ISBN registration group
ISBN group 978-983 — Malaysia
ISBNs beginning 978-983 are issued for Malaysia. The group identifier has 3 digits.
Registrant (publisher) ranges
| Registrant range | Registrant digits | Publication digits | Titles per registrant | Registrants in range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00–01 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 2 |
| 020–199 | 3 | 3 | 1,000 | 180 |
| 2000–3999 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 2,000 |
| 40000–44999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5,000 |
| 45–49 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 5 |
| 50–79 | 2 | 4 | 10,000 | 30 |
| 800–899 | 3 | 3 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 9000–9899 | 4 | 2 | 100 | 900 |
| 99000–99999 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1,000 |
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 978-983-. 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 2 digits, the publication element has 4 digits, then comes the check digit.
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Sources & data
- International ISBN Agency RangeMessage (Fri, 6 Nov 2026 03:30:05 UTC).