ISWC Publisher Services

ISWC Allocation Service

The key purpose of the ISWC Allocation Service is to deliver same day/next day ISWC for new works once the mandatory data requirements are provided, i.e. title is provided and all Creators are identified by IPI number. 

This service allows Publishers to receive an ISWC prior to submitting a full work registration. A submitter requests an ISWC from the service via their Society by providing defined ISWC meta-data in an agreed format.

Societies will provide their members with an FTP location for submitting files to the service and retrieving ACKS containing the new ISWCs.  

Since IPI numbers are required for all Creators on works submitted to this service, it is recommended that Publishers have access to CIS-Net Rights Holders Access (RHA) to retrieve IPI numbers. Access to RHA is managed by Societies.

To onboard to the ISWC Allocation Service, Publishers should contact their Society.

For further information, please click here.

ISWC Resolution Service

The key purpose of the ISWC Resolution Service is to help Publishers obtain the correct ISWCs for existing catalogues. 

A Publisher can request the existing ISWC from the service by providing a JSON or flat (txt) file which meets minimum criteria (Title, Creators, IPI Numbers). 

CISAC provides this service to Publishers and will validate each publisher prior to onboarding to the Resolution Service. Upon signing of the service’s Terms and Conditions, CISAC will provide Publishers with an FTP location for submitting files to the service and retrieving ACKS containing the existing ISWCs. 

For further information, please click here. 

To onboard to the ISWC Resolution Service, Publishers should contact pubnet@cisac.org.