The ISSN International Centre has contributed data from 130k records of its database to Wikidata, including ISSN and ISSN-L identifiers, periodical titles, publisher country, medium, language, and online resource URLs, which correspond to Released ISSN Data. This data, synched weekly by the ISSNBot developed by Sparna and ISSN IC IT team, updates Wikidata records with new statements, labels, and aliases. The bot has updated 59k items, adding 93k statements, 39k references, and 23k qualifiers. Periodicals without ISSNs in Wikidata can be added, and ISSNBot will enrich them with metadata from the ISSN database.

El Centro Nacional Argentino de ISSN, situado en el CAICYT, asigna los números de ISSN para todos los recursos continuos del país, entre ellos las publicaciones científicas y académicas. El Centro Nacional explica los requisitos que debe cumplir una revista para poder ser registrada con un número de ISSN. El trámite de registro de una revista puede realizarse a distancia desde el sitio web institucional. Todos los registros de las publicaciones argentinas se encuentran detallados en la base de datos BINPAR que representa la Bibliografía Nacional de Publicaciones Periódicas Argentinas.

O Centro Brasileiro do ISSN (CBISSN), vinculado ao Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (Ibict), acaba de lançar um novo site institucional – cbissn.ibict.br/. A plataforma foi totalmente reformulada e apresenta um layout modernizado, com maior facilidade de navegação e novas funcionalidades.

A nova versão do site traz várias melhorias significativas que visam facilitar e tornar mais eficiente o serviço de solicitação e gerenciamento do código ISSN de publicações no Brasil. Desde 1975 recebia solicitações em formato impresso e agora passa a operar totalmente de forma digital, que facilita o processo de solicitação e gerenciamento de ISSN.

The Brazilian ISSN Center (CBISSN) has launched a redesigned website, offering improved navigation, a modern layout, and enhanced functions. The site now fully operates digitally, streamlining the ISSN request and management process, which was previously done in print.

The UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts delegates each year from around the world – librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations, lightning talks, workshops, posters and breakout sessions with entertaining social events and trade exhibition.

The ISSN International Centre will exhibit at UKSG 2025. Join us at stand 52 for a presentation of our services and a friendly chat!

Long-term archiving is at the heart of Persée’s commitment and today Persée joins the Keepers Registry service managed by the ISSN International Centre.

The Keepers Registry is a free online service. Partner archives provide the ISSN International Centre with data on the titles they hold.

Thanks to the ISSN, this data is linked to each title in the ISSN portal to inform the library and publishing community about the long-term preservation of this cultural and scientific heritage. It is possible to retrieve this data for long-term preservation by subscribing to the Submit.Retrieve.Reuse service.

Gabrielle Richard, Director of Persée, stresses that “referencing, openness and preservation are the challenges of scientific publishing and the creation of digital collections”.

Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, welcomes the arrival of this new partner: “We are delighted to be working with our colleagues at Persée to better disseminate information on the long-term preservation of French-language scholarly content.”

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Advisory Committee on Standards is hosting a symposium on metadata, with the theme Metadata Standards Matter: Building a Sustainable Future for Information. This event is a significant opportunity for professionals, practitioners, researchers, scholars, etc. to contribute to the discourse on metadata standards and their impact on sustainability in the future of the world of information. Juan Ignacio, metadata specialist at the ISSN International Centre, will attend this conference. The program is available here: https://iflacos.eu/.

The UKSG Annual Conference is a major event in the scholarly communications calendar which attracts delegates each year from around the world – librarians, publishers, content providers, consultants and intermediaries. The conference combines high-quality plenary presentations, lightning talks, workshops, posters and breakout sessions with entertaining social events and trade exhibition.

The ISSN International Centre will exhibit at UKSG 2025. Join us at stand 52 for a presentation of our services and a friendly chat!

We are delighted to announce the imminent launch of our new website to celebrate our 50th anniversary!

The site has been designed to reflect our journey, our evolution and, above all, the human aspect at the heart of our network. You will find:

• Inspiring testimonials from our members,
• A photo gallery tracing our highlights,
• Valuable archival material testifying to our history and commitment.

We will soon invite you to discover this new space for sharing and remembering!

Stay tuned!

Thank you for your loyalty and support over the years.

The ISSN International Centre’s Action Plan for 2025-2029 outlines strategic objectives to improve global bibliographic data services for serial publications. Key initiatives include expanding the ISSN network, improving metadata quality and promoting preservation through the Keepers Registry. The plan emphasises service innovation for libraries and publishers, such as new identifiers, improved classification systems and targeted marketing. Sustainability goals focus on reducing environmental impact, while the use of AI and international standards ensures modernised identifier systems. The strategy builds on the achievements of 2020-2024, aiming for a robust, connected and innovative ISSN ecosystem by 2030.

The evaluation of the ISSN International Centre’s 2020-2024 Strategic Plan highlights key achievements, challenges and future goals. Achievements include the creation of cluster ISSNs for better resource tracking and the expansion of the Keepers Registry to 20 agencies for the preservation of digital and print serials. The network grew with the addition of six new National Centres, despite delays due to complex procedures. Challenges included limited progress in improving the interoperability of the ISSN portal through the integration of ISNIs and the implementation of persistent URLs. Future plans aim to build on these achievements while addressing outstanding issues.