The ISSN Network is comprised of ISSN National Centres.
Their activity is coordinated by the ISSN International
Centre located in Paris.
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2.5 million ISSN assigned,
more than 70,000 new ISSN per year and 130,000 ISSN modified per year: https://portal.issn.org
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The ISSN is the international standardized code which identifies all serials, journals, magazines, periodicals irrespective of their medium (print or electronic)
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- 2025/09/16 - For an international dialogue on the identification and preservation of cultural and scholarly publications On 9 October 2025, the ISSN International Centre will be organising a conference entitled “For an international dia...
- 2025/09/10 - The Power of Identifiers in a Connected World To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ISSN International Centre, Carol Riccalton tells the very personal story of the adoption of three identifiers (ISBN, ISSN and DOI) by th...
- 2025/09/03 - A decade of innovation and influence for the ISSN International Centre (2014-2024) Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, reflects on the key moments that have shaped the institution over the last ten ye...