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Originally Posted by theducks
I use 2 methods:
Those with simple issue number
Title: name #(leading 0 padding) Series: Name [#]
For those with Month YYYY
Title: name Month YYYY Series: Title [YYYY.MM]
Series is done that way so it sorts properly. Always use digits, for months in the series column
If they span some months (like Analog did), I simply use the first in the Series index. The title has the range
You can adapt for Week#, or even Day (again, use digits 1=Sun, 7=Sat
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Thanks. The frustrating thing is the periodical in question looks like it changed its own system at some point (i.e. it started off as "Issue Month Year") and then switched to Issue Number after like issue 200 or so.
There's an unofficial fanlist that numbers them by Volume and Series (i.e. Year 1 becomes Volume 1, Issue 4 of that year becomes Vol. 1, Number 4, etc.), but I'm finding it a pain to convert to the Series column for use in Calibre. Right now I'm having to convert it to a strictly numerical Issue Number by counting the number of issues in each volume before it (e.g. if each previous year had 12 issues, Vol 4 Issue 4 becomes Issue 40).
I don't know if there's a better way to do this. But I've only got another 20 to mark up, so even if I figure out a "perfect" solution, redoing them might not be worth the effort.