Talk:International Standard Serial Number
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[edit] ISSN Applications
It would be very useful to have a section on applying for an ISSN, particularly (if it's indeed possible) for international publishers, since the US website only gives advice for US citizens. Rufous 18:30, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Broken link in Availability section
This link ISSN checking facility mentioned in the Availability section of the article appears to be broken. I spent a few minutes figuring out how to fix/correct it ... and didn't get very far. Keesiewonder 14:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- As a stopgap, consider using this web service: http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-misc0.htm#SN8. Fill the ISSN into the lower box (the one marked 'Complete'), then hit the question-mark button, and it will report on validity. I sent an email to the issn.org web site that their digit-checking service was broken. Of course, if you become a paid subscriber of issn.org, I assume you can find out if the candidate ISSN was really issued and get the name of the publication. Another option is to look up a publication in worldcat.org. If it's in there, and if it's a recent journal, it should give the ISSN. EdJohnston 17:06, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
- There is also a one month free trial. Or you can get [[WP:AWB] and my ISSN checking script which I will try to publish soon. Rich Farmbrough, 19:26 2 December 2006 (GMT).
[edit] Query of the calculations
I am by no means a mathmetician, but surely the line given:
The modulus 11 of this sum is then calculated. Some calculators have a mod() function: 160 mod 11 = 6.
... is incorrect? The resultant figure still has to be subtracted from eleven, so should equal 5?
Also, surely it must be worth stating that:
160/11 = 14 remainder 6.
... the remainder is actually [0.] 5454 (recurring) and is therefore rounded up to 6?
As I say... my maths is suspect, but...! :-)
—Preceding unsigned comment added by GlassyEye (talk • contribs) 12:50, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
- 160 mod 11 means the integer remainder of 160 divided by 11, which is 6. The "subtracted from 11" is the next part of the ISSN calculation and is not part of the remainder calculation. Roger Hui (talk) 15:25, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] The article needs an updated information....
according to the content in the following
http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=39601--58.38.47.192 (talk) 11:21, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
- That sounds relevant. Do you know what is in the new document? It is tricky to add something to the article's reference list if no-one has seen it and knows for sure what it is. Maybe this document can be found in a library somewhere. EdJohnston (talk) 14:35, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
