Bibliographic Code (CODEN) generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The Bibliographic Code (CODEN) generator produces unique six-character alphanumeric codes to identify specific scientific, technical, and medical journals or publications. CODEN codes are widely used in databases and libraries to reference periodicals and other publications, providing a standardized shorthand for citing or searching for specific journals.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
CODEN	52ERQ-U, GOSQV-J, …52ERQU, GOSQVJ, …	charactercharacter varyingtext	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column whose name is ‘CODEN’, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The tool allows you to specify a separator between groups of digits. By default, a hyphen is used to separate the digits.

Preview of the column data generated by the Bibliographic Code (CODEN) generator