You can add additional information to help Bandcamp ensure royalties reach the right owners. This is particularly important for songs with multiple contributors.
Songwriters/composers
Input all writers to the song - including any co-writers, composers, lyricists, producers, etc. These should match the name used by each contributor with their respective collection society (usually their real names, not artist names or pseudonyms).
Publisher
Input any publishing or publishing administration entities that represent the track or album. If you don't have a publishing or publishing administration deal, then you can input ‘self-published’.
Track ISWC
An ISWC is a unique, globally recognised reference code for your underlying musical work, acting as a digital fingerprint for the song.
Bandcamp doesn’t generate ISWCs. These are provided by collection societies when you register the work, or by your publisher/publishing administrator, who may register the work on your behalf.
Inputting an ISWC is the most reliable way to ensure that the publishing royalties collected by Bandcamp are paid out to you, your co-writers, and/or your publisher.
Track ISRC
An ISRC is a unique, globally recognised reference code for your specific sound recording. It acts as a digital identifier for that particular recording, separate from the ISWC for the underlying composition.
For publishing royalties, entering an ISRC is a reliable way to track Bandcamp sales and ensure royalties are paid to all the correct parties.
Bandcamp does not generate ISRCs. These are typically provided to you by your distributor, record label, or by your local national ISRC agency/registry. See this article for more info.
How do ISRCs relate to ISWCs for publishing royalties?
Collection societies, publishers, and other similar rights holders, as well as administrative entities, typically use ISRCs to match them with their own internal copyright databases, often linking them with the relevant ISWCs to better track royalties and ensure payments reach the correct parties.