ISSNs are being misused in Ukraine’s occupied territories

Publishers in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories are misusing the ISSNs of Ukrainian journals, a press release from Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery (SUPRR) revealed last month. SUPRR secured support from the ISSN International Centre, which assumes responsibility for assigning ISSNs when there’s no national ISSN centre (such as in occupied or disputed territories).

Jan-Peter Wissink, managing director of Amsterdam University Press, where SUPRR is based, encourages publishers and others to ‘remain vigilant against actions that undermine or may discredit the foundations of academic publishing and international law.’