International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) generator

The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) generator produces 8-digit unique identifiers assigned to serial publications, such as magazines, newspapers, or journals.

Generator properties

The table lists key details about the data generator, including its short name, an example of generated data, supported data types, and country-specific data.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific data
ISSN	7398-499X, 8275-9898, … 7398499X, 82759898, …	character varying character text	Default (United States)

Matching rules

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

Configure additional options

You can 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 International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) generator