- Personal Identifier Question 2010
The new Personal Identifier Question (PIQ) has been set for 2010 and is valid
from 1 January 2010.
A PIQ is used as a means of audit verification for telephone and electronic registrations (e.g. via internet or e-mail) for controlled free circulation or exhibition attendees.
It must be asked, recorded and the information retained for audit for telephone and electronic requests (e.g. via internet or e-mail) claimed as controlled free circulation , for source documents used to support non-requested controlled circulation obtained by these means or for telephone/internet exhibition registrations. Please see the relevant Reporting Standards for more information.
Publishers must use the following question from 1 January 2010
What is the month of your birth? – recorded numerically (1 – 12).
For example: ‘August’ would be ‘8’. It is suggested that if asking the question on an internet form a drop down menu/box could be used.
This Personal Identifier Question must be used from 1 January 2010. To view the 2009 questions click the heading below.
For more information or if you have any queries on this please contact your Account Manager or Jan Pitt, Director of Magazines and Exhibitions: email jan.pitt@abc.org.uk
- Personal Identifier Questions 2009
The Personal Identifier Questions (PIQ) for 2009 which are valid from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009 are shown below.
Publishers may use any one of the following questions from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009.
The town or city of your birth (or the first two letters of the town or city of your birth). [For example, London or LO]
OR
Last Secondary/High School attended [The full name, for example: St Paul’s]
The new Personal identifier Question, valid from 1 January 2010, has now been set. Click the heading above to view the Personal Identifier Question that you must use from 1 January 2010.
For more information or if you have any queries on this please contact your Account Manager or Jan Pitt, Director of Magazines and Exhibitions: email jan.pitt@abc.org.uk
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – July 2010
- Optional reporting periods: The optional reporting periods available for titles newly registered with ABC have been simplified.
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – May 2010
- Free Digital Edition copies: It is clarified that all hard bounce backs should be excluded from free digital edition copy claims, not just SMTP 550 errors.
- Documentation required for ABC purposes: To improve the clarity of the documentation which you must make available for ABC audit, sections 5.13 to 5.13.3 of the Reporting Standards have been rewritten.
The evidence required in support of copies sold at exhibitions or events has been added to.
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – December 2009
- Dates of distribution: The ABC definition of distribution date for newstrade copies has been amended to
the on-sale date (rather than the date they were delivered to the distributor). As the
distribution date determines the reporting period in which an issue is claimed, this
bring this into line with the way issues are reported under the optional monthly
circulation/issue analysis.
- Monitored free distribution: For reporting periods starting from July 2010 onwards
monitored free distribution copies will be analysed by distribution point type. A pre-defined list of types is detailed in the Reporting Standards.
Consumer Magazines reporting standards change and new PIQ for 2010 – October 2009
- Newstrade and single copy sales/paid subscriptions: Clarification that subscriptions taken out for a period less than the minimum required for inclusion in the single copy subscriptions category can be reported in the newstrade and single copy sales category.
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – June 2009
- Non-controlled free circulation: With effect from July to December 2009 periods the requirements to provide third party source documentation and prove a likely interest in the field for copies in this category have been removed.
- ABC inspections: With effect from July to December 2009 periods the inspection frequency for publications not audited by ABC staff auditors has been standardised at a minimum of at least once every two years for all publications
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – March 2009
- Regular bulk sales: allowing application for an increase in permitted level of copies for a planned double issue
- Single copy subscriptions: clarification to assist in identification of Basic Annual Rate
Consumer Magazines reporting standards change – December 2008
- Multipacked magazines (newstrade and single copy sales): clarification that cover price within this rule relates to Basic Cover Price
Consumer Magazines reporting standards change – October 2008
- Multipacked magazines (newstrade and single copy sales): to clarify treatment including ensuring copies are considered actively purchased and reported on certificate
Consumer Magazines reporting standards changes – March 2008
- Retail subscriptions: clarification of treatment
- Monitored Free Distribution: signed receipt for a package whose contents can be traced to a clear 3rd party audit trail
Consumer Magazines rule changes – December 2007
- Optional monthly reporting
- Monitored Free Distribution: reporting of hand distributed publications and definitions
Consumer Magazines rule changes – October 2007
- Monitored free distribution: rule rewrite of this section, various changes
Consumer Magazine rule change - December 2006
- Digital editions - registration to commence auditing (communicated via eBriefing)
Consumer Magazines rule changes September 2005
- Single copy subscription sales
- Optional reporting periods
Consumer Magazines rule change - June 2005
ABC Byelaw change - December 2004
- Issue of first certificate
Consumer Magazines rule changes - September 2004
- Variances
- Basic cover price
Consumer Magazines rule changes - June 2004
- Omission of cover price
- Digital editions
Consumer Magazines rule changes - February 2004
Consumer Magazines rule changes - September 2003
- Basic cover price: based on newstrade/single copy sales only
Consumer Magazines rule changes - Effective from July 2003 to December 2003 audit period
- Rule rewrite: changes to various sections
Consumer Magazines rule change - June 2002
- Change from six-monthly to annual reporting
- Geographical analysis
Consumer Magazines rule change - February 2002
- Use of term distribution by titles having 80% or more monitored free distribution