Among philatelists, numismatists, and phone card collectors they are considered the authoritative reference catalogs.
The oldest of these, the Österreich Spezial Katalog (Austria Special Catalog), as of 2007, is in its 63rd edition.
Also issued annually are the Österreich Standardkatalog (Austria Standard Catalog) and the Vierländerkatalog (Four Countries Catalog), the latter of which lists all stamps issued in each of the four German-speaking countries: Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland.
The editor-in-chief of the Austria Netto Kataloge, as of 2008, is Christine Steyrer.
Due to the length of the name Austria Netto Kataloge, collectors often use the abbreviation ANK.