Naics Detail - 511120

511120

Periodical Publishers - 2007 NAICS Code

Description Illustrative Examples Cross References Alternate Titles SIC Code Matches 2002 NAICS Mapping See Also

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.

Illustrative Examples

•	Comic book publishers (except Internet)
•	Magazine publishers (except Internet)
•	Newsletter publishers (except Internet)
•	Radio and television guide publishers (except Internet)
•	Scholarly journal publishers (except Internet)
•	Trade journal publishers (except Internet)

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 32311, 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.

Alternate Titles

This sector is also called:

Advertising periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Advertising periodical publishers and printing combined
Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Comic book publishers and printing combined (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Financial magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Financial magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Magazine publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Magazine publishers and printing combined
Medical journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Medical journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
Newsletter publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Newsletter publishers and printing combined (except Internet)
Periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Periodical publishers and printing combined
Professional magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Professional magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), magazine
Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), periodical
Publishers, magazine, combined with printing
Publishers, periodical, combined with printing
Radio guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Radio guide publishers and printing combined
Radio schedule publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Radio schedule publishers and printing combined
Religious magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Religious magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Scholarly journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Scholarly journal publishers and printing combined
Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Scientific journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Scientific journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
Technical magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Technical magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
Television guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Television guide publishers and printing combined
Trade journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Trade journal publishers and printing combined
Trade magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
Trade magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined

SIC Code Matches for 511120

2721 - Periodicals: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing
2741 - Miscellaneous Publishing

2002 NAICS Mapping

The 2002 NAICS code 511120 still exists in the 2007 NAICS system, but certain parts of this industry were re-classified into the following industries:

2002 NAICS Code	Description	Explanation of Parts
511120	Periodical Publishers Advertising periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing) Advertising periodical publishers and printing combined Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing) Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing) Comic book publishers and printing combined (except exclusive Internet publishing)	Periodical Publishers (except Internet Publishers)
516110	Internet Publishing and Broadcasting (pt) Internet news publishers Internet newspaper publishing Newspaper publishing, exclusively on Internet Advertising periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet Comic book publishers, exclusively on Internet	Internet Periodical Publishers