Apply In-Person

1. The application for an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), shall be made to the Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development head office. Ministry contact details
2. Applicants should express their interest to obtain the ISSN, at the receptionist desk. Submit the supporting documentation as listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page, to be verified by the authorized official. Any omission of these documents will render the registration process incomplete.
3. The officer will then proceed to apply on your behalf using the ISSN Portal and submit it, for processing and consideration by an international body based in Paris, which is within 10-20 working days.
4. If approved the applicant is registered and assigned an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), these numbers will be forwarded to the applicant's email.
   

Apply Online

1. The application for International Standard Serial Number (ISSN), can be filed and submit online via this link: ISSN PORTAL for processing and consideration by an authorized registered international body based in Paris.
2. Please refer to the “Information that may help” section of this page for the guidelines on how to proceed with the application process.
   

• National Identity Card ​(Omang)
• A certified copy of passport bio page.
• Only a copy of the title page showing the frequency of the serial and the editorial page must be submitted.
  

Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Sport and Culture Development
Address: Y2K Building - Central Business DistrictPlot 54372
Private Bag 00514
Gaborone
Botswana
Tel. (+267) 3682600
Toll-Free No. 0800 600 883
Fax. (+267) 3913473
Ministry contact details

Any individual (Authors, Self-Publishers, Editors, and Publishers) or publishing entity intending to publish their work in Botswana.

• An ISSN request shall cost between 25 € and 50 € {s.t.d cost) as per the country the publisher is located in. Service packages are also available on request.
• The cost of an urgent request is double the cost of a standard assignment request
  

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is valid forever. However, an ISSN may be revoked if it comes to light that misleading information has been provided.

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is obtained from Paris and will take up to ten-twenty days from the date the completed application form and relevant documents are received.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Important Note:

• When the book is ready for distribution, send two copies free to the Botswana National Library Service, this is a legal requirement covered under the National Library Act Chapter 58:02 section 10 under the laws of Botswana.
  

• Author name
• Book title
• Publisher postal address
• Signature of the author/publisher
• Due date of publication
• Identification number of the publisher/author
  

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a serial number used to uniquely identify a serial publication. These numbers are issued to publishers and individual authors so that their authored work can be easily identified for consumption in the international market.

Guidelines for publishers on how to obtain an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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