What is an IFAS Publication Number (IPN)?
The IFAS Publication Number is a reference number assigned to official, UF/IFAS supported publications. New IFAS publication numbers are usually assigned to a document as part of the communications review. Please contact your ICS editor for specific instructions. Publications fall into three general categories: Fact Sheet: A brief (usually 8 pages or less) document providing a summary or general overview of one topic or the results of specific activities. They are usually suitable for a general audience. Fact sheets bear numbers with department prefixes, such as “FCS” for Family, Youth and Community Sciences, “WEC” or “SS-WEC” for Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. When searching by IFAS publication number for a specific fact sheet, enter the prefix and number without dashes or spaces. (e.g., enter “FCS8728SP” for Fact Sheet FCS-8728-Sp: “Buena Nutrición para la Salud Oral”) Circular: Usually longer than Fact Sheets, Circulars provide detailed information about one subject. They are us
The IFAS Publication Number is a reference number assigned to official, UF/IFAS supported publications. The IPN is listed at the beginning of the identifier line at the head of each search result entry, and is displayed prominently in the upper right hand corner of the PDF version. In the HTML version of the document, the IPN can be found in the first footnote.
