2022 NAICS national industry in sector 51 Information
513120 Periodical Publishers
NAICS 513120 is the US industry code for periodical publishers. It covers establishments known either as magazine publishers or periodical publishers.
- Code
- 513120 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Periodical Publishers
- Part of
- Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
- SBA small business limit
- Up to 1,000 employees
- Closest UK SIC
- 58110, 58120, 58130, 58190 and 4 more (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
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, including exclusively on the Internet.
Examples Census gives
- Comic book publishers
- Magazine publishers
- Scholarly journal publishers
- Newsletter publishers
- Trade journal publishers
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in printing periodicals without publishing are classified in Industry 32311, Printing.
- Establishments, such as trade associations, schools and universities, financial institutions, 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.
- Establishments primarily engaged in publishing directories and mailing lists are classified in Industry 513140, Directory and Mailing List Publishers.
- Establishments primarily engaged in streaming periodical content without publishing are classified in Industry 516210, Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers.
- Establishments of independent representatives primarily engaged in selling advertising space are classified in Industry 541840, Media Representatives.
Activities listed under 513120
The Census index assigns these 90 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Advertising periodical publishers
- Advertising periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Advertising periodical publishers and printing combined
- Advertising periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers
- Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Agricultural magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Comic book publishers
- Comic book publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Comic book publishers and printing combined
- Comic book publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Financial magazine and periodical publishers
- Financial magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Financial magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Financial magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Internet comic book publishing
- Internet magazine publishing
- Internet newsletter publishing
- Internet periodical publishers
- Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers
- Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Juvenile magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Magazine publishers
- Magazine publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Magazine publishers and printing combined
- Magazine publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Medical journal and periodical publishers
- Medical journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Medical journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Medical journal and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Newsletter publishers
- Newsletter publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Newsletter publishers and printing combined
- Newsletter publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Periodical publishers
- Periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Periodical publishers and printing combined
- Periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Professional magazine and periodical publishers
- Professional magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Professional magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Professional magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), magazine
- Publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing), periodical
- Publishers, magazine
- Publishers, magazine, combined with printing
- Publishers, periodical
- Publishers, periodical, combined with printing
- Radio guide publishers
- Radio guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Radio guide publishers and printing combined
- Radio guide publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Radio schedule publishers
- Radio schedule publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Radio schedule publishers and printing combined
- Radio schedule publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Religious magazine and periodical publishers
- Religious magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Religious magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Religious magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Scholarly journal publishers
- Scholarly journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Scholarly journal publishers and printing combined
- Scholarly journal publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers
- Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Scholastic magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Scientific journal and periodical publishers
- Scientific journal and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Scientific journal and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Scientific journal and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Technical magazine and periodical publishers
- Technical magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Technical magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Technical magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Television guide publishers
- Television guide publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Television guide publishers and printing combined
- Television guide publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Trade journal publishers
- Trade journal publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Trade journal publishers and printing combined
- Trade journal publishers, exclusively on Internet
- Trade magazine and periodical publishers
- Trade magazine and periodical publishers (except exclusive Internet publishing)
- Trade magazine and periodical publishers and printing combined
- Trade magazine and periodical publishers, exclusively on Internet
SBA size standard for 513120
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 513120, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 1,000 employees. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5813, 5811, 5812, 5819, 5920, 6010, 6020, 6312), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 58110Book publishingUK SIC
- 58120Publishing of directories and mailing listsUK SIC
- 58130Publishing of newspapersUK SIC
- 58190Other publishing activitiesUK SIC
- 59200Sound recording and music publishing activitiesUK SIC
- 60100Radio broadcastingUK SIC
- 60200Television programming and broadcasting activitiesUK SIC
- 63120Web portalsUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.