ISSN barcodes for magazines, journals, newspapers, and serial publications

ISSN configured for: ISSN barcodes for magazines, journals, newspapers, and serial publications.

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ISSN for a specific serial publication

Publishers producing a specific magazine, journal, or newspaper title use this generator seeded with their own assigned ISSN.

Same generator, no special configuration

This experience uses the same ISSN capability as the primary generator, with no separate options applied for this use case yet.

Example data

The generator is seeded with a bwip-js-verified valid ISSN, distinct from the primary's example, that you can replace with your publication's assigned ISSN.

Workflow

Enter your publication's ISSN with the required dash, confirm the check digit is accepted, then export SVG for cover artwork.

Job-specific settings

No job-specific options are applied here beyond the primary's own defaults.

Scanning notes

Since the symbol is EAN-13-based, keep the same quiet zone and contrast a retail EAN-13 barcode needs.

Common mistakes

Omitting the dash, or transposing digits so the check digit no longer matches, are the most common rejections.

Standard

ISSN is defined by ISO 3297.

Related

For a book's identifier instead of a serial publication's, use the ISBN generator.