées à fournir par les demandeurs de l'ISSN
Élément de données
Titre
Pays de publication
Support de la publication
Langue de la publication
Éditeur et Iieu de publication
Date(s) de publication (année de la première livraison et, si applicable, année de la dernière livraison)
État de publication (par exemple publication en cours, publication morte, date inconnue)
Périodicité
Les éléments suivants doivent être fournis s'ils sont applicables et disponibles:
Adresse électronique et mode d'accès (c'est-à-dire URL pour les ressources en ligne)
Titre de l'édition sur un autre support matériel ou son ISSN
Titre précédent ou son ISSN
Titre suivant ou son ISSN
Titre du supplément ou son ISSN
Titre du supplément/hors-série ou son ISSN
Titre de la collection principale ou son ISSN
Titre de la sous-collection ou son ISSN
Titre en relation ou son ISSN
Titre d'une autre édition ou son ISSN
Variante de titre
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B.3 Métadonnées de l'ISSN
Les métadonnées de l'ISSN, établies et maintenues par le Centre international de l'ISSN et les centres
nationaux ou régionaux de l'ISSN, doivent comprendre les éléments applicables du Tableau B.2. La définition
et l'application de ces éléments de données (obligatoires et facultatifs) sont décrites et maintenues dans le
Manuel de l'ISSN.
Tableau B.2 — Métadonnées à établir et à maintenir par les centres de l'ISSN
Élément de données
ISSN
ISSN-L
Titre clé
Pays de publication
Support de la publication
Langue de la publication
Éditeur et lieu de publication
Code de centre ISSN
Date(s) de publication (année de la première livraison et, si applicable, année de la dernière livraison)
Classification
Titre propre
Collectivité éditrice
Adresse électronique et mode d'accès
Titre de l'édition sur un autre support matériel et son ISSN
Titre précédent et son ISSN
Titre suivant et son ISSN
Titre du supplément et son ISSN
Titre du supplément/hors-série et son ISSN
Titre de la collection principale et son ISSN
Titre de la sous-collection et son ISSN
Titre en relation et son ISSN
Titre d'une autre éditi
...