NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry ** USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 513120 — Periodical Publishers

Periodical Publishers

NAICS 513120 is the national industry code for periodical publishers establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of 1,000 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: 1,000 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

gathering, writing, soliciting and editing articles, and preparing and selling advertisements, in periodical publishing
publishing periodicals in print, electronic form or online

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

printing, but not publishing, periodicals (See 32311 Printing)
publishing directories and databases (See 513140 Directory and mailing list publishers (US))
publishing newspapers (See 513110 Newspaper publishers (US))
publishing sheet music (See 512230 Music publishers (CAN))
selling media time or space for media owners (See 541840 Media representatives)

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

advertising periodicals, publishing comic books in issue format, publishing magazine publishing newsletters publishing periodicals, all formats, publishing

Complete Index of Activities (43 recognized activities) ▼

advertising periodicals, publishing

agricultural magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

agricultural magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

comic books in book format, publishing and printing combined

comic books in issue format, publishing

crossword puzzle publishing

financial magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

financial magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

gathering, writing, soliciting and editing articles, and preparing and selling advertisements, in periodical publishing

guide, periodical, journal and magazine publishing, exclusively on Internet (e.g., school, technical, television, trade)

juvenile magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

juvenile magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

magazine publishers, publishing and printing combined

magazine publishing

magazines, publishing and printing combined

newsletters publishing

newsletters, publishing and printing combined

periodical publishers

periodicals, all formats, publishing

periodicals, publishing and printing combined

professional magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

professional magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

publishing periodicals in print, electronic form or online

radio guide and schedule publishers or publishing, exclusively on Internet

radio guide, publishing or publishers

radio or television guides, publishing and printing combined

radio schedules and guides, publisher or publishing

radio schedules and guides, publishing and printing combined

radio, TV, transport, and similar timetables, publishing

religious magazines and periodicals, publisher or publishing

religious magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

scholarly journals, publishing and printing combined

scholarly journals, publishing or publisher

scholastic magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

scholastic magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

shoppers and real estate guides, publishing and printing

technical magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

technical magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

television guides, publishing or publishers

trade journals, publishing and printing combined

trade journals, publishing or publisher

trade magazines and periodicals, publishing and printing combined

trade magazines and periodicals, publishing or publisher

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/