BISAC codes are part of your book’s metadata. A BISAC code tells retailers, libraries, sellers, buyers, and search engines what genre your book falls into. In short, it’s a way to categorize your book. BISAC is currently the most widely accepted classification system by most distributors, including Amazon and Flipkart.
| Main Subject Category / Child Category | BISAC Code |
| ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books | ANT005000 |
| ARCHITECTURE / History / Romanticism | ARC005060 |
| ART / General | ART000000 |
| ART / European | ART015030 |
| BIBLES / General | BIB000000 |
| BIBLES / Christian Standard Bible / Devotional | BIB001020 |
| BIBLES / Christian Standard Bible / New Testament & Portions | BIB001030 |
| BIBLES / Contemporary English Version / Study | BIB002050 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General | BIO000000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers | BIO001000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / African American & Black | BIO002010 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Asian & Asian American | BIO002020 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business | BIO003000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical | BIO006000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures | BIO007000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military | BIO008000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State | BIO011000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology | BIO015000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious | BIO018000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women | BIO022000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers | BIO023000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Criminals & Outlaws | BIO024000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs | BIO026000 |
| BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish | BIO037000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General | BUS000000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Econometrics | BUS021000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General | BUS027000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Inflation | BUS031000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities / Stocks | BUS036060 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management | BUS041000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational | BUS046000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Investing | BUS050020 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / Money Management | BUS050030 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference | BUS055000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General | BUS069000 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory | BUS069030 |
| BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success | BUS107000 |
| DRAMA / General | DRA000000 |
| DRAMA / American / African American & Black | DRA001010 |
| DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh | DRA003000 |
| DRAMA / Shakespeare | DRA010000 |
| EDUCATION / General | EDU000000 |
| EDUCATION / History | EDU016000 |
| EDUCATION / Teaching / General | EDU029000 |
| EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts | EDU029080 |
| EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects | EDU040000 |
| FICTION / General | FIC000000 |
| FICTION / Action & Adventure | FIC002000 |
| FICTION / Classics | FIC004000 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Espionage | FIC006000 |
| FICTION / Sagas | FIC008000 |
| FICTION / Fantasy / General | FIC009000 |
| FICTION / Fantasy / Historical | FIC009030 |
| FICTION / Fantasy / Humorous | FIC009080 |
| FICTION / Fantasy / Action & Adventure | FIC009100 |
| FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology | FIC010000 |
| FICTION / Historical / General | FIC014000 |
| FICTION / Historical / Medieval | FIC014020 |
| FICTION / Horror | FIC015000 |
| FICTION / Humorous / General | FIC016000 |
| FICTION / Literary | FIC019000 |
| FICTION / Media Tie-In | FIC021000 |
| FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General | FIC022000 |
| FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional | FIC022030 |
| FICTION / Psychological | FIC025000 |
| FICTION / Religious | FIC026000 |
| FICTION / Romance / General | FIC027000 |
| FICTION / Romance / Contemporary | FIC027020 |
| FICTION / Gothic | FIC027040 |
| FICTION / Romance / Historical / General | FIC027050 |
| FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency | FIC027070 |
| FICTION / Romance / Western | FIC027100 |
| FICTION / Romance / Suspense | FIC027110 |
| FICTION / Romance / Paranormal / General | FIC027120 |
| FICTION / Romance / Historical / Victorian | FIC027170 |
| FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian | FIC027210 |
| FICTION / Romance / Historical / American | FIC027360 |
| FICTION / Science Fiction / General | FIC028000 |
| FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure | FIC028010 |
| FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel | FIC028080 |
| FICTION / Short Stories (single author) | FIC029000 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense | FIC030000 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Crime | FIC031010 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Political | FIC031060 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural | FIC031070 |
| FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological | FIC031080 |
| FICTION / War & Military | FIC032000 |
| FICTION / Westerns | FIC033000 |
| FICTION / Political | FIC037000 |
| FICTION / Biographical | FIC041000 |
| FICTION / Christian / Classic & Allegory | FIC042010 |
| FICTION / Coming of Age | FIC043000 |
| FICTION / Women | FIC044000 |
| FICTION / Family Life / General | FIC045000 |
| FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce | FIC045010 |
| FICTION / Sea Stories | FIC047000 |
| FICTION / African American & Black / Women | FIC049020 |
| FICTION / Satire | FIC052000 |
| FICTION / Dystopian | FIC055000 |
| FICTION / Indigenous / General | FIC059000 |
| FICTION / Absurdist | FIC064000 |
| FICTION / Small Town & Rural | FIC066000 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Hindi | FOR038000 |
| HEALTH & FITNESS / General | HEA000000 |
| HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene | HEA010000 |
| HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga | HEA025000 |
| HISTORY / General | HIS000000 |
| HISTORY / Ancient / Greece | HIS002010 |
| HISTORY / Asia / General | HIS003000 |
| HISTORY / Asia / China | HIS008000 |
| HISTORY / Europe / France | HIS013000 |
| HISTORY / Europe / Germany | HIS014000 |
| HISTORY / Asia / South / General | HIS017000 |
| HISTORY / Jewish | HIS022000 |
| HISTORY / Military / General | HIS027000 |
| HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General | HIS027100 |
| HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions | HIS031000 |
| HISTORY / Russia / General | HIS032000 |
| HISTORY / United States / General | HIS036000 |
| HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) | HIS036050 |
| HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) | HIS038000 |
| HISTORY / Civilization | HIS039000 |
| HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba | HIS041010 |
| HISTORY / Social History | HIS054000 |
| JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers | JNF002000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / General | JUV000000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General | JUV001000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General | JUV002000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Farm Animals | JUV002090 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Rabbits | JUV002210 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Classics | JUV007000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies | JUV012000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General | JUV012030 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African | JUV012050 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic | JUV037000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Short Stories | JUV038000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play | JUV051000 |
| JUVENILE FICTION / Science Fiction / Time Travel | JUV064000 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General | LAN005000 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Fiction Writing | LAN005050 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / Poetry | LAN005070 |
| LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Public Speaking & Speech Writing | LAN026000 |
| LAW / Constitutional | LAW018000 |
| LAW / Public | LAW075000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General | LCO000000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General | LCO002000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / African American & Black | LCO002010 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / French | LCO008020 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh | LCO009000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays | LCO010000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters | LCO011000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Russian & Soviet | LCO014000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Speeches | LCO018000 |
| LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Women Authors | LCO019000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / General | LIT000000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General | LIT004020 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh | LIT004120 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Gothic & Romance | LIT004180 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern | LIT004220 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Russian & Soviet | LIT004240 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature | LIT009000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry | LIT014000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare | LIT015000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / Horror & Supernatural | LIT021000 |
| LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Regional | LIT023000 |
| MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General | MED105000 |
| MUSIC / Religious / Hymns | MUS021000 |
| NATURE / Animals / Wildlife | NAT037000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / General | OCC000000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Psychic Phenomena / ESP | OCC007000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation | OCC010000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / Prayer & Spiritual | OCC011020 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mysticism | OCC012000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / New Thought | OCC014000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Inspiration & Personal Growth | OCC019000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge | OCC031000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Angels & Spirit Guides | OCC032000 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Celtic Spirituality | OCC036010 |
| BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Shamanism | OCC036030 |
| PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning | PER001000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / General | PHI000000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics | PHI001000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical | PHI002000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Eastern | PHI003000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy | PHI005000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil | PHI008000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics | PHI013000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body | PHI015000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Political | PHI019000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Religious | PHI022000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Taoist | PHI023000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Zen | PHI025000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General | PHI031000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Hindu | PHI033000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Social | PHI034000 |
| PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Idealism | PHI042000 |
| POETRY / General | POE000000 |
| POETRY / Anthologies (multiple authors) | POE001000 |
| POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Religious | POE003000 |
| POETRY / American / General | POE005010 |
| POETRY / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh | POE005020 |
| POETRY / Ancient & Classical | POE008000 |
| POETRY / Middle Eastern | POE013000 |
| POETRY / Epic | POE014000 |
| POETRY / European / Italian | POE019000 |
| POETRY / Medieval | POE022000 |
| POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature | POE023030 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / General | POL000000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism | POL005000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy | POL007000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory | POL010000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties | POL015000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference | POL018000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions | POL022000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights | POL035010 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General | POL042000 |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State | POL072000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / General | PSY000000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling | PSY010000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality | PSY016000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General | PSY022000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Memory Disorders | PSY022090 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Personality | PSY023000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis | PSY026000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Reference | PSY029000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Research & Methodology | PSY030000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology | PSY031000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health | PSY036000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General | PSY039000 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism | PSY045010 |
| PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Humanistic | PSY045020 |
| REFERENCE / General | REF000000 |
| REFERENCE / Encyclopedias | REF010000 |
| REFERENCE / Etiquette | REF011000 |
| RELIGION / General | REL000000 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament | REL006040 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General | REL006080 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament | REL006090 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture | REL006630 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Bible Study Guides | REL006700 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts | REL006710 |
| RELIGION / Biblical Commentary / New Testament / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts | REL006800 |
| RELIGION / Buddhism / General | REL007000 |
| RELIGION / Buddhism / History | REL007010 |
| RELIGION / Buddhism / Sacred Writings | REL007030 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic | REL010000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Education / General | REL011000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / General | REL012000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Death, Grief, Bereavement | REL012010 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Devotional | REL012020 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Inspirational | REL012040 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Prayer | REL012080 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth | REL012120 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / History | REL015000 |
| RELIGION / Comparative Religion | REL017000 |
| RELIGION / Confucianism | REL018000 |
| RELIGION / Counseling | REL019000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Discipleship | REL023000 |
| RELIGION / Hinduism / Sacred Writings | REL032030 |
| RELIGION / History | REL033000 |
| RELIGION / Inspirational | REL036000 |
| RELIGION / Islam / General | REL037000 |
| RELIGION / Islam / History | REL037010 |
| RELIGION / Meditations | REL042000 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | REL046000 |
| RELIGION / Mysticism | REL047000 |
| RELIGION / Philosophy | REL051000 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant | REL053000 |
| RELIGION / Reference | REL054000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / General | REL055000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy | REL055020 |
| RELIGION / Sermons / Christian | REL058010 |
| RELIGION / Spirituality | REL062000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Stewardship & Giving | REL063000 |
| RELIGION / Taoism | REL065000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / General | REL067000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / Anthropology | REL067020 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / Apologetics | REL067030 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / Christology | REL067040 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics | REL067070 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / History | REL067080 |
| RELIGION / Christian Theology / Pneumatology | REL067090 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / General | REL070000 |
| RELIGION / Psychology of Religion | REL075000 |
| RELIGION / Faith | REL077000 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / Pentecostal & Charismatic | REL079000 |
| RELIGION / Clergy | REL081000 |
| RELIGION / Monasticism | REL086000 |
| RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Warfare | REL099000 |
| RELIGION / Religion & Science | REL106000 |
| RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood | REL110000 |
| RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict | REL116000 |
| RELIGION / Paganism & Neo-Paganism | REL117000 |
| SCIENCE / General | SCI000000 |
| SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity | SCI021000 |
| SCIENCE / Energy | SCI024000 |
| SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution | SCI027000 |
| SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects | SCI028000 |
| SCIENCE / Physics / Gravity | SCI033000 |
| SCIENCE / Essays | SCI080000 |
| SCIENCE / Natural History | SCI100000 |
| SELF-HELP / General | SEL000000 |
| SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Alcohol | SEL006000 |
| SELF-HELP / Creativity | SEL009000 |
| SELF-HELP / Death, Grief, Bereavement | SEL010000 |
| SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Happiness | SEL016000 |
| SELF-HELP / Self-Hypnosis | SEL017000 |
| SELF-HELP / Meditations | SEL019000 |
| SELF-HELP / Motivational & Inspirational | SEL021000 |
| SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Self-Esteem | SEL023000 |
| SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management | SEL024000 |
| SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success | SEL027000 |
| SELF-HELP / Twelve-Step Programs | SEL029000 |
| SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Memory Improvement | SEL030000 |
| SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General | SEL031000 |
| SELF-HELP / Spiritual | SEL032000 |
| SELF-HELP / Communication & Social Skills | SEL040000 |
| SELF-HELP / Self-Management / General | SEL044000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / General | SOC000000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies | SOC001000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference | SOC023000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General | SOC026000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination | SOC031000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies | SOC049000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity | SOC050000 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society | SOC051000 |
| SPORTS & RECREATION / Archery | SPO002000 |
| SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General | SPO027000 |
| TRUE CRIME / Historical | TRU010000 |
| TRAVEL / United States / General | TRV025000 |