ISBN REQUEST

Procedure for Requesting an ISBN

For publications issued by Óbuda University that require an ISBN, the identifier must be requested through the University Library, in accordance with the library regulations effective January 1, 2018:

(Regulations on the publication, collection, archiving, and provision of library materials, as well as educational and research results, and institutional historical documents at Óbuda University)

Requesting an ISBN is free of charge (ISBN Standard: MSZ ISO 2108:2005).

Requests must be submitted electronically to szell.gabor@uni-obuda.hu by completing the

ISBN Identifier Request Form

When submitting the request, please also attach the electronic manuscript of the publication. Detailed information on this process can be found in the downloadable document provided.

Procedure for Submitting Legal Deposit Copies

According to Government Decree 717/2020 (XII. 30.), a legal deposit copy must be provided for every publication issued in at least 50 copies (for electronic documents, regardless of the number of copies).

• For conventionally reproduced printed documents: 6 copies must be submitted.
• For electronic documents: 3 copies must be submitted to the Legal Deposit and Publication Identifier Management Department of the National Széchényi Library (OSZK).

At the same time as submitting the printed copies, a content-wise and visually equivalent electronic version identical to the printed publication must also be provided to OSZK, preferably on a physical data carrier or via online upload.

Legal deposit copies should be sent to Gábor Széll (szell.gabor@uni-obuda.hu) at the following address:

Népszínház Street Library
1081 Budapest, Népszínház u. 8.
Tel.: +36 1 666-5321