ISBNWhat The Numbers Mean Exactly

What The Numbers Mean Exactly•The prefix element. •The registration group identifier. •The registrant and the publisher element. •The publication element or item number. •The check digit character. •Examples.

The prefix element

The registration group identifier•The first part of the ISBN identifies a

country, area or language area participating in the ISBN system

•Example: ISBN 90- ... •All group identifiers are allocated by the

International ISBN Agency in Berlin.

0 English (UK, US, Australia, NZ, Canada, )

1 English ( South Africa, Zimbabwe)

2 French (France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland)

3 German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

4 Japan

5 USSR

7 China

80 Czechoslovakia

81 India (see also 93)

82 Norway

83 Poland

84 Spain

85 Brazil

86 Yugoslavia -> Serbia and Mentenegro

87 Denmark

88 Italian (Italy, Switzerland)

89 South Korea

90 Dutch/Flemish

91 Sweden

92 International (Unesco and EEC)

93 India (see also 81)

950 Argentina (see also 987)

951 Finland (see also 952)

952 Finland (see also 951)

953 Croatia (see also 86)

954 Bulgaria

955 Sri Lanka

956 Chile

957 Taiwan (see also 986)

958 Colombia

959 Cuba

960 Greece

961 Slovenia (see also 86)

962 Hong Kong (see also 988)

963 Hungary

964 Iran

965 Israel

966 Ukraine (see also 5)

967 Malaysia (see also 983)

968 Mexico (see also 970)

969 Pakistan

970 Mexico (see also 968)

971 Philippines

972 Portugal (see also 989)

973 Romania

974 Thailand

975 Turkey

976 Carribean: AG,BS,BB,BZ,DM,GD,GY,JM,MS,KN,LC,VC,TT

977 Egypt

978 Nigeria

979 Indonesia

980 Venezuela

981 Singapore (see also 9971)

982 South Pacific: CK,FJ,KI,NR,NU,SB,TK,TO,TV,VU,WS

983 Malaysia (see also 967)

984 Bangladesh

985 Belarus (see also 5)

986 Taiwan (see also 957)

987 Argentina (see also 950)

988 Hong Kong (see also 962)

989 Portugal (see also 972)

9945 Dominican Republic (see also 99934)

9946 North Korea

9947 Algeria (see also 9961)

9948 United Arab Emirates

9949 Estonia (see also 5 and 9985)

9950 Palestine

9951 Kosova

9952 Azerbaijan

9953 Lebanon

9954 Morocco (see also 9981)

9955 Lithuania (see also 5 and 9986)

9956 Cameroon

9957 Jordan

9958 Bosnia and Herzegovina (see also 86)

9959 Libya

9960 Saudi Arabia

9961 Algeria (see also 9947)

9962 Panama

9963 Cyprus

9964 Ghana (see also 9988)

9965 Kazakhstan (see also 5)

9966 Kenya

9967 Kyrgyzstan (see also 5)

9968 Costa Rica (see also 9977)

9969 -

9970 Uganda

9971 Singapore (see also 981)

9972 Peru

9973 Tunisia

9974 Uruguay

9975 Moldova (see also 5)

9976 Tanzania (see also 9987)

9977 Costa Rica (see also 9968)

9978 Ecuador

9979 Iceland

9980 Papua New Guinea

9981 Morocco (see also 9954)

9982 Zambia

9983 Gambia

9984 Latvia (see also 5)

9985 Estonia (see also 5 and 9949)

9986 Lithuania (see also 5 and 9955)

9987 Tanzania (see also 9976)

9988 Ghana (see also 9964)

9989 Macedonia (see also 86)

99900 -

99901 Bahrain

99902 Gabon (reserved)

99903 Mauritius

99904 Netherlands Antilles

99905 Bolivia

99906 Kuwait

99907 -

99908 Malawi

99909 Malta (see also 99932)

99910 Sierra Leone

99911 Lesotho

99912 Botswana

99913 Andorra (see also 99920)

99914 Suriname

99915 Maldives

99916 Namibia (see also 99945)

99917 Brunei Darussalam

99918 Faroe Islands

99919 Benin

99920 Andorra (see also 99913)

99921 Qatar

99922 Guatemala (see also 99939)

99923 El Salvador

99924 Nicaragua

99925 Paraguay

99926 Honduras

99927 Albania (see also 99943)

99928 Georgia (see also 5 and 99940)

99929 Mongolia

99930 Armenia (see also 5 and 99941)

99931 Seychelles

99932 Malta (see also 99909)

99933 Nepal (see also 99946)

99934 Dominican Republic (see also 9945)

99935 Haiti

99936 Bhutan

99937 Macau

99938 Srpska (see also 86)

99939 Guatemala (see also 99922)

99940 Georgia (see also 5 and 99928)

99941 Armenia (see also 5 and 99930)

99942 Sudan

99943 Albania (see also 99927)

99944 Ethiopia

99945 Namibia (see also 99916)

99946 Nepal (see also 99933)

99947 Tajikistan

99948 Eritrea

957 Taiwan (see also 986)

958 Colombia

959 Cuba

960 Greece

961 Slovenia (see also 86)

962 Hong Kong (see also 988)

963 Hungary

964 Iran

965 Israel

966 Ukraine (see also 5)

967 Malaysia (see also 983)

968 Mexico (see also 970)

969 Pakistan

970 Mexico (see also 968)

971 Philippines

972 Portugal (see also 989)

973 Romania

974 Thailand

975 Turkey

976 Carribean: AG,BS,BB,BZ,DM,GD,GY,JM,MS,KN,LC,VC,TT

977 Egypt

978 Nigeria

979 Indonesia

980 Venezuela

981 Singapore (see also 9971)

982 South Pacific: CK,FJ,KI,NR,NU,SB,TK,TO,TV,VU,WS

983 Malaysia (see also 967)

984 Bangladesh

985 Belarus (see also 5)

986 Taiwan (see also 957)

986 Taiwan (see also 957)

987 Argentina (see also 950)

988 Hong Kong (see also 962)

989 Portugal (see also 972)

9945 Dominican Republic (see also 99934)

9946 North Korea

9947 Algeria (see also 9961)

9948 United Arab Emirates

9949 Estonia (see also 5 and 9985)

9950 Palestine

9951 Kosova

9952 Azerbaijan

9953 Lebanon

9954 Morocco (see also 9981)

9955 Lithuania (see also 5 and 9986)

9956 Cameroon

9957 Jordan

9958 Bosnia and Herzegovina (see also 86)

9959 Libya

9960 Saudi Arabia

9961 Algeria (see also 9947)

9962 Panama

9963 Cyprus

9964 Ghana (see also 9988)

9965 Kazakhstan (see also 5)

9966 Kenya

9967 Kyrgyzstan (see also 5)

9968 Costa Rica (see also 9977)

9970 Uganda

9971 Singapore (see also 981)

9972 Peru

9973 Tunisia

9974 Uruguay

9975 Moldova (see also 5)

9976 Tanzania (see also 9987)

9977 Costa Rica (see also 9968)

9978 Ecuador

9979 Iceland

9980 Papua New Guinea

9981 Morocco (see also 9954)

9982 Zambia

9983 Gambia

9984 Latvia (see also 5)

9985 Estonia (see also 5 and 9949)

9986 Lithuania (see also 5 and 9955)

9987 Tanzania (see also 9976)

9988 Ghana (see also 9964)

9989 Macedonia (see also 86)

99900 -

99901 Bahrain

99902 Gabon (reserved)

99903 Mauritius

99904 Netherlands Antilles

99905 Bolivia

99906 Kuwait

99907 -

99908 Malawi

99909 Malta (see also 99932)

99910 Sierra Leone

99911 Lesotho

99912 Botswana

99913 Andorra (see also 99920)

99914 Suriname

99915 Maldives

99916 Namibia (see also 99945)

99917 Brunei Darussalam

99918 Faroe Islands

99919 Benin

99920 Andorra (see also 99913)

99921 Qatar

99922 Guatemala (see also 99939)

99923 El Salvador

99924 Nicaragua

99925 Paraguay

99926 Honduras

99927 Albania (see also 99943)

99928 Georgia (see also 5 and 99940)

99929 Mongolia

99930 Armenia (see also 5 and 99941)

99931 Seychelles

99932 Malta (see also 99909)

99933 Nepal (see also 99946)

99934 Dominican Republic (see also 9945)

99935 Haiti

99936 Bhutan

99937 Macau

99938 Srpska (see also 86)

99939 Guatemala (see also 99922)

99940 Georgia (see also 5 and 99928)

99941 Armenia (see also 5 and 99930)

99942 Sudan

99943 Albania (see also 99927)

99944 Ethiopia

99945 Namibia (see also 99916)

99946 Nepal (see also 99933)

99947 Tajikistan

99948 Eritrea

Pattern

Item number

0- group identifier 1- group identifierTotal

From To Number From ToNumber

6 digits 0-00-xxxxxx-x 0-19-xxxxxx-x 20 1-00-xxxxxx-x 1-09-xxxxxx-x 10 30

5 digits 0-200-xxxxx-x 0-699-xxxxx-x 500 1-100-xxxxx-x 1-399-xxxxx-x 300 800

4 digits 0-7000-xxxx-x 0-8499-xxxx-x 1500 1-4000-xxxx-x 1-5499-xxxx-x 1500 3000

3 digits0-85000-xxx-x

0-89999-xxx-x 5000 1-55000-xxx-x 1-86979-xxx-x 31980 36980

2 digits0-900000-xx-x

0-949999-xx-x 50000 1-869800-xx-x 1-998999-xx-x 129200 179200

1 digit0-9500000-x-x

0-9999999-x-x 500000 1-9990000-x-x 1-9999999-x-x 10000 510000

English-language publisher codes follow a systematic pattern, which allows their length to be easily determined, as follows:

The registrant and the publisher element• The second part of the ISBN identifies a

particular publisher within a group. The publisher identifier usually indicates the exact identification of the publishing house and its address.

• If publishers exhaust their initial contingent of title numbers, they may be allocated an additional publisher identifier. The publisher identifier may comprise up to seven digits.

• Example: ISBN 90-7000270002- ...

The publication element or Title identifier•The third part of the ISBN identifies a

specific edition of a publication of a specific publisher. A title identifier may consist of up to six digits. As an ISBN must always have ten digits, blank digits are represented by leading zeros.

•Example: ISBN 90-70002-0404 .

Check digit character

•Calculated using

For example: ISBN 0-8436-1072-7

Examples

•Calculus ISBN 0-534-27409-9•Book published from Egypt ISBN 977-353-031-0