International Standard Serial Number

For information on using ISSNs in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:ISSN.

An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. The ISSN system was first created known as international standard ISO 3297 in 1975. The ISO subcommittee TC 46/SC 9 is responsible for the standard.

International Standard Serial Number Media

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  ISSN for Vers Domain, encoded in an EAN-13 barcode with sequence variant 0 and issue number 05

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  Example of an ISSN, 2049-3630, encoded in an EAN-13 bar code, with explanation

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  ISSN expanded with sequence variant 0 to a GTIN-13 and encoded in an EAN-13 barcode with an EAN-2 add-on designating issue number 13