Best practices for SIM magazines

For every new issue the designer/editor consults his/her CE liaison to determine if an ISSN is needed. If it is a one-off title from a smaller brand (Allrecipes, Rachael Ray, Traditional Home, etc.), the legal department recommends using the brand’s ISSN rather than getting a new one. If it is unbranded or branded BH&G, it needs its own ISSN. In that case, the designer/editor produces PDFs of the cover, masthead, and TOC three weeks before the MIC date. (The content does not have to be final but does have to be words, not Greek.) The CE department uses the PDFs to apply (via the Meredith legal department) to the Library of Congress for the ISSN. When the ISSN is available, the CE shares it with the editor/designer and enters it in the stylebook for future reference. The edit/design team makes sure the ISSN is included in the postal ID statement on the last page of the issue. (updated 7/17/20)

International Standard Serial Numbers
for SIM titles, including MCM partner publications:

(ISSNs for food digests and some annual books are at the end of the list)

5-Ingredient Meals • 1940-6401
13×9 • 2688-6839
30-Minute Dinners • 2166-6563
30-Minute Meals • 1932-6165
50+ Delicious Supermeals • 2640-7892
100 Best Apple Recipes • 2687-9492 (print); 2687-9506 (online)
100 Best Casseroles • 2331-4869
100 Best Cheesy Recipes • 2639-4766
100 Best Cookies • 1551-9228
100 Best Grilling Recipes • 2471-3937
100 Best Tomato Recipes • 2472-5870
100 Best Pumpkin Recipes • 2473-4381
100 Decorating Ideas Big Style for Small Rooms • 1554-1096
100 Decorating Ideas Cottage Style • 1548-6443
100 Decorating Ideas Under $100 • 1546-7570
100 Garden Style Decorating Ideas • 1544-7103
100 Holiday Ideas • 1549-618X
100 Ideas Bargain Decorating • 2379-7428
100 Ideas Big Style for Small Rooms • 2325-0429
100 Ideas Decorating Small Spaces • 2375-4672
100 Ideas Flea Market Style • 1544-7111
100 Ideas Furniture Makeovers • 2329-5910
100 Ideas, Holiday Gifts Under $10 • 1545-6897
100 Ideas Makeover Style • 1931-0347
100 Ideas Organize • 1942-0471
100 Ideas Quick & Easy Decorating • 2372-2622
100 Ideas Real Rooms • 1945-9092
100 Recipes to Beat Diabetes • 2572-6188
100 Weekend Decorating Ideas • 1549-5574
101 Container Garden Ideas • 2471-2442
350-Calorie Meals in Minutes • 2572-6854
AARP New Guide to Retirement • 978-0-9971287-0-3
AARP: How Not to Get Ripped Off! • 978-0-9971287-1-0
Additions • 1938-761X
Air Fryer Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) • 2996-7120 (received 3/5/24)
Allrecipes • 2328-0263 (Also use for Allrecipes bookazines, except for the three titles listed here; updated 7/13/22)
Allrecipes 5-Star Recipes • 2687-9670 (print); 2687-9697 (online)
Allrecipes Greatest Hits • 2328-0263 (Same ISSN as for Allrecipes 9/17)
Allrecipes One-Pan Recipes • 2688-6812
All Small: Wall Hangings, Table Runners, Baby Quilts & Other Little Treasures • 2165-7246
All-Time Favorite (series) • 1541-258X
American Patchwork & Quilting • 1066-758X
Antique Quilts • 2152-9299
Anyone Can Cook • 2158-9593
Appetizers (was Holiday Appetizers) • 1557-7066
Bags, Pillows & Pincushions • 1945-9106
Baking Secrets • 2374-4715
Baking with Dorie • 2574-1667
Bath Makeovers • 1934-7790
Beautiful Baths • 1938-7628
Beautiful Flooring • 1945-1784
Beautiful Homes • 1549-6228
Beautiful Interiors • 1545-7060
Beautiful Kitchens • 1525-4690
Beautiful Kitchens & Baths • 2157-3972
Beautiful Southern Homes • 1935-4444
Beds & Borders • 1940-8838
Beekman 1802 Almanac • 2380-5641
Before & After • 1935-4533
Before & After Kitchens and Baths • 2469-3707
Best Comfort Food • 2151-7479
Best-Loved Reader Recipes • 2166-0530
Best of Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Cookies • 1085-1534 (Same ISSN as Christmas Cookies)
Best of Better Homes & Gardens Summer Recipes • 2577-3593
Best of Cottage Style • 2327-6975
Best of Country Gardens • 2325-9876
Best of Flea Market Style • 2325-9884
Better Homes & Gardens 13×9 • 2688-6839
Better Homes & Gardens Bread Recipes • 2833-1893 (print); 2833-1907 (online)
Better Homes & Gardens Air Fryer Recipes • 2996-7120 (received 3/5/24)
Better Homes & Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting • 1540-9686
Better Homes & Gardens Creative Home • 1532-5407
Better Homes & Gardens Eat • 1559-8500
Better Homes & Gardens Hometown Cooking • 1524-7856
Better Homes & Gardens Mediterranean Diet • 2835-3544
Better Homes & Gardens Our Best Recipes of the Season • 2380-4769
Better Homes & Gardens Stress-Free Home • 2694-5975
Beyond • 1935-4541
Bible Verses for Busy Moms • 1937-5840
Bible Verses for Busy Women • 1937-5859
Big Book of Halloween • 2688-0067 (print); 2688-0075 (online)
Bread Recipes (Better Homes & Gardens) • 2833-1893 (print); 2833-1907 (online)
Breakfast & Brunch • 2169-818X
Brunch & Breakfast • 2380-4750
Brownies & Bars • 2325-906X
Cakes! • 2326-3997
Calorie-Smart Recipes • 2476-0668
Canning • 2160-9268
Cast-Iron Recipes • 2640-4583
Celebrate the Season • 2374-152X
Chicken • 2469-6358
Chicken Dinners • 2165-3704
Chocolate • 2169-8147
Christmas Baking • 1939-4535
Christmas Cookies • 1085-1534 (Same ISSN was used for Best of Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Cookies 10/17)
Christmas Ideas • 0748-8106
Christmas Quilts and More • 2379-8246
Color • 2572-0597
Color Made Easy • 2573-9670 (New as of 7/24/17)
Color Made Easy • 2150-1289 (This ISSN was used through the 2016 2nd printing)
Color Schemes • 1936-2765
Color with Confidence • 1943-3034
Colorful Kitchens • 1936-2617
Comfort Food Classics in Minutes • 2574-206X
Container Gardening • 2166-1219
Cook Healthy • 2376-7413
Cooking for 2 • 2372-8310 (a Diabetic Living title)
Cooking with Fresh Herbs • 2476-051X
Cook’s Secrets • 2327-9710
Cottage Garden Projects • 2378-5748
Cottage Style • 1552-5759
Country French • 1942-8006
Country French Decorating • 1930-5168
Country Gardens • 1547-1209
Country Gardens Gardener’s Almanac • 1934-5976
Country Home • 0737-3740
Count Your Blessings Coloring Book • 2472-4092
Cozy Small Spaces • 2694-5355
Creative Home • see Better Homes & Gardens Creative Home
Creative Slow Cooker Recipes • 2164-1714
Cupcakes • 2159-6204
Custom Storage • 1935-1666
Cut Flowers & Bouquets • 2470-5829
Cut the Sugar • 2475-4633
Décor • 1935-6390
Decorating • 1083-9003
Deck, Patio & Outdoor Living • 2326-456X
Deck, Patio & Pool • 1946-0554
Decks • 1946-3308
Desserts from America’s Top Chefs • 1939-2125
Diabetes Eat What You Love! • 2167-5562 (now Eat What You Love, 3/2014)
Diabetes Meals by the Plate • 2328-8051
Diabetes Meals Made Easy! • 2166-2274
Diabetes What to Eat • 2152-9906 (Also used for What to Eat with Diabetes starting 10/27/22)
Diabetic Desserts • 2379-8238
Diabetic Living (was Diabetic Recipes) • 1552-8065
Diabetic Living Fast Meals • 2471-3961
Diabetic Living Healthy Cooking Guide • 2475-5265
Diabetic Living Low-Carb Cooking • 2326-4551
Diabetic Slow Cooker • 2164-4896
Diet • 1558-8491
Dinner on a Dollar • 2328-9120
Dinners for Less • 2152-7253
DIY Recipes • 2469-6307
Do It Yourself • 1075-1033
Do It Yourself Holiday • 2574-2094
Do It Yourself How to Paint Anything • 2372-1839
Do It Yourself Ideas for Your Home & Garden • 1075-1033
Do It Yourself Ideas Under $45 • 2330-0035
Do It Yourself Outdoor Living • 2327-9737
Do It Yourself Storage Ideas • 2376-3256
Do It Yourself Weekend Projects • 2168-7404
Dream Baths • 1935-0651
Dream Bedrooms • 1935-8687
Dream Cottage Gardens • 1946-5394
Dream Decks & Patios • 1935-8660
Dream Garden Rooms • 2153-5310
Dream Gardens Across America • 1935-8679
Dream Kitchens • 1936-4482
Dream Kitchens & Baths • 2156-7832
Dream Landscapes • 2152-7083
Dream Lofts & Condos • 1933-4494
Dream Outdoor Rooms • 2377-9543
Dream Water Gardens Across America • 1941-3246
Drinks & Snacks • 2472-2189
Easy Edible Gardening • 2334-1939
Easy Family Food • 1937-903X
Easy Garden Projects • 2377-9535 (also used for Easy Garden & Outdoor Projects)
Easy Garden & Outdoor Projects • 2377-9535 (also used for Easy Garden Projects)
Easy Holiday Cooking • 2374-8249
Easy Projects • 2573-6329
EAT • see Better Homes & Gardens EAT
Eat Better • 2640-3595
Eat Cheap Eat Healthy • 2473-232X
Eating Well • 1046-1639 (added 3/7/22)
Eating Well Soups • 2469-5394
Eat Smart, Lose Weight • 2472-033X
Eat Smart, Save Calories • 2576-4322
Eat This, Not That! • 2375-4680
Eat to Beat Diabetes • 2376-0451
Eat to Feel Good • 2576-0734
Eat Well, Feel Good • 2377-3820
Eat Well, Lose Weight • 2164-6090
Eat What You Love • 2334-1246 (formerly Diabetes Eat What You Love!)
Eggs & Bacon • 2637-7071
Elegant Homes • 1931-1621
Essential Slow Cooker • 1944-2068
Everyday Easy Recipes • 2154-1892
Exteriors • 1937-4593
Fall Baking • 2162-2396
Fall Decorating • 2573-7546
Fall Recipes • 2578-8752
Family Fun Crafts for Kids • 2639-2585
FamilyFun The Big Book of Summer Fun • 2643-5934 (print); 2643-5942 (online)
FamilyFun Big Book of Halloween • 2688-0067 (print); 2688-0075 (online)
Farmhouse at Heart • 2771-7712
Farmhouse Christmas • 2638-4884
Farmhouse Do It Yourself • 2836-1261
Fast & Fresh • 2333-651X
Fast & Healthy • 2330-6327
Favorites Made Healthy • 2576-4314
Find It! Kitchen & Bath Source Book • 1938-4424
Find It! Source Book for Parents • 1935-1658
Fine Cooking • 1072-5121
Flavor & Spice • 2574-335X
Flea Market Refresh • 2578-6296
Food Gifts • 2156-7824
Forks Over Knives • 2474-6592
Freezer Meals • 2377-3359
From Garden to Plate • 2165-221X
Frozen • 2578-1324
Garden Basics • 2572-2255
Garden Color Made Easy • 2372-1820
Garden, Deck & Landscape • 1092-5376
Garden-Fresh Recipes • 2162-3201
Garden Ideas & Outdoor Living • 0733-0340
Gardening for Birds & Butterflies • 2376-9386
Gardening for Birds & Butterflies + Backyard Wildlife • 2475-0840
Gardening Made Easy • 2164-8441
Garden Rooms • 1933-334X
Garden Shed • 1088-3177
Garden Sheds & Retreats • 2572-617X
Garden Structures • 1940-8846
Get Organized in Minutes • 2693-2741 (print); 2693-2768 (online)
Get Together! • 2471-3945
GFF: Gluten-Free Forever • 2470-5810
Gluten-Free Recipes • 2374-0477
Good & Fresh • 2167-5732
Good Ideas! (series) • 1555-2446
Great Kitchen and Bath Ideas • 1947-4032
Green Side Up • 2471-7177
Grilling • 2163-5676
Grilling Secrets • 2333-7508
Grill It! • 1941-8728
Halloween • 2473-2311
Halloween Tricks & Treats • 1546-4997
Happy Paws • 2642-0724 (print); 2642-0732 (online)
Healthy Meals in Minutes • 2378-8496
Heart-Healthy Living • 1559-2871
Heart-Smart Recipes • 2469-6382
Herb Gardening • 2327-6967
Holiday Baking • 1939-1587
Holiday Celebrations • 1088-2995
Holiday Cooking • 1088-2936
Holiday Cooking with America’s Top Chefs • 1557-7570
Holiday Crafts • 0278-7490
Holiday Diabetic Recipes • 2162-9226
Holiday Menus • 2151-0423
Holiday Recipes • 2156-583X
Holiday Slow Cooker • 2330-8087
Homemade • 2325-0569
Homes on the Water • 2152-8950
Hometown Cooking • see Better Homes & Gardens Hometown Cooking
Hungry Girl • 2576-0742
I Did It • 2474-5685
Indoor Gardening & Houseplants • 2470-2072
Instant Meals • 2578-4692 (Same ISSN used for Instant Pot Meals starting 10/13/22)
Instant Pot Meals • 2578-4692 (Same ISSN as Instant Meals)
Italian (bookazine) • 1939-2273
Italian Comfort Food • 2376-2829
Jams and Jellies • 2572-3847
Kids’ Parties • 1938-4963
Kids Rooms • 1933-0502 (Same as Kids’ Rooms Etc.; use approved by LOC 1/11/19)
Kids’ Rooms Etc. • 1933-0502
Kitchen and Bath Ideas • 0731-5600
Kitchen and Bath Ideas Products Guide • 1939-4764
Kitchen and Bath Ideas Under $100 • 1944-1983
Kitchen & Bath Products Guide • 1077-8853
Kitchen and Bath Makeovers • 1947-3001
Kitchen Makeovers • 1547-5689
Kitchen Planning Guide • 1088-2979
Kitchen Style & Storage • 1933-6241
Knit It • 1541-1990
Ladies’ Home Journal • 0023-7124
Landscape Solutions • 1540-9252
Let’s Start Scrapbooking • 1947-0118
Lidia—Italy at Home • 1931-2237
Lighting • 1941-3459
Live Debt-Free • 1940-8854
Living the Country Life • 1549-5019
Lofts & Condos • 2153-6775
Low Calorie • 2165-7718
Low-Carb Desserts • 2473-9731
Magnolia Journal (dropped “The” from title starting with Summer 2019) • 2474-056X
Make-Ahead Holiday Recipes • 2163-3908
Make-Ahead Recipes • 2330-1961
Make & Take • 2166-658X
Make It Mini: Small Quilts and More • 2470-1599
Make It Modern • 2330-6335
Make It Yourself • 2169-0960
Makeovers • 2470-5802
Martha Stewart Halloween • 2380-2944
Martha Stewart Living, The Best Of • 2469-3677
Martha Stewart Living Everyday Food • 1544-6395
Martha Stewart Living: Organizing, The Best of • 2469-3677
Meal-Prep Recipes • 2693-275X
Meals Made Easy • 2332-1717
Mediterranean Diet • 2474-9486 (Same ISSN as Mediterranean Recipes)
Mediterranean Homes & Lifestyles • 2474-8730
Mediterranean Recipes • 2474-9486 (Same ISSN used for Mediterranean Diet starting 10/13/22)
Mexican (SIP) • 1934-5968
Mexican (bookazine) • 2166-2797
Mini Gardens & Terrariums • 2470-1580
Mixing Bowl • 1947-9433
Modern Farmhouse Kitchens • 2641-855X (print); 2641-8568 (online)
Modern Farmhouse Style • 2471-707X
More Fast & Fabulous Quilting Ideas • 2150-1270
Nature’s Garden • 1934-9807
New Classic Style • 2377-1054
New Home • 1935-2972
No-Fail Flowers • 1937-5832
Old Home Renovations • 1934-7804
One-Pan Dinners • 2575-7679 (removed Diabetic Living brand from title per Becky King 12/1/21)
One-Pan Recipes • 2157-9776
Our Best Comfort Food • 2165-008X
Our Best Desserts • 2165-2619
Our Best Diabetic Recipes • 1947-2382
Our Best Holiday Menus • 1546-3249
Our Best Potluck Recipes • 2160-4312
Outdoor Rooms • 1936-3176
Outdoor Living •  2475-7756
Outdoor Spaces •  2377-2395
Paleo Recipes •  2471-5611
Pantry Recipes • 2332-8517
Party Food • 2164-1439
Perennial Gardening • 2326-4578
Perennials • 1541-6976
Perfect for Precuts • 2159-9513
Plant Combos • 2376-9378
Potluck • 2160-4312
Quick & Easy Recipes • 1941-5095
Quick Family Dinners • 2376-7693
Quilt Lover’s Favorites • 1532-8848
Quilt Pink • 1939-8050
Quilt Sampler • 1939-2354
Quilts & Gifts to Give • 1937-8009
Quilts & More/Quilts and More • 1939-2362
Quilts for Every Bed • 2333-5041
Quilts for Every Occasion • 2377-1488
Rachael Ray Every Day • 2381-3830 (also used for Rachael Ray Every Day Italian 1/20)
Rachael Ray Every Day Burgers • 2643-4644 (in 2019)
Rachael Ray In Season • 2691-3178
Real-Life Kitchens & Baths • 2154-2783
Real Simple • 1528-1701 (also used for Real Simple Organizing Room by Room 1/21 and Real Simple Organizing Basics 1/22)
Real Simple Organize Your Home • 2687-9611 (print); 2687-962X (online)
Recipes Your Way • 2577-0519
Refresh • 2327-9796
Remodel • 1935-0678
Remodeling Ideas for Your Home • 1088-2952
Renovation Style • 1534-2093
Renovation Style Best Kitchens & Baths • 2160-1062
Renovation Style The Before & After Issue • 2162-6251
Renovation Style The Ultimate Guide to Kitchens & Baths • 2165-980X
Roasted! • 2473-8425
Romantic Style • 1549-5981
Scotts Lawns & Landscapes • 1935-1585
Scrapbooks Etc. • 1543-2297
Scrapbooks Etc. Page Planner • 1943-4667
Scrapbooks Etc. Photography • 1947-4784
Secrets of Getting Organized • 1933-2696
Sew Fresh • 2169-4257
Sew Scrappy • 2156-7816
Shape Summer Flat Belly Special • 2471-9331
Shortcut Cooking • 2165-4123
Shortcut Holiday Cooking • 2150-1262
Simple Everyday Meals • 1545-3065
Simple Pasta • 1548-0127
Simply Creative Sewing • 1545-2425
Simply Creative Crochet • 1552-3012
Simply Creative Weddings • 1549-8123
Simply Perfect (series) • 1089-0963
Simply Perfect Additions • 1552-2857
Simply Perfect Chocolate • 1521-7191
Simply Perfect Color Schemes • 1545-2212
Simply Perfect Desserts • 1541-3636
Simply Perfect Dinners at Home • 1541-728X
Simply Perfect Garden Structures • 1545-2557
Simply Perfect Grilling • 1538-7399
Simply Perfect Italian • 1931-972X
Simply Perfect Storage • 1935-6420
Sizzle with America’s Top Chefs • 1935-9152
Skillet Dinners • 2376-7685
Skinny One-Dish • 2334-3877
Skinny One-Pan Recipes • 2469-7745
Skinny Slow Cooker • 2164-5299
Slow Cooker • 2325-0151
Slow-Cooker Favorites • 1935-0724
Slow-Cooker Meals • 1937-5344
Small-Space Decorating • 2575-7660
Small-Space Gardens • 2576-4594
Soups • 1949-6532
Soups & Salads • 2326-6619
Soups & Stews • 2331-4850 (not published in first issue [2013] due to government shutdown)
Spruce titles (see The Spruce, below)
Storage • 1939-1579
Stress-Free Home, BH&G • 2694-5975
Stylemakers • 2473-7461
Succulents • 2641-869X print; 2641-8703 online
Sunday Dinners • 2160-0546
Super Star Quilts • 2374-4960
Tailgating • 2162-2663
The Big Book of Summer Fun (FamilyFun) • 2643-5934 (print); 2643-5942 (online)
The Family Table • 2574-6421
The Spruce • 2993-9046 (use for all titles under The Spruce brand)
Top-Rated Recipes • 2334-0908
Traditional Home • 0883-4660 (added 3/25/20)
Traditional Home Modern Classic Style • 2641-8673
Tuscan Style • 1938-9558
Ultimate Casseroles • 2151-4739
Ultimate Chicken • 2152-7091
Ultimate Cookies • 2150-4814
Utimate Desserts • 2152-7105
Ultimate Italian • 1942-7999
Ultimate Mexican • 2153-3830
Ultimate Slow Cooker • 1945-3620
Veggie-Full • 2471-2469
Vintage Garden Style • 2475-4420
Vintage Remade • 2574-1551
Waste Less, Save Money! • 2577-0047
Wedding Flowers • 1943-8273
Weekend Homes • 1938-7369
Weeknight Mexican • 2334-198X
What to Eat with Diabetes • 2152-9906 (Also used for Diabetes What to Eat)
Window & Wall Ideas • 0277-836X
Zero Belly • 2470-265X
Zero Belly Smoothies • 2473-9723

 

International Standard Serial Numbers for Food digests:

Better Your Home Recipe Card (series) • 1550-2600
Better Your Home (series; any digest with the BYH logo not listed here gets this ISSN) • 1550-2597
Diabetic Living (series) • 1557-248X
Diabetic Recipes • 1548-5730
Fast Food (series; no longer in use) • 1557-3273
Simply Better (series; no longer in use) • 1556-7613

 

International Standard Serial Numbers for annual books:

Diabetic Living Everyday Cooking (annual series) • 1943-2615
Diabetic Living Holiday Cooking (annual series) • 1943-2887
Family Circle Annual Recipes • 1942-7476
Family Circle Quick & Easy Cooking • 1942-7468