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.
1,000 employeesSBA size standard
0open contracts now
21posted in the last 12 months
5131Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
Open government contracts under NAICS 513120
Nothing is open under NAICS 513120 today. New solicitations post every day; search all open contracts or check back.
What NAICS 513120 covers
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 of work in this code:
Comic book publishers
Magazine publishers
Scholarly journal publishers
Newsletter publishers
Trade journal publishers
Not in this code
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.
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 513120 if it has no more than 1,000 employees (averaged over the last 24 months, including affiliates).
Source: SBA Table of Size Standards, effective 2023-03-17. Always check the size standard printed in the solicitation itself.
Who buys it
Departments that posted the most NAICS 513120 solicitations in the last two years:
T--Training Resourced, LTD advertising space · Commerce · posted September 23, 2026
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. advertising space · Commerce · posted September 23, 2026
Media Subscription-Sole Source · Department of Defense · Washington, D.C. · posted September 21, 2026
Access to Cambridge University Press Electronic Journals · Agriculture · Maryland · posted September 17, 2026
7A--Mine Software Cost and Bond Services and Training · Interior · posted September 15, 2026
Minneapolis VA Medical Library Serials & Periodicals Solicitation · Veterans Affairs · Minnesota · posted September 15, 2026
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NAICS 513120 is Periodical Publishers. 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.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 513120?
The size standard for NAICS 513120 is 1,000 employees. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for periodical publishers?
None are open under NAICS 513120 today, but 21 were posted in the last 12 months. New ones post daily.
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