Thread:Hatebunny/@comment-24172144-20140902194534/@comment-3361105-20140902194903

You add the month on the cover - which should be two months ahead of the month it actually is. So, in September, you put in November.

The template automatically adds it to a (Publication) category that's two months less than the month you enter (which should be the month it came out).

Then the Day field is used to add it to a Week Category that accounts for the actual publication date.

So, cover date is what you enter. Street date is automatic.