noun
current issue; current number
Refers to the latest or current issue of a periodical, magazine, or serial publication.
現号の特集はとても面白い。
The feature in the current issue is very interesting.
現号から新しい連載が始まった。
A new serial started from the current issue.
前号 means 'previous issue'.
Compound of 現 (gen, 'current') and 号 (gō, 'number/issue').