ISSN Magazine Barcodes

ISSN

International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) are assigned to all periodical publications, including magazines and journals. These numbers are allocated through an international organisation that assigns all ISSN numbers; they can be applied for here. You can purchase the barcode images below if you already have an ISSN number.

Please watch our short video explainer on how ISSN barcodes work.

 

  • ISSN Barcode Images

    Here, you can purchase ISSN Barcode images. Once the order has been received, these will be emailed to you in three formats (PDF, PNG and SVG).

    Select either a standard ISSN or an ISSN with an issue number from the drop-down options below.

    Please enter your 8-digit ISSN Number (with your issue number if you have selected that option) in the additional information section when filling out your details after proceeding to checkout.

    PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT provide the ISSN numbers. We ONLY provide the IMAGES for your ISSN numbers. 

     

    Quantity    Price per image (EGP) 
    1 1000
    2 750 each
    3 500  each
    4 + 250  each

     

    If you require a series of ISSN Numbers, please contact us

    Buy ISSN barcodes

    ** One-off fee to get your barcode without any additional annual fee.

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How to Order:

Select either the ISSN or the ISSN plus issue number from the drop-down option. At checkout, there is a field where you can add your ISSN number details. Please include the issue number information if you selected this option. We will use your ISSN number to create barcode images and email them to you (in 3 formats: PDF, PNG and SVG). We will send your barcode images to you in EAN-13 format (13-digit format) unless you request EAN-13+2 format (15-digit format) when you check out (if you request EAN-13+2 format, please also specify what 2-digit supplement you need – e.g. “02 for issue 02”).

Difference between EAN-13 and EAN-13+2 format: EAN-13 magazine barcodes use the same 13-digit barcode on all magazine issues. EAN-13+2 magazine barcodes have an extra 2-digit supplement to indicate the issue number (e.g. “01” indicates issue 1). The barcode changes for each issue – for example, a quarterly magazine would publish four issues per year. If they wanted to use EAN-13+2 format barcodes, they needed four (with supplements 01, 02, 03, 04). They could reuse those four barcodes the following year. If they wanted to use EAN-13 format barcodes, they could use the same 13-digit barcode on all four magazine issues.

ISSN barcode example ISSN 300x160 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have a book and need barcodes, please refer to our book barcodes section.

If you have printed music, you must obtain an International Standard Music Number (ISMN) and convert it into barcode images. A 13-digit ISMN, e.g., 979-0-2600-0043-8, can be turned into a 13-digit EAN-13 barcode (the same way book ISBNs are turned into barcodes). If you have an ISMN number and need the barcode images (the vertical black bars and white spaces), please purchase “ISBN Barcode Images” and enter your ISMN number into the additional information section.

Do I need an ISSN Barcode?

You need an ISSN number (and corresponding barcode) for anything considered a “serial” – e.g., magazines, newspapers, journals, yearbooks, directories, and monographs in series.

Instruction manuals, one-off ‘book-a-zines’, posters, magazine or newspaper special editions, serials not intended for public circulation, diaries, calendars, mail-order catalogues, and fill-in crossword or puzzle books are not considered “serials,” so they shouldn’t have an ISSN number.

Items that aren’t eligible for an ISSN will require a standard Retail Barcode Package instead (which can be purchased from our shop page). If the item is a book (e.g. a manual), it might be eligible for an ISBN and corresponding barcode.