ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) is the international standard for the first publication of its English acronym. ISSN are for different countries, different languages, different bodies (organizations) for the various media publications (newspapers, periodicals, yearbooks and guides, etc.) control of information, exchange, retrieval, and the establishment of a standard, simple, but an identification code.

By the end of 2001, ISSN network logo for the world 1037156 kinds of publications (including those which are being published and has ceased publication), forming the world's largest bibliographic database for publication, ISSN has also become the world authority of the coding system.

ISSN network is in the UNESCO and the Government of France under the auspices of strong support and built in 1972. The network is the cooperation between the governments organizations. Network by the international and national centres or regional centres. Has built 76 national centres and regional centres. International Centre based in Paris, France.

For international journals (ISSN), will enable the publication to meet international standards, recognized by the United Nations; en_title they do not repeat, can be used as en_title unchanged, the journal of long-term effective.