Enter Identifying Codes to search the following fields within a record.

• Accession Number
• CODEN
• CODEN of translation
• ISSN
• ISSN of translation
• Standard Book Number
• Report Number
• Contract Number
• Patent Number
• Original Patent Number
• SICI (Serial Item and Contribution Identifier)
• SICI of translation

You can use Boolean operators (AND, OR, and NOT) and wildcards (* ? $) in your search query.

To display this field on the Search page, review the instructions for Add Another Field.

Identifying Codes Examples

• 7991783 finds the record with this accession number.

• 0022-4073 OR 0022 4073 finds records that have this ISSN identifier.

• 960-8052-86-6 finds records that begin with this Standard Book Number. You can also remove the hyphens from your search query (for example, 960 8052 86 6 finds the same records as 960-8052-86-6).

• 3 527 2929* finds records that have 3 527 29293 2 or 3 527 29293 4 as the Standard Book Number.

• 1379399 finds the record of UK patent 1379399.

About the ISSN Identifier

The International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number that identifies periodical publications such as journals and electronic publications.

The format is four numbers, a hyphen (-), three numbers, and then a check character that may be a number or an X. Example: 0015-6639

About the ISBN Identier

The International Standard Book Number is a unique machine-readable identifier that marks a book unmistakably.

The format is a 10-digit number that contains 3 hyphens (-). The last digit is a check character, which may be a number or an X. The position of the hyphens can vary for each ISBN identifier. Example: 2-7380-1000-8

In Inspec, you can enter a Standard Book Number with or without hyphens. Example: 3 527 29293 4 or 3-527-29293-4