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Published monthly, two enumerations:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 12 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w m $x 01

Published semiannual, with vol. beginning with Spring:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 2 $v r $i (year) $j (season) $w f $x 21

Published every two weeks on the same day. One volume of 26 issues per year.
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 26 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $k (day) $w e

Published every two weeks on the same day. 13 issues per year and two volumes per year:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 13 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $k (day) $w e

Published weekly on the same day. 13 issues per year and 4 volumes per year:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 13 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $k (day) $w w

Published daily Mon thru Fri, but not published Sat or Sunday
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 20 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $k (day) $w d $y od sa,su

Published semiannually with one volume per year:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 2 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w f $x 03

Published bimonthly with a single month on each issue:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 6 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w b $x 02

Published three times a year with one volume per year:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 3 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w t $x 02

Published monthly: Chronology only; no enumeration.
$8 5 $a (year) $b (month) $w m

Published 4 times a year: Chronology only; no enumeration.
$8 5 $a (year) $b (month) $w 4 $y pm 01,04,07,10

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Chronology highest enumeration, with the numbers restarting each year. After the 4th number, the year increments.
$8 5 $a (year) $b no. $u 4 $v r $w 4

Published twice a year: Chronology only, season, no enumeration.
$8 5 $a (year) $b (season) $w 2 $x 21 $y ps 21,23

Enumeration only, no chronology. Second level of enumeration can be alphabetic or numeric:
$8 5 $a v. $b pt. $u 4 $v r $w 4

Enumeration and chronology. Second level of enumeration can be alphabetic or numeric:
$8 5 $a v. $b pt. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w 4 $x 02

Published with one level of enumeration; chronology is year and season. No subfield x means enumeration changes with each issue:
$8 5 $a no. $i (year) $j (season) $w q

Quarterly, 4 numbers per vol.; chronology is year and season, with vol. number changing with the Summer issue, and year changing with the Spring issue:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (season) $w q $x 22 $y ps21,22,23,24

Quarterly, 4 numbers per vol.; chronology is year and season, with vol. number changing with the Fall issue, and year changing with the Winter issue:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (season) $w q $x 23 $y ps24,21,22,23

Published four times during the school year with vol and no. as enumeration and year and month as chronology:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w 4 $x 09 $y pm01,03,09,11

Published 10 times per year, with only one issue for June/July and August/September:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 10 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w 10 $x 01 $y pm01,02,03,04,05,06/07,08/09,10,11,12

Published 8 times per year, 2 vols. per year. Not published in April, June, August, or October:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w 8 $x 01,07 $y pm01,02,03,05,07,09,11,12
OR
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 4 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w 8 $x 01,07 $y om04,06,08,10

Published with one level of enumeration; chronology is year and month, volume changes in May:
$8 5 $a v. $i (year) $j (month) $w m $x 05

Three levels of enumeration with vol., number, and alphabetic character. Six numbers make a vol., and there is one volume per year
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 6 $v r $c (pt.) $u 2 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w m $x 01

Published bimonthly with two months combined on each issue:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 6 $v r $i (year) $j (month) $w b $x 01/02 $y pm01/02,03/04,05/06,07/08,09/10,11/12

One level of enumeration, which is continuous, and two levels of chronology, year and month. Published bimonthly with two months combined on each issue:
$8 5 $a no. $i (year) $j (month) $w b $y pm01/02,03/04,05/06,07/08,09/10,11/12

Volume and number (with number restarting); also has alternate continuous numbering:
$8 5 $a v. $b no. $u 6 $v r $g no. $i (year) $j (month) $w b $y pm01/02,03/04,05/06,07/08,09/10,11/12

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