root/trunk/cdmlib/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/reference/IJournal.java

/**
* Copyright (C) 2009 EDIT
* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
*/ 

package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference;

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.strategy.cache.reference.JournalDefaultCacheStrategy;

/**
 * This interface represents journals. A journal is a periodical 
 * {@link IPublicationBase publication} containing several {@link IArticle articles}.
 * <P>
 * This class corresponds, according to the TDWG ontology, to the publication type
 * term (from PublicationTypeTerm): "Journal".
 */
public interface IJournal extends IPublicationBase{

        /**
         * Returns the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
         */
        public String getIssn();
        
        /**
         * Sets the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
         * @param issn
         */
        public void setIssn(String issn);
        
        void setCacheStrategy(JournalDefaultCacheStrategy cacheStrategy);
        
}