GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department of Higher Education

RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ISBN

A2/W4, Curzon Road Barracks,
K.G. Marg, New Delhi – 110001
Ph: 23382549/Extn 12, 23384687
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.education.nic.in

ISBN APPLICATION FORM

1. Name of the Publishing Agency:

2. Name of the Proprietor/Managing Director
3. Nationality
4. Date of Establishment
5. Mailing Address: (including post code)

6. Email address:
7. Publisher’s Website:
8. Telephone (including area code):
9. Fax (including area code):
10. Publishing fields:
Please tick (√) the applicable box
Science & Tech Educational Books
Philosophy School/Children Books
Religion Pure Sciences
Social Sciences Indology
Signature of the applicant Literature Educational CDs
with rubber Stamp Arts Others
11. Total output of titles to date: (Please attach list
of books till date)
12. Whether you will assign ISBNs to any backlog Yes/No
with you? If yes, please attach list of books
13. Number of Titles expected to be published in
the current year:
14. Number of Titles expected to be published in
the coming 5 years.
15. Have you applied for ISBN before? Yes/No
16. (a) if yes, what was the assigned ISBN?
17. (b) if yes, have you attached/ submitted the Yes/No
bibliographical details about the used ISBN as
per logbook?

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DECLARATION

1. I/We (Name of the applicant)_______________________________________ promise

to submit complete bibliographical details of each title used with full details prescribed
by the Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN in the logbook supplied.

2. I/We will only assign ISBNs to publications in respect of which I/We hold(s) the
publishing rights.

3. I/We will not sell, license, distribute, disseminate, assign or otherwise make my/our
assigned ISBN prefix and ISBNs available to other publishers or to any third parties.

DISCLAIMER

1. The agency will not be responsible for any legal implication in case the ISBN assigned
by the publisher is not as per the logbook issued by the Agency.

2. On registration under ISBN system I/We shall send a published copy of OR the jacket
of each ISBN assigned title(s).

3. The agency retains the right to verify the address and/or identity of the Publishing
Agency, in any manner it may deem fit.

Signature of the applicant

Rubber Stamp (with Name & Full Address)

Place:

Date:
 INSTRUCTIONS:

While sending the data for Registration under ISBN system, please read the
instructions:

1. Once an ISBN is assigned to a title; cannot be reassigned.

2. A separate ISBN must be assigned to the different formats in which a
particular title is published whether paper / cloth binding or in different
languages.
3. An ISBN can be assigned to the whole set of volumes of a multi volume as
well as to each individual volume.
4. An ISBN can be acquired for the following published items i.e.
a) Printed materials
b) Microforms;
c) Educational Videos or Movies
d) Mixed media publications
e) Microcomputer software (only educational)
f) Atlases and maps
g) Publications in Braille
h) Electronic publications

5. An ISBN is not assigned to the following publisher’s products:

a) Advertising material (sales catalogues, price lists,
prospectuses, publicity flyers, etc).
b) Wall posters, Newspapers, leaflets
c) Lists of exhibits without additional text
d) Programs of theatrical, musical, and other performances
e) Curricula of schools and colleges of all kinds
f) Lecture and teaching material of manuscript character
g) Calendars and diaries
h) Forms & colouring books
i) Journals and periodicals

NOTE: ISBN is strictly meant for books only.

Any incomplete form will not be accepted.