Wikidata:Property proposal/Standard Number

Standard Number

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Under discussion

Description	A standard serial number
Represents	Standard Number (Q138013541)
Data type	String
Domain	technical standard (Q317623),specification edition (Q55155149)
Example 1	International Standard Book Number (Q33057) → ISO 2108
Example 2	ASTM D638 (Q57838245) → ASTM D638
Example 3	Information and documentation - Rules for bibliographic references and citation to information resources (Q11079651) → GB/T 7714
Example 4	ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994: Information technology—Computer graphics and image processing—Graphical Kernel System (GKS)—Part 1: Functional description (Q26874730) → ISO/IEC 7942-1:1994
Single-value constraint	yes
Distinct-values constraint	yes

Motivation

Each technical standard (Q317623) has a unique Standard Number (Q138013541). Most standards have a standard number.--Shizhao (talk) 14:41, 5 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

Support --Tinker Bell ★ ♥ 21:29, 10 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Is Standard Number (Q138013541) just for the concept of a number that can identify a standard, or something more specific with the name "Standard Number"? If just for the concept, string is the correct type, but the labels of Q138013541 and the proposal shouldn't be in title case; if it is the name of something it should be an identifier. Standard Number (Q138013541) also uses subclass of (P279) which makes it a type of standard - facet of (P1269) or part of (P361) is more likely. Peter James (talk) 14:14, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Q138013541 is similar to an International Standard Book Number (Q33057)(ISBN); while ISBNs are used for books, Q138013541 is used for most standards. And fixed Standard Number (Q138013541) about problem of P279 Shizhao (talk) 03:03, 12 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Is this a unique identifier? Is it just the number part of these, or is it the full string with the "ISO" or whatever prefix as well? ArthurPSmith (talk) 00:12, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Each standard number is unique, including prefixes such as ISO. Shizhao (talk) 03:07, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In that case the data type probably should be external-id ? ArthurPSmith (talk) 16:55, 16 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Standard numbers are assigned by each individual standards organization. I don't know if there's a unified platform where I can look up standard numbers. Shizhao (talk) 02:51, 17 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This would duplicate P503. If numbers for other standards bodies are needed, they should be separate properties for each standards body. --Alex rosenberg35 (talk) 01:31, 27 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]