Indexes, supplements, and combined issues
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Overview
This information provides more guidance on the Frequencies domain.
The standard Monthly With Index frequency and the Monthly 10pa frequency both use special settings in one or more of the cells to specify index or combined issue publication. The other type of special cell setting is supplement.
Index
The publication of an index is indicated by the entry of an 'I' (upper case letter i) in the relevant cell, as with the Regularly Irregular - Monthly With Index frequency. This generates an additional issue called Index.
| Issue title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Issue 11 November 2008 | 01 NOV 2008 |
| Issue 12 December 2008 | 01 DEC 2008 |
| Issue 12 Index | 01 DEC 2008 |
Supplement
The publication of a Supplement is indicated by the entry of an 'S' (upper case letter s) in the relevant cell. None of the standard frequency codes include a Supplement setting. This generates an additional issue called Supplement.
Combined issues
As indicated on the Frequencies second page, there are 3 indicators you can use:
C
This setting should be used for combined issues where both the volume/issue numbering and the dates are combined. For example to combine a July/August issue simply enter 1C in the July field and 1C in the August field.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 1C | 1C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1I |
Issues generated:
Vol 1 No 1 January 2008; Vol 1 No 2 February 2008; Vol 1 No 3 March 2008; Vol 1 No 4 April 2008; Vol 1 No 5 May 2008; Vol 1 No 6 June 2008; Vol 1 No 7/8 July/August 2008; Vol 1 No 9 September 2008; Vol 1 No 10 October 2008; Vol 1 No 11 November 2008; Vol 1 No 12 December 2008 + Index.
V
This setting should be used for combined issues where only the volume/issue numbering is combined. For example to combine a November/December issue simply enter 1V in the November field and 1V in the December field (note this is different from D usage).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1V | 1V |
Issues generated:
Vol 1 no 1 January 2006; Vol 1 No 2 February 2006; Vol 1 No 3 March 2006; Vol 1 No 4 April 2006; Vol 1 No 5/6 May 2006; Vol 1 No 7 July 2006; Vol 1 No 8 August 2006; Vol 1 No 9 September 2006; Vol 1 No 10 October 2006; Vol 1 No 11/12 November 2006.
D
This setting should be used for combined issues where only the date elements are combined. For example to combine a November/December issue simply enter 1D in the November field and D in the December field (note this is different from V usage).. If you enter DI ('i' for index) in the December field, then the resulting combined issue will be called Vol 1 No 10 November/December 2008 + index.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | D |
| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1D | D |
Issues generated:
Vol 1 No 1 January 2008; Vol 1 No 2 February 2008; Vol 1 No 3 March 2008; Vol 1 No 5 May/June 2008; Vol 1 No 6 July 2008; Vol 1 No 7 August 2008; Vol 1 No 8 September 2008; Vol 1 No 9 October 2008; Vol 1 No 10 November/December 2008.