All periodicals, including magazines, journals, and newspapers are given International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN). These magazine barcode numbers are accepted by a worldwide agency that assigns all ISSN numbers. See more: https://barcodelive.org/magazine-barcode

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MAGAZINE
BARCODE

2. 01. What Is The Magazine Barcode?
02. How Do Barcodes For Magazines Work?
03. Do I Need An ISSN Barcode?
04. What Are The Formats Of ISSN Barcodes?
05. How To Create ISSN Magazine Barcode?
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WHAT IS THE
MAGAZINE
BARCODE?

4. Magazine barcode is ISSN barcode,
an 8-digit number
ISSN can be converted into a 13-digit
number using the EAN-13 encoding
standard to create magazine
barcodes

5. How Do Barcodes For
Magazines Work?
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6. Quarterly
publications of
magazines have
issue numbers 01,
02, 03, and
ultimately 04
The barcode on the magazine varies from
one edition to another
The issue codes
for monthly
publications are
01 through 12
The issue codes
01 through 53 are
required for
weekly
magazines

7. DO I NEED
AN ISSN
BARCODE?

8. Newspapers
Magazines
Journals
Yearbooks
Things Need ISSN Barcode
Things Don't Need ISSN Barcode
Diaries
Mail order catalogs
Calendars
Posters

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WHAT ARE THE FORMATS
OF ISSN BARCODES?

10. FORMAT 1
Add a 977 to the
beginning
Remove the check-
digit
Add 00 to the end
Recalculate the
check-digit
=> Become a 13-digit
number
The '00' added at the
end is altered several
times to produce a
distinct EAN-13 picture
each time
=> Become a 13-digit
number
FORMAT 2 FORMAT 3
The same as
format 1
Add an extra 2-
digit
supplement
code at the end
=> Become a 15-
digit number

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HOW TO CREATE ISSN
MAGAZINE BARCODE?

12. STEP 1
Get the ISSN
number
4 Steps to Get ISSN Magazine Barcode
STEP 2
Convert an 8-
digit number
into a 13-digit
number
STEP 3
Choose a
format
STEP 4
Get the
images

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