Issue Numbers
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- Required field
- When a book or periodical doesn't have a number listed, [nn] should be used as the issue number.
End of definition
Incomplete definition as a placeholder to record the result of the Senior Editor vote on [nn] vs nn. (June 14, 2008)
Per a discussion on the main list, no one dissented to changing the previous example showing "[nn] [1]" to just "[1]". (November 15, 2009)
- Required Field
- The issue number of the book in question as it appears on the book. When a book or periodical doesn't have a number listed, [nn] should be used as the issue number (signifying no number). Please do not use the ISBN as an issue number. For series which restart the numbering periodically and change the volume number (many Golden Age US books, for example) use the volume number and show volume number check box in addition to the issue number field in order to get numbers in the format "v1#1".
- If you feel a made-up number which does not actually appear on the book would be useful it can be included in square brackets.
- Examples:
1 [nn] [2] v5#6 v5#6 [30]
(end of definition)
Unapproved definition brought over from re-write (July 14, 2008)
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