ISSN service address
Service links
ISSN identifier application form (opens a new tab)Service description
ISSN identifies continuously published publications. The Finnish national ISSNÂ Agency is responsible for providing the identifiers in Finland and sends the information about publications that have received an ISSN to the ISSN Portal database.
Identifiers as a part of metadata serve the publishing industry and library sector in their entirety and support identification, processing and availability of publications.
The identifiers are used, for example, in publishing industry's ordering and distribution systems to speed up the identification of publications as well as international and domestic joint catalogues, bibliographies, library lending systems and information retrieval. An ISSN is inseparable from the name of the publication; if the name of the publication changes, the identifier must also be changed. A separate ISSN is given to various forms of publication.
Background information
The International ISSN Centre coordinates and develops ISSN activities, maintains the ISSN Portal database and provides national centres with ISSNs.
International ISSN Centre
ISSN Manual
http://www.issn.org/understanding-the-issn/assignment-rules/issn-manual/
Joining the service
Free of charge
Information about joining the service
Free service
Service users
Libraries, museums and archives Information seekers Legal deposit donators Publishers Metadata and description Researchers, studentsPart of a service package
Standards used
International standard organisation ISO maintains the international ISSN standard ISO 3297:1998 and Finnish Standards Association SFS maintain the Finnish ISSN standard SFS-ISO 4435:1998.
Organisation model
Service is developed as part of basic operation of National Library
Steering responsibility
Finnish ISSN Agency