ISSNs is used in ordering, cataloging, interlibrary loans, and other practices in connection with serial literature.
The ISSN is especially helpful in distinguishing between serials with the same title. ISSN-615-682536 expanded with sequence variant 0 to a GTIN-13 and encoded in an EAN-13 barcode with an EAN-2 add-on designating issue number 13Īn International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is an eight-digit serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication, such as a magazine.