List of ISBN registration groups
This is a list of ISBN identifier groups, the second element in 13-digit ISBNs (the first element in 10-digit ISBNs). The identifier is assigned to mark either a publisher's place of business or the language of the books it publishes.
The "original" set of identifiers, assigned prior to the introduction of 13-digit ISBNs and, as such, prior to 978-prefix books, ranges from one to five numerical digits according to the following structure:
- 0-5, 7
- 600-649
- 80-94
- 950-989
- 9900-9989
- 99900-99999
They are assigned in approximate descending order of publishing volume. Because the smaller identifiers have room for fewer publishers and ISBNs, several countries have had more than one identifier assigned to them. On the other hand, several countries (Australia, the United States, Canada, France, Austria, Switzerland...) have no identifier because they fall in the "language groups".
The structure for the identifiers of the 979- prefix and whether it will have language-specific identifiers is not well known, but three identifiers have been assigned (979-10-, to France, 979-11, to Republic of Korea, and 979-12, to Italy). Also, 979-0 has been reserved for the use of International Standard Music Number for sheet music.
Identifiers of the 978- prefix
| Identifier | Identifying group | Type (national or language)[1] |
ISBN example (book) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | English | Language | ISBN 0-330-28498-3 Douglas Adams, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Pan Books (1984) |
| 1 | English | Language | ISBN 1-58182-008-9 James Reasoner, Manassas, Cumberland House (1999) |
| 2 | French | Language | ISBN 2-226-05257-7 Bernard Werber, Les Fourmis, Albin Michel (1991) |
| 3 | German | Language | ISBN 3-7965-1900-8 Marco Jorio (ed.), Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz, Schwabe AG (2002-) |
| 4 | Japan | National | ISBN 4-19-830127-1 Yasuhiro Nightow, トライガン (vol. 1), Tokuma Shoten (2014) |
| 5 | former USSR | National | ISBN 5-85270-001-0 Советский Энциклопедический Словарь (4th ed.), Сов. энциклопедия (1986) |
| 600 | Iran | National | ISBN 978-600-119-125-1 بهاءالدین خرمشاهی, از این دوراهه منزل, قطره (2012) |
| 601 | Kazakhstan | National | ISBN 978-601-7151-13-3 Gulnaz Imamniyazova (ed.), The Stock Markets of Russia and Kazakhstan: Prospects for Integration, Eurasian Development Bank (2010) |
| 602 | Indonesia | National | ISBN 978-602-8328-22-7 Dewi Nopianingsih, Masakan Padang, Galangpress (2009) |
| 603 | Saudi Arabia | National | ISBN 978-603-500-045-1 Yusuf AI-Hajj Ahmad, Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence Concerning Muslim Women, Dar-us-Salaam (2009) |
| 604 | Vietnam | National | ISBN 604-69-4510-0 Nguyễn Trà, Vì sao hồng hạc có bộ lông màu hồng?, Văn Học (2015) |
| 605 | Turkey | National | ISBN 605-384-057-2 Muhammed Bozdağ, Düşün ve Başar, Yakamoz (1999) |
| 606 | Romania | National | ISBN 978-606-8126-35-7 Leonard Ancuta, Infernul, Tracus Arte (2011) |
| 607 | Mexico | National | ISBN 978-607-455-035-1 Vidal Medina, Galimatías, Consejo nacional para la cultura y las artes (2008) |
| 608 | Macedonia | National | ISBN 978-608-203-023-4 Blaže Ristovski (ed.), Encyclopaedia Macedonica (vol. 1), Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (2009) |
| 609 | Lithuania | National | ISBN 609-01-1248-8 Jolita Herlyn, Trys mano vienynteliai, Alma LIttera (2013) |
| 611 | Thailand | National | ISBN 611-543-009-7 ʻAtcharāphorn Phongchawī et al., หุ่นไทย, สำนักงานคณะกรรมการวัฒนธรรมแห่งชาติ (2009) |
| 612 | Peru | National | ISBN 978-612-45165-9-7 Alonso Cueto, La Venganza del silencio, Planeta (2010) |
| 613 | Mauritius | National[2] | |
| 614 | Lebanon | National | ISBN 978-614-404-018-8 Sihām Murḍī, Ma'a sabq al-iṣrār wa-l-taraṣṣud, Mu'assasat al-Intishār al-'Arabī (2010) |
| 615 | Hungary | National | ISBN 978-615-5014-99-4 Lengyel Dávid & Kuba Richárd, Holtak világa: A jóslat, Ad Librum (2011) |
| 616 | Thailand | National | ISBN 978-616-90393-3-4. Christopher G. Moore, The Corruptionist, Heaven Lake Press (2010) |
| 617 | Ukraine | National | ISBN 978-617-581-116-0 Volodymyr Hynda, Український спорт під нацистською свастикою (1941–1944 рр.), Ruta (2012) |
| 618 | Greece | National | ISBN 978-618-02-0789-7 Κώστας Στοφόρος, Ο χαμένος μύθος του Αισώπου, Μίνωας (2017) |
| 619 | Bulgaria | National | |
| 620 | Mauritius | National | |
| 621 | Philippines | National | |
| 622 | Iran | National | ISBN 978-622-601-101-3 لولا م. شِفِر, سارا قربانی برزی, اعداد شگفت انگیز در زندگی جانوران (جلد نرم), فاطمی (2018) |
| 65 | Brazil | National | |
| 7 | China | National | ISBN 7-301-10299-2 浦薛凤, 西洋近代政治思潮, 北京大学出版社(2007) |
| 80 | former Czechoslovakia | National | ISBN 80-85983-44-3 Kdo byl kdo v našich dějinách ve 20. století (vol. 1), Libri (1998) |
| 81 | India | National | ISBN 81-7215-399-6 Joy Goswami (1995) |
| 82 | Norway | National | ISBN 82-530-0983-6 Pax Leksikon, Pax Forlag (1978-1981) |
| 83 | Poland | National | ISBN 83-08-01587-5 Joanna Siedlecka, Jaśnie Panicz, WL (1987) |
| 84 | Spain | National | ISBN 84-86546-08-7 Adolfo Camilo Díaz, Miénteme, dime la verdá, Azucel (1989) |
| 85 | Brazil | National | ISBN 85-7531-015-1 Claudio Tognolli, A Sociedade dos Chavões, São Paulo Escrituras (2001) |
| 86 | former Yugoslavia | National | ISBN 86-341-0846-5 Janko Prunk, Slovenski narodni vzpon, Državna založba Slovenije (1992) |
| 87 | Denmark | National | ISBN 87-595-2277-1 Leif Davidsen, Den serbiske dansker, Lindhardt & Ringhof (1996) |
| 88 | Italy | National | ISBN 88-04-47328-2 Sandrone Dazieri, Attenti al gorilla, Mondadori (1999) |
| 89 | Republic of Korea | National | |
| 90 | Netherlands | National | ISBN 90-5691-187-2 Jan Timman, On the Attack, New In Chess (2006) |
| 91 | Sweden | National | ISBN 91-1-811692-2 Torgny Lindgren, Ormens väg på hälleberget, P.A. Norstedt (1982) |
| 92 | International NGO Publishers and EC Organizations | N/A | ISBN 92-67-10370-9 ISO Standards Handbook: Technical drawings (4th ed., vol. 1), ISO (2002) |
| 93 | India | National | ISBN 93-5025-214-7 Purkait SK, Essentials of Oral Pathology, JP Medical Ltd (2011) |
| 94 | Netherlands | National | |
| 950 | Argentina | National | ISBN 950-04-0442-7 Abelardo Castillo, El que tiene sed, Emecé (1985) |
| 951 | Finland | National | ISBN 951-0-11369-7 Sinikka Laine, Ohari, WSOY (1982) |
| 952 | Finland | National | ISBN 952-471-294-6 J. Pekka Mäkelä, 391, Like (2004) |
| 953 | Croatia | National | ISBN 953-157-105-8 Višnja Špiljak & Vladimir Ivir (eds.), Englesko-hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia (2000) |
| 954 | Bulgaria | National | ISBN 954-430-603-X Ташо В. Ташев, Министрите на България 1879-1999, Академично издателство "Проф.Марин Дринов" (1999) |
| 955 | Sri Lanka | National | ISBN 955-20-3051-X මාලිංග අමරසිංහ, පොළොන්නරුවේ නටබුන්, S. Godage & Bros (1998) |
| 956 | Chile | National | ISBN 956-7291-48-9 Ursula & Cristina Calderón, Hai Kur Mamashu Shis (Quiero contarte un cuento), Ediciones Kultrún (2005) |
| 957 | Taiwan | National | ISBN 957-01-7429-3 許雪姬 (ed.), 臺灣歷史辭典=Dictionary of Taiwan History, 文建會 (2004) |
| 958 | Colombia | National | ISBN 958-04-6278-X Karla Suárez, Carroza para actores, Norma (2001) |
| 959 | Cuba | National | ISBN 959-10-0363-3 Lisandro Otero, Llover sobre mojado, Editorial Letras Cubanas (1997) |
| 960 | Greece | National | ISBN 978-960-99626-7-4 Ιωάννης της Κλίμακος, Κλίμαξ, Ιερά Μονή Παρακλήτου (2015) |
| 961 | Slovenia | National | ISBN 961-6403-23-0 Tomaž Humar, Ni nemogočih poti, Mobitel (2001) |
| 962 | Hong Kong | National | ISBN 962-04-0195-6 潘翎, 上海掌故, Joint Publishing Company (1982) |
| 963 | Hungary | National | ISBN 963-7971-51-3 András Petőcz, A tenger dícsérete, Orpheusz (1994) |
| 964 | Iran | National | ISBN 964-6194-70-2 Nasrollah Kasraian, Mountains of Iran |
| 965 | Israel | National | ISBN 965-359-002-2 David H. Stern, Messianic Jewish Manifesto',' Jewish New Testament Publications (1988) |
| 966 | Ukraine | National | ISBN 966-95440-5-X; Владимир Дергачев, Геополитика, ВІРА-Р (2000) |
| 967 | Malaysia | National | ISBN 967-978-753-2 Khoo Kheng-Hor, Are You A Maverick?, Pelanduk Publications (2001) |
| 968 | Mexico | National | ISBN 968-6031-02-2 Natalio Hernández, Xochikoskatl, Kalpulli Editorial (1985) |
| 969 | Pakistan | National | ISBN 969-35-2020-3 Ahmad Hasan Dani, History of Pakistan: Pakistan through ages, Sang-e-Meel Publications (2007) |
| 970 | Mexico | National | ISBN 970-20-0242-7 Lourdes Urrea, Fuera de este mundo, Castillo |
| 971 | Philippines | National | ISBN 971-8845-10-0 Francisco Sionil José, Po-On, Solidaridad (1984) |
| 972 | Portugal | National | ISBN 972-37-0274-6 Miguel Esteves Cardoso, A Causa das Coisas, Assírio & Alvim (1986) |
| 973 | Romania | National | ISBN 973-43-0179-9 Paul Goma, Amnezia la români, Editura Litera (1992) |
| 974 | Thailand | National | ISBN 974-85854-7-6 วินทร์ เลียววาริณ, ประชาธิปไตยบนเส้นขนาน, บริษัท 113 (1994) |
| 975 | Turkey | National | ISBN 975-293-381-5 Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler, Doğan Kitap (2005) |
| 976 | CARICOM | National | ISBN 976-640-140-3 Joyce Sparer Adler, Exploring the Palace of the Peacock: Essays on Wilson Harris, University of the West Indies Press (2003) |
| 977 | Egypt | National | ISBN 977-734-520-8 |
| 978 | Nigeria | National | ISBN 978-37186-2-2 Jeff Unaegbu, This Lagos Nawa, Prize Publishers (2005) |
| 979 | Indonesia | National | ISBN 979-553-483-1 Toeti Heraty, Nostalgi, transendensi, Gramedia Widiasarana Indonesia (1995) |
| 980 | Venezuela | National | ISBN 980-01-0194-2 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, La Poesía folklórica de Venezuela Monte Avila (1992) |
| 981 | Singapore | National | ISBN 981-3018-39-9 Dato' Sham Sani (ed.), The Encyclopedia of Malaysia (vol. 1), Archipelago Press (1998) |
| 982 | South Pacific | National | ISBN 982-301-001-3 Anirudh Singh, Silent Warriors, Fiji Institute of Applied Studies (1991) |
| 983 | Malaysia | National | ISBN 983-52-0157-9 Mohaini Mohamed, Great Muslim Mathematicians, Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2000) |
| 984 | Bangladesh | National | ISBN 984-458-089-7 নির্মলেন্দু গুণ, আনন্দউদ্যান, সমেয়া প্রকাশনা (1995) |
| 985 | Belarus | National | ISBN 978-985-6740-48-3 Larysa Hienijuš, Каб вы ведалі: З эпісталярнай спадчыны (1945-1983), Лімарыус (2005) |
| 986 | Taiwan | National | ISBN 986-417-191-7 黃效文, 自然在心/Nature at heart, Commonwealth Publishing Group (2003) |
| 987 | Argentina | National | ISBN 987-98184-2-3 Claudio Canaparo, Ciencia y escritura, Zibaldone Editores (2003) |
| 988 | Hong Kong | National | ISBN 978-988-00-3827-3 David Bunton, More Common English Errors in Hong Kong, Pearson Education Asia (2011) |
| 989 | Portugal | National | ISBN 978-989-758-246-2 Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, SciTePress (2017) |
| 9920 | Morocco | National | |
| 9921 | Kuwait | National | |
| 9922 | Iraq | National | |
| 9923 | Jordan | National | |
| 9924 | Cambodia | National | |
| 9925 | Cyprus | National | |
| 9926 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | National | |
| 9927 | Qatar | National | |
| 9928 | Albania | National | ISBN 978-9928400529 Idlir Azizi, Terxhuman, Zenit Editions (2010) |
| 9929 | Guatemala | National | ISBN 978-9929801646 Héctor Gaitán A., La Calle: Donde tú vives (vol. 8), Librerías Artemis Edinter (2011) |
| 9930 | Costa Rica | National | ISBN 978-9930943106 Luis Carlos de Rojas Rojas, Cuentos del Bosque, de la Ciudad y del Espacio, Matfacil (2011) |
| 9931 | Algeria | National | |
| 9932 | Laos | National | |
| 9933 | Syria | National | ISBN 978-9933101473 (2010) نزار أباظة ، العربــية لغير أبنائها ، القسم الثاني |
| 9934 | Latvia | National | ISBN 978-9934015960 Žanna Grāfa, Fantastiskas zeķes: Ātri un stilīgi, Zvaigzne ABC (2010) |
| 9935 | Iceland | National | |
| 9936 | Afghanistan | National | |
| 9937 | Nepal | National | |
| 9938 | Tunisia | National | ISBN 978-9938-01-122-7 Hédi Baccouche, En toute franchise, Sud Éditions (2018) |
| 9939 | Armenia | National | |
| 9940 | Montenegro | National | |
| 9941 | Georgia | National | |
| 9942 | Ecuador | National | |
| 9943 | Uzbekistan | National | |
| 9944 | Turkey | National | |
| 9945 | Dominican Republic | National | |
| 9946 | North Korea | National | |
| 9947 | Algeria | National | |
| 9948 | United Arab Emirates | National | |
| 9949 | Estonia | National | |
| 9950 | Palestine | National | |
| 9951 | Kosova | National | |
| 9952 | Azerbaijan | National | |
| 9953 | Lebanon | National | |
| 9954 | Morocco | National | |
| 9955 | Lithuania | National | |
| 9956 | Cameroon | National | |
| 9957 | Jordan | National | |
| 9958 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | National | |
| 9959 | Libya | National | |
| 9960 | Saudi Arabia | National | |
| 9961 | Algeria | National | |
| 9962 | Panama | National | |
| 9963 | Cyprus | National | ISBN 9963-645-06-2 Παύλος Ευδοκίμωφ, Η τρελή αγάπη του Θεού, Κέντρο Μελετών Ιεράς Μονής Κύκκου (2003) |
| 9964 | Ghana | National | |
| 9965 | Kazakhstan | National | |
| 9966 | Kenya | National | |
| 9967 | Kyrgyzstan | National | |
| 9968 | Costa Rica | National | |
| 9970 | Uganda | National | |
| 9971 | Singapore | National | |
| 9972 | Peru | National | |
| 9973 | Tunisia | National | |
| 9974 | Uruguay | National | |
| 9975 | Moldova | National | |
| 9976 | Tanzania | National | |
| 9977 | Costa Rica | National | |
| 9978 | Ecuador | National | |
| 9979 | Iceland | National | |
| 9980 | Papua New Guinea | National | |
| 9981 | Morocco | National | |
| 9982 | Zambia | National | |
| 9983 | Gambia | National | |
| 9984 | Latvia | National | |
| 9985 | Estonia | National | |
| 9986 | Lithuania | National | ISBN 9986-16-329-3 Jurga Ivanauskaitė, Pakalnučių metai, Tyto alba (2014) |
| 9987 | Tanzania | National | |
| 9988 | Ghana | National | |
| 9989 | Macedonia | National | |
| 99901 | Bahrain | National | |
| 99902 | Reserved Agency (was Gabon) | National | |
| 99903 | Mauritius | National | |
| 99904 | Curaçao (was Netherland Antilles, and Aruba) | National | |
| 99905 | Bolivia | National | |
| 99906 | Kuwait | National | |
| 99908 | Malawi | National | |
| 99909 | Malta | National | |
| 99910 | Sierra Leone | National | |
| 99911 | Lesotho | National | |
| 99912 | Botswana | National | |
| 99913 | Andorra | National | |
| 99914 | Suriname | National | |
| 99915 | Maldives | National | |
| 99916 | Namibia | National | |
| 99917 | Brunei Darussalam | National | |
| 99918 | Faroe Islands | National | |
| 99919 | Benin | National | |
| 99920 | Andorra | National | |
| 99921 | Qatar | National | |
| 99922 | Guatemala | National | |
| 99923 | El Salvador | National | |
| 99924 | Nicaragua | National | |
| 99925 | Paraguay | National | |
| 99926 | Honduras | National | |
| 99927 | Albania | National | |
| 99928 | Georgia | National | |
| 99929 | Mongolia | National | |
| 99930 | Armenia | National | |
| 99931 | Seychelles | National | |
| 99932 | Malta | National | |
| 99933 | Nepal | National | |
| 99934 | Dominican Republic | National | |
| 99935 | Haiti | National | |
| 99936 | Bhutan | National | |
| 99937 | Macau | National | ISBN 978-99937-1-056-1 Lúcio de Sousa, The Early European Presence in China, Japan, the Philippines and Southeast Asia (1555-1590) - The Life of Bartolomeu Landeiro, Fundação Macau (2010) |
| 99938 | Republika Srpska | National | |
| 99939 | Guatemala | National | |
| 99940 | Georgia | National | |
| 99941 | Armenia | National | |
| 99942 | Sudan | National | |
| 99943 | Albania | National | |
| 99944 | Ethiopia | National | |
| 99945 | Namibia | National | |
| 99946 | Nepal | National | |
| 99947 | Tajikistan | National | |
| 99948 | Eritrea | National | |
| 99949 | Mauritius | National | |
| 99950 | Cambodia | National | |
| 99951 | Reserved Agency (was Democratic Republic of Congo) | National | |
| 99952 | Mali | National | |
| 99953 | Paraguay | National | |
| 99954 | Bolivia | National | |
| 99955 | Republika Srpska | National | |
| 99956 | Albania | National | |
| 99957 | Malta | National | |
| 99958 | Bahrain | National | |
| 99959 | Luxembourg | National | |
| 99960 | Malawi | National | |
| 99961 | El Salvador | National | |
| 99962 | Mongolia | National | |
| 99963 | Cambodia | National | |
| 99964 | Nicaragua | National | |
| 99965 | Macau | National | ISBN 978-99965-2-047-1 宋錫祥 Song Xixiang, 莊金鋒 Zhuang Jinfeng et al., "一國兩制"與中國區際民商事司法協助 "One Country, Two Systems" and Regional Civil and Commercial Judicial Assistance in China, Instituto Politécnico de Macau (2012) |
| 99966 | Kuwait | National | |
| 99967 | Paraguay | National | |
| 99968 | Botswana | National | |
| 99969 | Oman | National | |
| 99970 | Haiti | National | |
| 99971 | Myanmar | National | |
| 99972 | Faroe Islands | National | |
| 99973 | Mongolia | National | |
| 99974 | Bolivia | National | |
| 99975 | Tajikistan | National | |
| 99976 | Republika Srpska | National | |
| 99977 | Rwanda | National | |
| 99978 | Mongolia | National | |
| 99979 | Honduras | National | |
| 99980 | Bhutan | National | |
| 99981 | Macau | National |
Countries with several 978- prefixes
- Two prefixes (48)
- Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, English, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Macau, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Ukraine
- Three prefixes (15)
- Algeria, Armenia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Guatemala, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Paraguay, Republika Srpska, Thailand, Turkey
- Four prefixes (2)
- Albania, Mauritius
Identifiers of the 979- prefix
| Identifier | Identifying group | Type (national or language) |
ISBN example (bibliographic information) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10- | France | National | ISBN 979-10-90636-07-1 Hélène Dubouis, Les Jeunes dans la société, Éditions des Citoyens |
| 11- | Republic of Korea | National | ISBN 979-11-86178-14-0 Edward Y. J. Chung, Korean Confucianism: Tradition and Modernity. Academy of Korean Studies (2015) |
| 12- | Italy | National | ISBN 979-12-200-0852-5 Lorenzo Pacini, L'arte la vita e un pizzico di Van Gogh, Edizioni d'Arte (2016)
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See also
Notes
- ^ Note that "language" does not mean all books with the identifier are written in that language, only that the geographic area is identified as such; thus, books in Breton are identified as French language books, and books in Navajo are identified as English language books, etc.
- ^ In practice, this group is mostly used by some subsidiaries of VDM Publishing with registered addresses in "Beau-Bassin, Mauritius".