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ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization that develops standards to ensure the quality, safety, and efficiency of products, services, and systems. ISO has published over 25,000 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. Undated references (":--" and the em-dash variant ":—") are accepted.

InternationalSyntax ISO identifiers follow the pattern: [Copublisher/]ISO [Type] [Number][-Part]:[Year]. Joint publications use copublishers like ISO/IEC, ISO/ASTM, etc. Undated references use ":--" or ":—" for the year placeholder. Website →
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Doc Types
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Components
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Relations
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Stages

Components 11

Structured elements that make up a ISO identifier:

Publisher
Enumeration

The issuing organization (ISO, or joint like ISO/IEC)

ISO
e.g.ISO
Copublisher
Enumeration

Additional organizations in joint publications (IEC, ASTM, CEN, etc.)

IECASTMCENIEEEITUSAEIWAUNESCO +2 more
Optional. Present for joint publications.
e.g.IEC
:copublisher
Document Type
Enumeration

The type of deliverable (IS, TR, TS, PAS, Guide, etc.)

ISTRTSPASGuideIWAISPTTA +1 more
Appears between publisher and number
e.g.TR
:type
Number
Integer

The unique document number

1–5 digit number
e.g.9001
:number
Part
Integer

Part number for multi-part standards

Optional. Appended with hyphen after number.
e.g.1
:part
Year
Year

Publication year

4-digit year, preceded by colon
e.g.2015
:year
Edition
Integer

Edition number (e.g., Ed 5)

Optional. Prefixed with "Ed"
e.g.5
:edition
Language
Enumeration

Language code (en, fr, ru, etc.)

enfrrudeesjazhar +2 more
Optional. In parentheses after year.
e.g.en
:language
Stage
Enumeration

Development stage (WD, CD, DIS, FDIS)

PWINPAWIWDCDDISFDISPRF +1 more
Optional. Precedes document type.
e.g.DIS
:stage
Typed Stage
Enumeration

Stage combined with document type (e.g., DTR for Draft Technical Report)

DTRDTSFDTRFDTSAWINPPRF
Optional. Combined stage+type abbreviation.
e.g.DTR
:typed_stage
Supplement
Compound

Amendment or corrigendum reference

Amendment/Corrigendum/Addendum with number and year, after slash
e.g.Amd 1:2024
:supplement

PubID Algebra 9

Relationships between ISO identifiers:

RelationDescriptionSyntaxExample
AmendmentModifies a base standard by adding, changing, or deleting elementsISO [Number]:[Year]/Amd [N]:[Year]ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1:2024
CorrigendumCorrects technical or editorial errorsISO [Number]:[Year]/Cor [N]:[Year]ISO 9001:2015/Cor 1:2016
AddendumLegacy supplement type adding new materialISO [Number]:[Year]/Add [N]:[Year]ISO 2789:2006/Add 1:2008
PartMulti-part standard relationshipISO [Number]-[Part]:[Year]ISO/IEC 17031-1:2020
SeriesAll-parts reference to a multi-part seriesISO [Number] (all parts)ISO 9001 (all parts)
BundleMultiple documents bundled together[PubID] + [PubID]BS ISO 26000 + IWA 26
DraftDraft stage of a documentISO/[Stage] [Type] [Number]ISO/DIS 45001
Internal DocumentWorking documents with N-numbersISO/TC [N] [DocNumber]ISO/TC 176 N 1000
Clause ReferenceReference to specific clause within a documentISO [Number]:[Year], Clause [N]ISO 9001:2015, Clause 4.1

Development Stages 15

Lifecycle stages for ISO documents:

CodeAbbrName
00.00PWIPreliminary Work Item
10.00NPNew Proposal
10.99AWIApproved Work Item
20.00WDWorking Draft
30.00CDCommittee Draft
40.00DISDraft International Standard
50.00FDISFinal Draft International Standard
60.00PRFProof of a standard (pre-publication)
60.60ISInternational Standard (published)
90.20RVDReview Discontinued
90.60WTHWithdrawn
90.92WDTWithdrawal Decided
90.93RVDReview Verified
95.20FPNFinal Proposal for Withdrawal
95.99WTHWithdrawal of International Standard