2002 NAICS Definitions

511120 Periodical Publishers

This industry comprises establishments known either as magazine publishers or periodical publishers. These establishments carry out the operations necessary for producing and distributing magazines and other periodicals, such as gathering, writing, and editing articles, and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish magazines and other periodicals in print or electronic form.

Cross-References.

• Establishments publishing periodicals exclusively on the Internet are classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting;
• Establishments primarily engaged in printing periodicals without publishing are classified in Industry 323110, Printing;
• Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, and social welfare organizations, that publish magazines and periodicals for distribution to their membership, but that are not commonly known as periodical publishers, are classified according to their primary activity designation;
• Establishments primarily engaged in publishing directories and mailing lists are classified in Industry 511140, Directory and Mailing List Publishers; and
• Establishments of independent representatives primarily engaged in selling advertising space are classified in Industry 541840, Media Representatives.

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2002 NAICS to 1997 NAICS

2002 NAICS to 1987 SIC

1997 Economic Census

Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and SIC

2002 NAICS	1997 NAICS	1987 SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
511120	511120	2741	Advertising periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2741	Advertising periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publis
511120	511120	2721	Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Comic book publishers and printing combined (except exclusive Internet publishing
511120	511120	2721	Financial magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishin
511120	511120	2721	Financial magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing
511120	511120	2721	Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Magazine publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Magazine publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Medical journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Medical journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Newsletter publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Newsletter publishers and printing combined (except Internet)
511120	511120	2721	Periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Professional magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publis
511120	511120	2721	Professional magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), magazine
511120	511120	2721	Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), periodical
511120	511120	2721	Publishers, magazine, combined with printing
511120	511120	2721	Publishers, periodical, combined with printing
511120	511120	2721	Radio guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Radio guide publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Radio schedule publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Radio schedule publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Religious magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishin
511120	511120	2721	Religious magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Scholarly journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Scholarly journal publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishi
511120	511120	2721	Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Scientific journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishin
511120	511120	2721	Scientific journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Technical magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishin
511120	511120	2721	Technical magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Television guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Television guide publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Trade journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Trade journal publishers and printing combined
511120	511120	2721	Trade magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120	511120	2721	Trade magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined

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