{"id":44,"date":"2013-09-10T01:39:27","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T01:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalbarcodes.net\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:38:47","slug":"magazine-barcodes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/barcodes.cz\/en\/magazine-barcodes\/","title":{"rendered":"ISSN Magazine Barcodes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISSN Magazine Barcodes<\/h1>\n

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International Standard Serial Numbers are numbers allocated to all periodical publications such as magazines or journals. The source of ISSN numbers are the national branches of an international organization<\/a> which allocates all ISSN numbers. If you already have an ISSN number, you can purchase the barcode images for them here<\/a>. If you require an ISSN Number, these can be applied for here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Before purchasing your ISSN barcode, you may wish to consider which format of ISSN Barcode you need.<\/p>\n

ISSN Barcodes come in 3 main formats:<\/h4>\n

1. Creating the same number for printing on each issue of the magazine. In this case the 8 digit ISSN number is converted to a 13 digit number by adding a 977 to the beginning. Then the check-digit is removed and two numbers (00) are added to the end. \u00a0Then the check-digit is recalculated. Next we encode the resulting number into an image using EAN-13 Symbology<\/a>. This image is easily read by all barcode scanners<\/a> and it is essentially the same as other EAN-13 images used on retail products.<\/p>\n

2. Creating a separate barcode image for each issue of your magazine. To do this the 8 digit ISSN number is first converted to a 13 digit number, but in this case the ’00’ added on the end is changed to create a variety of different EAN-13 images.<\/p>\n

3. The final option is to\u00a0create a 15 digit (EAN-13+2) number. \u00a0This format involves converting the ISSN number in exactly the same way as in option one, and then adding an additional 2-digit supplement code to the end of it. The supplement changes for each issue and this can be done on a monthly (01-12) or weekly (01-52) basis or in any other way you wish.<\/p>\n

For example In the UK the 13+2 format (option 3) is the most common. Other countries tend to use the 13 digit formats (options 1 and 2). – It is a good idea to check with the stores where you are planning to sell your magazine to establish which format they prefer.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that options 2 and 3 involve creating multiple images for the ISSN number and hence are more expensive.<\/p>\n

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