Abstract:
This paper, analyses the properties of international standard serial number in terms of error detection, correction
and the size of the code dictionary. Through weight check equation the ability of ISSN code to detect and correct
errors is determined. The total number of code words is established by how many digits permute. By using
permutation methods, the length of the ISSN dictionary is determined. ISSN detects errors but only corrects
single and transposition errors.
