Application Form - International Standard Numbers (ISNs)

* 1.

Status of Publication

This is an application for ISSN assignment to:

1. a. A brand new serial to be published in the future (i.e., a forthcoming serial).
1. b. A serial already being published at this time (i.e., an existing serial).
1. c. An existing serial whose title has changed (please ensure you also complete number 6 of this application form).

* 2.

Mock-Ups or Sample Issues

As part of your ISSN application, you must provide ISSN Canada with a mock-up or sample issue of your serial publication, including the cover, title page, masthead, etc., or their electronic equivalents (e.g., title screen, home page, “About Us” or “Contact Us” pages, copyright statement). You can submit the required mock-up or sample issue using one of the four options below.

2. a. Please attach your mock-up or sample issue to this form (6 megabytes [MB] is the maximum attachment size allowed).

Click here to attach document 1:

Click here to attach document 2:

Click here to attach document 3:

Click here to attach document 4:

2. b. Please provide ISSN Canada with Internet access (URL) to your mock-up or sample issue.
Web address (URL) to your mock-up or sample issue:

2. c. Please mail your mock-up or sample issue to ISSN Canada at the following address:

ISSN Canada
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington St
Ottawa ON K1A 0N4

2. d. Please fax your mock-up or sample issue to ISSN Canada at: 819-997-6209.

* 3.

Title

Please give the title of your serial publication exactly as it appears on the title page, title screen, cover, caption, or masthead (in that order of preference).

* 4.

Beginning Date of Publication

Please give the beginning date, or the projected beginning date, of the first issue published under this title.

Year Month

Number and/or Chronological Designation

Please give the number and/or chronological designation of the first issue published under this title (e.g., Volume 1, number 1 (summer 2010); Issue 13 (February 2007); 2004/2005).

Former Title

If this serial was previously published under a different title (i.e., if this serial continues an earlier title), please complete the fields below.

6. a. Former title:

6. b. Number and/or chronological designation of final issue published under former title:

6. c. ISSN of former title:

6. c. ISSN of former title: ISSN

* 7.

Frequency of Publication

Please indicate how often the serial is published (e.g., Bimonthly, Quarterly, Annual).

If you have selected “Irregular” or “Other,” please specify below (e.g., Five times a year, Monthly except July and August).

* 8.

Language of Publication

Please indicate the language(s) in which the serial is published. If the serial is published in a separate edition in another language, you must complete a separate application form for each language edition.

If you have selected "Other," please specify below.

* 9.

Format of Publication

Please indicate the physical format(s) in which the serial publication is issued in its entirety at the same time. The following resources are not eligible for ISSN assignment: a promotional website featuring selections of a print serial; a printout of an online serial; a CD-ROM accompanying a print serial.

Print - The entire serial is published in print.
Online - The entire serial is published on the Internet (e.g., PDF, HTML). This format includes electronic serials distributed by email.
CD-ROM - The entire serial is published on CD-ROM.
Other - The entire serial is published in another format.

If you have selected "Other," please specify below.

10.

ISSN Already Assigned to Another Format

If you already have an ISSN for this serial publication in another format (e.g., the serial already exists in print, and you are requesting an ISSN for the online version), please give the ISSN below.

10. ISSN of serial title in another format (first four characters) ISSN

11.

Internet Location (URL) of Serial Publication

If this serial is published online, please give its exact Internet location (URL).

* 12.

Publisher

Please give the contact information of the publisher.

The publisher is the organization or individual responsible for the production and dissemination of the serial to the public. Publishers include associations, institutions, businesses, non-profit organizations, government departments and agencies, etc.

* 12. a. Name of publisher:

* 12. b. Street address:

* 12. c. City/Town:

* 12. d. Province or territory:

* 12. e. Postal code:

* 13.

Contact Person

Please give the contact information of the person responsible for this ISSN application.

* 13. a. Name of contact person:

* 13. b. Email address:

* 13. c. Telephone number:

Area code Main number Ext.:

13. d. Fax number:

13. d. Fax area code 13. d. Fax number

13. e. Street address (if different from 12. b.):

13. f. City/Town (if different from 12. c.):

13. g. Province or territory (if different from 12. d.):

13. h. Postal code (if different from 12. e.):

14.

Additional Information, Comments, Questions

(Maximum 10 lines)

Please ensure that you have completed all mandatory fields marked with an asterisk ( * ) before submitting this form.

Common menu bar links

Institutional links

Institutional links

International Standard Numbers (ISNs)

ISSN Application Form for Serials Published in Canada