ISSN International Centre

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intergovernmental organization non-profit organization registration authority

The ISSN International Centre is the global organization responsible for assigning and maintaining International Standard Serial Numbers for serial publications and other continuing resources.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
ISSN International Centre canonical	10
Governing Board of the ISSN International Centre	1
ISSN National Centres network	1
ISSN Network	1
ISSN Portal	1
ISSN registration authority	1
International Centre for the Registration of Serial Publications	1
International ISBN Agency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312766 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ISSN International Centre
Context triple: [International Standard Serial Number, managedBy, ISSN International Centre]

A. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
B. IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing is a leading scientific publisher specializing in physics and related disciplines, producing journals, books, and conference proceedings for the global research community.
C. International Science Council
The International Science Council is a global non-governmental organization that brings together scientific unions and national academies to promote international scientific collaboration and influence science policy worldwide.
D. Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
E. International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: ISSN International Centre
Target entity description: The ISSN International Centre is the global organization responsible for assigning and maintaining International Standard Serial Numbers for serial publications and other continuing resources.

A. International Standard Serial Number
The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit code used worldwide to uniquely identify serial publications such as journals, magazines, and newspapers.
B. IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing is a leading scientific publisher specializing in physics and related disciplines, producing journals, books, and conference proceedings for the global research community.
C. International Science Council
The International Science Council is a global non-governmental organization that brings together scientific unions and national academies to promote international scientific collaboration and influence science policy worldwide.
D. Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
E. International Union of Crystallography
The International Union of Crystallography is a global scientific organization that promotes international cooperation in crystallography, sets standards, and publishes key journals and reference works in the field.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ registration authority ⓘ
appliesStandard	ISO 3297 ⓘ ISSN ⓘ linked to: International Standard Serial Number
country	France ⓘ
fieldOfWork	bibliographic control ⓘ library and information science ⓘ serials cataloging ⓘ standardization of serial identifiers ⓘ
foundedBy	International Organization for Standardization ⓘ UNESCO ⓘ
governingBody	Governing Board of the ISSN International Centre ⓘ linked to: ISSN International Centre
hasDirector	Director of the ISSN International Centre ⓘ
hasIdentifier	ISSN 0251-0078 ⓘ
hasMainWebsite	https://www.issn.org/ ⓘ
hasNetworkSize	more than 90 national and regional ISSN centres ⓘ
hasPublication	ISSN Newsletter ⓘ
hasRole	ISSN registration authority ⓘ linked to: ISSN International Centre maintenance agency for ISSN ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ
inception	1974 ⓘ
legalForm	intergovernmental organization under French law ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
maintains	Global Open Knowledgebase (GOKb) collaboration ⓘ ISSN Portal ⓘ linked to: ISSN International Centre ISSN Register ⓘ International Standard Serial Number system ⓘ linked to: International Standard Serial Number
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
officialName	International Centre for the Registration of Serial Publications ⓘ linked to: ISSN International Centre
operatesInLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
responsibleFor	assignment of ISSN ⓘ coordination of the ISSN Network ⓘ management of the ISSN Register ⓘ standardization of ISSN metadata ⓘ
serviceArea	worldwide ⓘ
shortName	ISSN International Centre ⓘ
subjectOf	International Standard Serial Number system ⓘ linked to: International Standard Serial Number
worksWith	database providers ⓘ libraries ⓘ national ISSN centres ⓘ publishers ⓘ subscription agencies ⓘ

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