15 March 2021
The ISSN International Centre has announced the opening of the 91st National Centre in the
ISSN Network in Kyiv, Ukraine. Starting March 11th, the ISSN National Centre for Ukraine is the latest
registration agency under the authority granted by the International Organization for Standardization,
ISO, to the ISSN International Centre. The National Centre is hosted by the State Scientific Institution
"Ivan Fedorov Book Chamber of Ukraine”.
Dr Gaëlle Béquet, Director of the ISSN International Centre states that “After several years of
discussion, I am happy that the ISSN Network welcomes Ukraine as a new member country. I would
like to acknowledge the unfailing involvement of Ms. Iryna Pogorelovska, the director of the new
center, who has carried this project to its conclusion with her team. The ISSN International Center
stands by the ISSN Ukraine to achieve a smooth transition for the benefit of the publishing, scholarly
and library communities of this country.”
Dr Mykola Senchenko, the Director of the Book Chamber of Ukraine, said "The opening of the national
ISSN center in Ukraine is a significant event for our state, which also celebrates the 30th anniversary
of its independence. Many thanks to the ISSN International Center team for their high professionalism,
close cooperation and good attitude along the way."
For the past 40 years, the ISSN International Centre (ISSN IC) has coordinated the activities of the ISSN
National Centres in member countries that now total 91 and span five continents. The ISSN IC is
responsible for maintaining and publishing the ISSN International Register and products such as the
ISSN Portal, the subscription database of ISSN metadata records.
The State Scientific Institution "Ivan Fedorov Book Chamber of Ukraine" was founded on January 24,
1919 in accordance with the Law on the Establishment of the Main Book Chamber in Kyiv, approved
by the Council of People's Ministers and approved by the Chairman of the Directory V. Vynnychenko.
It is a state scientific institution in the field of publishing and information activities, based on state
property and under the management of the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of
Ukraine. It was established to ensure the interests of the state in building intellectual and information
potential, promoting the development of national culture, science, education, publishing and
bibliography; full statistical accounting, acquisition and storage of all printed materials - documentary
memory of Ukraine; conducting bibliological and bibliographic research; creation of databases of
bibliographic information; publication of bibliographic indexes and scientific and analytical reviews.