ONIX Code Lists Issue 22, July 2013
List 163: Publishing date role

Value Description Notes

01 Publication date Nominal date of publication.
02 Embargo date If there is an embargo on retail sales in this market before a certain date, the date from which the embargo is lifted and retail sales are permitted.
09 Public announcement date Date when a new product may be announced to the general public.
10 Trade announcement date Date when a new product may be announced for trade only.
11 Date of first publication Date when the work incorporated in a product was first published.
12 Last reprint date Date when a product was last reprinted.
13 Out-of-print / deletion date Date when a product was (or will be) declared out-of-print or deleted.
16 Last reissue date Date when a product was last reissued.
19 Publication date of print counterpart Date of publication of a printed book which is the print counterpart to a digital edition.
20 Date of first publication in original language Year when the original language version of work incorporated in a product was first published (note, use only when different from code 11).
21 Forthcoming reissue date Date when a product will be reissued.
22 Expected availability date after temporary withdrawal Date when a product that has been temporary withdrawn from sale or recalled for any reason is expected to become available again, eg after correction of quality or technical issues.
23 Review embargo date Date from which reviews of a product may be published eg in newspapers and magazines or online. Provided to the book trade for information only: newspapers and magazines are not expected to be recipients of ONIX metadata.
25 Publisher’s reservation order deadline Latest date on which an order may be placed with the publisher for guaranteed delivery prior to the publication date. May or may not be linked to a special reservation or pre-publication price.
26 Forthcoming reprint date Date when a product will be reprinted.