Number (publication)
A number is one discrete issue of a periodical, such as a magazine or journal, identified within its publication sequence.
Periodical: A publication issued at regular or irregular intervals in successive parts, usually bearing a common title. A number is one installment of a periodical.
International Standard Serial Number: An eight-digit code that identifies a continuing resource, such as a journal or magazine. ISSNs identify the periodical title, while numbers distinguish its installments.
Edition (publishing): A version of a publication distinguished by changes to its content, format, or intended audience. An edition identifies a version, not its position in a periodical sequence.
Nature (journal): A weekly international scientific journal first published in 1869. Its successive issues illustrate a long-running journal's numbering system.
Volume (bibliography): A bibliographic grouping of issues or parts, often covering a publication year or other defined span. Numbers are commonly grouped into volumes.
Serials cataloging: The description and organization of continuing resources in library catalogs. Catalog records use volume and number data to identify holdings.
Issue (newspaper): A particular release of a newspaper, often dated and sometimes divided into editions. Newspaper issues can have edition distinctions beyond simple sequence numbering.
The New Yorker: An American magazine founded in 1925, known for reporting, essays, fiction, and cartoons. Its issues show how a magazine marks dated installments.
Issue (publishing): A particular installment of a serial publication, often used interchangeably with number. This is the common publishing term for a single numbered installment.
Library of Congress Control Number: A unique identifier assigned by the Library of Congress to bibliographic records. Cataloging records may describe a periodical's numbering and issue history.