2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

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.

Illustrative Examples:

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


Cross-References.
  • Establishments publishing periodicals exclusively on the Internet are classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
  • 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.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
511120   511120   511120   Advertising periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Advertising periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Comic book publishers and printing combined (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Financial magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Financial magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Magazine publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Magazine publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Medical journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Medical journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Newsletter publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Newsletter publishers and printing combined (except Internet)
511120   511120   511120   Periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Professional magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Professional magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), magazine
511120   511120   511120   Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), periodical
511120   511120   511120   Publishers, magazine, combined with printing
511120   511120   511120   Publishers, periodical, combined with printing
511120   511120   511120   Radio guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Radio guide publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Radio schedule publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Radio schedule publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Religious magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Religious magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Scholarly journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Scholarly journal publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Scientific journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Scientific journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Technical magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Technical magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Television guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Television guide publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Trade journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Trade journal publishers and printing combined
511120   511120   511120   Trade magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
511120   511120   511120   Trade magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined