Serials published in parts can sometimes require a decision about whether separate cataloger records should be created for the parts.  LCRI 12.0 - Serials Issued in Parts provides some guidance for when to create separate records vs. creating one record.  These criteria can include whether the issues are internumbered or have continuous pagination, whether they can be purchased separately, whether they are intended to be used together, etc.  I don't have pieces in hand to tell whether this title falls under one set of guidelines more than the other.

I would suggest you notice the 022 (ISSN) and 030 (CODEN) fields in record #2396688.  All those subfield z's indicate that an ISSN Center (and Chem Abs) had separate ISSN/CODEN assigned at one point, and then cancelled them all, keeping the one for the main series.  If the ISSN Center has made this decision, personally I would follow along with it.

Unfortunately, I see that National Serials Ddata Program assigned an ISSN to two of the sections (Solid Earth, #24424753; Planets, #24364419) just last year, so it does seem to me that NSDP should be consistent in either treating all of the sections as separate titles or not.  Just my two cents.

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On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, Kemp, Rebecca wrote:

> Hi, everyone- I have a question about the Journal of Geophysical
> Research.  OCLC record #2396688 does not have any 785 fields.  When I
> looked for the "subsequent titles," though, such as Journal of
> geophysical research. Oceans and atmospheres (OCLC #3918273), I find
> that they have 780 fields with indicators 01.  Should OCLC #2396688 have
> 785s, then, rather than its current set-up with the 515 field?
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> Thanks,
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> Rebecca
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> Rebecca Kemp
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