Please fix series

[B.]

I seem to be misunderstanding how to add the series when creating a book. I'm following the tool tip instruction and adding (Series, #) to the title, but a) it doesn't seem to generate an actual series, and b) it's unwieldy.

For example, I've added several issues of Metaphorosis Magazine. These should all be part of the series "Metaphorosis Magazine", but that hasn't worked. The series starts in 2016, so the January 2016 issue is #1 (or #01).

I've had the same issue with 'Best of Metaphorosis'.

Below are titles in the Metaphorosis Magazine series (June, August, and December are missing but should still have a number/gap in the series - that is, July should be #7, even though there is currently no June issue):

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

In the Best of Metaphorosis series:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I'd appreciate any advice on how to do this properly in future.

[Betsy]

I'm not sure I consider magazine issues to be a valid series. To be a series the different works are supposed to take place in the same place (world, city, universe, whatever), and more than likely include many of the same characters.

[Hugo]

Looks to be a fiction anthology series, much like Granta, which we have almost 150 listings for. Classed under Periodicals, according to the Manual.

[lethe]

Yes, I never understood why Granta is considered a series. Or maybe staff don't, but are not aware a series was made for it.

(Being allowed in the database does not mean being allowed as a series.)

[B.]

There seem to be a number of other, similar periodicals that have series associated. I'd hope for this to be treated the same.
Examples include: Granta, Shimmer, Lightspeed, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Paris Review - all similar to Metaphorosis.

[Sandra]

B. authors can't edit series, only librarians & staff can. That's why you weren't actually creating a series.

[B.]

Sandra, thanks very much; that's helpful.

[B.]

Any resolution of this issue? As noted, this series is in exactly the same position as the below - all of which are recognized as series.

Granta, Shimmer, Lightspeed, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Paris Review.

[Metaphorosis]

Could we get a resolution of this question? As it is, magazines are being treated differently.

[Emy]

Literary Magazines are currently treated as series, but this may change. Of course, there is nothing stopping us from creating a Listopia as well, but I would advise that it is locked to avoid inappropriate additions (e.g. stories that were in the LitMag but are now published separately).

[Metaphorosis]

Emy,
Thanks. The Metaphorosis listings still don't seem to have a clickable series link
- contrast
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I'd like to get that changed.