Datatypes

Linking ISSN (ISSN-L)

ID issn_l

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ISSN chosen to group all media versions (print, online) of one continuing resource. It has the format of an ISSN: two groups of four characters, the last of which is a check digit or X.

Parent datatype

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) issn

Categories

Publishing and print, Objects identifiers

Countries

Global (not tied to a country)

Languages

Common to most languages

python-stdnum

stdnum.issn

Wikidata

P7363

Quality

80/100 · missing: negative example, translation, detector coverage

Metacrafter rules

no detection rule yet

Supported by tools

no tool record lists this type yet

Regular expression

^[0-9]{4}\-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$

Python re syntax.

Examples

Sources

• wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN#Linking_ISSN
• doc: https://www.issn.org/understanding-the-issn/assignment-rules/the-issn-l-for-publications-on-multiple-media/
• wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P7363

Use this record

• Page URL: http://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/issn_l
• JSON: API v1 · legacy shape (used by metacrafter) · Markdown (for LLMs)
• Improve it: edit data/datatypes/any/publishing/issn_l.yaml on GitHub