Vietnam: Information specified on publications

Specifically, according to Article 27 of the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, on publications in the form of books, there must be the following information:

- Name of book, author or compiler and editor (if any), full name of translator (for translated books), transcriber (if the book is transcribed from Nom language); name of publisher or the agency or organization which are issued publishing license;

- Name and address of the organization, full name of individual of publishing association (if any); full name of reviser (if any); year of publication, the ordinal number of the series. For translated book, it must include the original name. If translated from a language other than the original language, the original language must be specified;

- Name and title of General Director (Director) responsible for publishing; full name and title of Chief Editor responsible for the content; full name of editor; frame and size of book, publishing registration confirmation number, publishing decision number of the Director General (director) of the publisher or publishing license number of state management agencies on publishing activities; full name of presenter and illustrator, technical editor, printing corrector, printing number; name and address of the printing establishment, time of copyright deposit; International Standard Book Number (ISBN);

- For commercial books, specify retail prices. For books ordered by the State specify "Book ordered by the State". For non-commercial books, specify "Not for sale".

On publications which are not books, the following information must be specified:

- Name of publication, publisher or organization or agency which are allowed for publishing.

- Name and address of the organization or individual name associated published (if any); confirm registration publishing, publishing of the decision of the Director General (Director) publisher or publishing license number of the State management agencies on publishing activities, printing number, name and address of the printing establishment.

- For commercial publications, specify retail price; for publications ordered by the State, specify “Publication ordered by the State"; for non-commercial publications, specify "Not for sale".

For electronic publications, in addition to all the information specified above, there must also be information on management of electronic publication as prescribed by the Minister of Information and Communications.

In case the 1st book cover has image of the national flag, national emblem, registration of Vietnamese map, portrait of leader and head of the Party and the State, the name of author, compiler, chief editor, full name of translator and transcriber on the background of that image or portrait.

View more details at the Publishing Law 2012 of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2013.

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