ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-5 — former U.S.S.R
ISBNs beginning 978-5 are issued for former U.S.S.R. The group identifier has 1 digit.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00000–00499 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 500 |
| 0050–0099 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 50 |
| 01–19 | 2 | 6 | 1,000,000 | 19 |
| 200–361 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 162 |
| 3620–3623 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 4 |
| 36240–36299 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 60 |
| 363–420 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 58 |
| 4210–4299 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 90 |
| 430–430 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 1 |
| 4310–4399 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 90 |
| 440–440 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 1 |
| 4410–4499 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 90 |
| 450–602 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 153 |
| 6030000–6049999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 20,000 |
| 605–699 | 3 | 5 | 100,000 | 95 |
| 7000–8499 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 1,500 |
| 85000–89999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| 900000–909999 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 10,000 |
| 91000–91999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 9200–9299 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 100 |
| 93000–94999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 9500000–9500999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1,000 |
| 9501–9799 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 299 |
| 98000–98999 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 9900000–9909999 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10,000 |
| 9910–9999 | 4 | 4 | 10,000 | 90 |
Shorter registrant numbers are issued to larger publishers (more publication digits = more titles).
Reading an ISBN from this group
Every ISBN in this group starts 978-5-. The next digits are the registrant; look up which range the following seven digits fall into to know how long the registrant element is. For example, if the registrant has 5 digits, the publication element has 3 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 6 Nov 2026 03:30:05 UTC).