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Re:How to add ISSN metadata to a web page by nanna on Sunday September 19, 2021 @04:43AM (#28582742)
ISSNs identify the publisher (edit: the publication). DOIs identify items of content.
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Re:How to add ISSN metadata to a web page by pigsonthewing on Sunday September 19, 2021 @05:22AM (#28582894)
The publication, not the publisher.
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Re:How to add ISSN metadata to a web page by nanna on Sunday September 19, 2021 @06:22AM (#28583157)
Ah yes, that's true.
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Re:How to add ISSN metadata to a web page by afandian on Sunday September 19, 2021 @05:35AM (#28582948)
DOIs are assigned to journals too. It's not entirely consistent though, and journal DOIs can overlap with ISSNs.
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