HOW TO APPLY

ISBN
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER

SELF-PUBLISHED BY THE
AUTHOR

Raja Rammohun Roy National Agency for ISBN

Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education
Government of India
A Self-Published Author is an individual who
independently publishes their work without the
involvement of an established third-party
publisher.
ISBNs are assigned to text-based monographic
publications (i.e. one-off publications rather
than journals, newspapers, newsletters or other
types of serials).
A same Title with Different Languages
should have a unique ISBN.
Any book made publicly available,
whether for sale or on a gratis basis,
can be identified by ISBN.
In case of Reprints, no separate ISBN
is required, but a new Edition needs a
new ISBN.
In addition, individual sections (such as chapters)
of books or issues or articles from journals,
periodicals or serials that are made available
separately may also use the ISBN as an identifier.
With regard to the various media available, it is of
no importance in what form the content is
documented and distributed; however, each
different product form (e.g. paperback, EPUB,
.pdf) should be identified separately.
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APPROVAL OF APPROVAL OF ALLOTMENT OF

01 REGISTRATION 02 ISBN CATEGORY 03 ISBN

ISBN Registration will be only ISBN Category will be provided

Approved if the Applicant
provide correct details and
supporting documents.
Allotment of ISBN will be done
according to the Publisher
only will the Applicant provides
Category under which the
accurate details of Book.
Applicant registered.
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COMMERCIAL INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SELF PUBLISHED INDIVIDUAL

PUBLISHER PUBLISHER AUTHOR BY AUTHOR PUBLISHER
01 PRE REGISTRATION 02 LOGIN 03 POST REGISTRATION 04 ISBN REQUEST

05 ADD BOOKS 06 ISBN ISSUANCE 07 FINAL TITLE VERSO PAGE

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PRE
REGISTRATION
 Search ISBN Applicant Registration Applicant Login

CLICK HERE CLICK HERE CLICK HERE

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LOGIN
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POST
REGISTRATION
Basic Details
 Document Options Available

Address Proof of
PAN Card of
1 Administrator
& Self Published
Author
Note:
Normally, the verification and approval process for ISBN Registration usually spans 2 to 3 working days. If the registration is rejected, the applicant needs to log in again and accurately update the
information based on the reasons provided for the rejection by the Department.

In Short..

R R R
Pending for Approval
Registration by RRRNA Registration Completed
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MY APPLICATION
( ISBN REQUEST )
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 New Application
The applicant can add the Pen Name in this field

The applicant can add the Imprint from this field

Note:
If an applicant is mentioning an imprint or pen name, the
department may seek clarification. The applicant must reply
to the clarification asked for the ISBN application to move
forward.

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3 Submit
 My Application

Application Reference Number

Note:
• The Application Reference Number becomes visible solely upon successful submission of the application. Once submitted, it's important to note that no alterations can be made under any circumstances.
• Additionally, the Category Allotment process usually takes approximately 1 to 2 working days.
• If the application is rejected, please submit a new application addressing the reasons provided by the Department.
• In case if the department seeks some clarification, kindly reply to the clarification through ‘Reply Clarification’ link which will be available in the action column of that particular application.
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ADD
BOOK DETAILS
 Application Status

Link for Adding Title Details

 1 For Adding Title details

When selecting the "Add New Book" option, please be aware that the title and author names will automatically populate in the book details form. The applicant is required to complete the rest of the
Note: details in this form.
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 1 Submitting New Title to the Department

Pending for
Submission

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Submit to
RRRNA

Submitted
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ISBN ISSUANCE
1 In case of ISBN Assigned

Allotted

• After allocation of ISBN, it's important to note that no alterations can be made under any circumstances.
Note: • Normally it will take around 2 to 3 working days for Assigning ISBN after submitting title details to the Department

2 In case of Rejection

Rejected
View Rejection
Reason

The rejection reason put forward by the Department is accessible here. If the title has been rejected, applicant
needs to EDIT and UPDATE the details based on the provided reason and resubmit it to the Department.
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FINAL TITLE
VERSO PAGE
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After uploading the Final title Verso Page, the status will as shown in the screenshot.

Applicants can proceed with the ISBN allocation as soon as it's allotted. The Final Title Verso Page serves as our confirmation to ensure that the details in the application
Note: match the book accurately. If everything is correct, you can proceed with the allotted ISBN. Verification will be conducted in a timely manner.
If the Final Title Verso Page is not
approved or verified, the Title will be
highlighted in Yellow while using
‘Search ISBN’ window.

After Approval of Final Title Verso

Page, the Title will be highlighted in
Green while using ‘Search ISBN’
window.
The Title Verso Page, sometimes known as the copyright page contains important legal and bibliographic information about the book.
The specific details that included on the title verso page usually contains Title Name, Author Name, Publisher Name,
Printer Details, ISBN, Copyright Details etc.

In case you are uploading the Cover Pages of the Book/Publication, you can mention Title Name, Author Name,
Publisher Name, ISBN etc.

In case if the Book / Publication is in languages other than Hindi and English, kindly translate it to either in Hindi or English for
our Verification purposes only.