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2021/10/19

The Transfer Alerting Service (TAS)

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The Transfer Alerting Service has been designed to share information about journal transfers between publishers. It is hosted by the ISSN International Centre. TAS is based on NISO Transfer Code of Practice that sets out best practices for scholarly publishers to ensure journal transfers between parties occur with minimum disruption and their content remains accessible. TAS is made up of:

  • A database of journal transfers which can be searched or browsed: it allows librarians and information professionals to access the details of journal transfers and provides an archive of transfer information supplied by publishers,
  • A notification service available through an RSS feed or by signing-up to a dedicated mailing list,
  • An API to query or integrate with TAS.

Endorsing Publishers register with the ISSN International Centre to report journal transfer through TAS. They are provided with an account on the ISSN Portal. If you have already endorsed Transfer Code of Practice and wish to set an account, please contact transfer@issn.org.

This slide deck and video explain how a receiving publisher can report a title transfer on the ISSN Portal.  Publishers must first endorse the Transfer Code of Practice.  Please contact the Co-Chairs of the Transfer Standing Committee to sign up.  Endorsing publishers will subsequently be assigned credentials for the ISSN Portal.