International Standard

InternationalIS

Description

The primary deliverable of ISO. International Standards are documents that provide requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure materials, products, processes, and services are fit for their purpose.

Published (dated)ISO [Number]:[Year]

Published (undated)ISO [Number]

With copublisherISO/[Copublisher] [Number]-[Part]:[Year]

With languageISO [Number]:[Year]([Language])

Draft ProposalISO/DP [Number]:[Year]

Proposed Work ItemISO/PWI [Number]

New Work Item ProposalISO/NP [Number]

Approved Work ItemISO/AWI [Number]

Working DraftISO/WD [Number]

Working Draft StudyISO/WDS [Number]

Committee DraftISO/CD [Number]

Draft International StandardISO/DIS [Number]:[Year]

Final Draft International StandardISO/FDIS [Number]:[Year]

ProofISO/PRF [Number]:[Year]

Examples 4

ISO 9001:2015

ISO/IEC 17031-1:2020

ISO 14001:2015(en)

ISO 9001:2015/Ed 5

Components Used

ISO International Standard identifiers are composed of these elements:

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

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

Algebraic Relations

Relations that can involve International Standard identifiers:

Relation	Description	Syntax	Example
Amendment	Modifies a base standard by adding, changing, or deleting elements	`ISO [Number]:[Year]/Amd [N]:[Year]`	`ISO 9001:2015/Amd 1:2024`
Corrigendum	Corrects technical or editorial errors	`ISO [Number]:[Year]/Cor [N]:[Year]`	`ISO 9001:2015/Cor 1:2016`
Addendum	Legacy supplement type adding new material	`ISO [Number]:[Year]/Add [N]:[Year]`	`ISO 2789:2006/Add 1:2008`
Part	Multi-part standard relationship	`ISO [Number]-[Part]:[Year]`	`ISO/IEC 17031-1:2020`
Series	All-parts reference to a multi-part series	`ISO [Number] (all parts)`	`ISO 9001 (all parts)`
Bundle	Multiple documents bundled together	`[PubID] + [PubID]`	`BS ISO 26000 + IWA 26`
Draft	Draft stage of a document	`ISO/[Stage] [Type] [Number]`	`ISO/DIS 45001`
Internal Document	Working documents with N-numbers	`ISO/TC [N] [DocNumber]`	`ISO/TC 176 N 1000`
Clause Reference	Reference to specific clause within a document	`ISO [Number]:[Year], Clause [N]`	`ISO 9001:2015, Clause 4.1`

Development Stages

Code	Abbr	Name
00.00	PWI	Preliminary Work Item
10.00	NP	New Proposal
10.99	AWI	Approved Work Item
20.00	WD	Working Draft
30.00	CD	Committee Draft
40.00	DIS	Draft International Standard
50.00	FDIS	Final Draft International Standard
60.00	PRF	Proof of a standard (pre-publication)
60.60	IS	International Standard (published)
90.20	RVD	Review Discontinued
90.60	WTH	Withdrawn
90.92	WDT	Withdrawal Decided
90.93	RVD	Review Verified
95.20	FPN	Final Proposal for Withdrawal
95.99	WTH	Withdrawal of International Standard

URN Mapping

Patternurn:iso:std:iso[:copublisher]:[number]:[edition]:[language]

International Standard

Description

Examples 4

Components Used

Publisher

Copublisher

Document Type

Number

Part

Year

Edition

Language

Stage

Typed Stage

Supplement

Algebraic Relations

Development Stages

URN Mapping

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