What is ISSN, and what is its significance for the academia?
Learn about the ISSN, and how to get it in the new video from the Scientific and Educational Centre of the Scientific Publications – Publ.Science company?
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The Scientific and Educational Centre at Scientific Publications – Publ.Science has prepared a new video about ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) and its significance in the academia. This information will be useful for all scientists who are actively interested in scientific publication activities.

Presenter: Yelyzaveta Bataieva – Specialist of the Scientific and Educational Centre

It is important for every modern researcher to be published in scientific journals that are officially registered and have ISSN (print) and ISSN (online). Publications that do not have this ID may be considered suspicious and will not be indexed in international databases. What is ISSN and what is its role in the scientific process will be considered below.

International Standard Serial Number was developed in the 1970s by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to identify the resources of serials in print and electronic format.

ISSN National Organizations are located around the world, coordinated by the International Centre located in Paris.

This network of organizations comprises 90 countries and constantly includes new countries, creating centres that assign ISSN numbers, maintain databases of serials, act as reputable organisations that monitor compliance with all standards, support local ISSN services, help promote it and provide information services.

ISSN CAN BE

· Print – for printed publications

· Online – for electronic publications

WHICH PUBLICATIONS DOES ISSN APPLY TO?

newspapers

periodicals

journals

websites

databases

ISSN consists of the abbreviation "ISSN" and two four-digit groups of numbers, which are separated by a hyphen and look as follows:

Nature Journal ISSN 1476-4687

Science Journal ISSN 1095-9203

The eighth digit is the control digit and is calculated based on the previous seven digits. To avoid possible repetitions, the 8th digit can be written in Roman "X" if the result of the digits equals ten.

ISSN is provided if the journal has

editorial staff;

specified editorial responsibility;

resource name;

URL;

subject-oriented content;

audience.

WHERE IS AN ISSN WRITTEN?

Printed publication

ISSN is usually written on the right side, at the top or on the pages with editorial information (publisher, frequency of publication, etc.).

Electronic publication

ISSN is placed on the main page or on the main menu page in any part. It is important that it is easy to read.

If the publication also has an ISBN (International Standard Book Number), it should also be displayed.

THE USE OF ISSN IN DOI

The ISSN is often used as a component of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) at the header level. Then the quoted articles are much easier to find.

With ISSN it is easier to find printed material in the library, and with DOI – digital material on the Internet.