BS ISO 3297-2020 Information and documentation一International standard serial number (ISSN).
S Asslnment of ISSN — Principles
5.1 An ISSN shall be assigned only by a member OK the ISSN network upon request irom an applicant or a; part ol internal library processing such as legal deposit and digitization procts
$2 A request for an ISSN may be made to the ISSN network by any individual or organization that
needs to identify seriaLs and other continuing resuwces. eg. a publisher oi their representative, a Iibiary
a content providec a preservation organization
5.3 A request for an ISSN shall be accompanied by a copy of or access to the earliest issue of serials or the current iteration of Integrating resources,
5.4 A request (or an ISSN shall be accompanied by metadata about the continuing resource to which an ISSN is to be assignc4 Metadita supplied by apphtants should be accurate and verifiable
5.5 At the time of registration by the ISSN network, each continuing resource is assigned a unique key tide that links permanently to the ISSN
5.6 Each distinct continuing resource in a particubr medium version should he assigned only one IS5N.
S.7 When a continuing resource is published in different editions or medium versions. a unique ISSN and key title should be aiaigned to each edition or medium version whether or not they have the same title proper.
5.8 A new ISSN should be assigned, and a corresponding new key title should he established when the
continuing resource undergoes a major change in title or other major changes. The ISO 3297 Registration
Authority shall detennine, the rules which specify when a new ISSN is required blowing changes to
a continuing resource. In formulating these rules, the ISO 3297 Registration Authority shall take into
consideration other relevant bibliographic standards regarding continuing resourres
5.9 Once an ISSN has been assigned to a continuing resource, It should not be altered, replaced or reuwd for another publication.
5.10 The assignment of an ISSN to a continuing resource shall not imply any meaning or legal evidence with regard to the ownership of rt&bts to that publication or its contents, The ISSP itself Is not owned by the applicant and Is not changed solely because ala change of publisher or place of publication.
5.11 The .lvsignnwnt of an ISSN to a continuing resource does not imply the ISSN network endorses the content of this continuing resource, nor does It imply any mark of quality about the continuing resource.
6 Establishment of the key tItle and the abbreviated key title
6.1 The key title is established or authenticated by the ISSN network.
62 The key title is based on the title proper. For serials, the issue used to establish the key title is the first issue or earliest available issue at the time of registration. For integrating resources, the key title ii based on information appearing on the current iteration. The title proper of the resource becomes the key title It this title Is unique in the ISSN Register at the time of registration. It this title proper Is not unique, the key title is the title of the resource, to which a parenthetical qualifying term is added (such as name of isuing body. place and/or date of publation, edition statement or medium statement), in order to make the resulting key title unique.BS ISO 3297 pdf download.