Journal abbreviation: Boston University international law journal

The abbreviation of the journal title "Boston University international law journal" is "Boston Univ. Int. Law J.". It is the recommended abbreviation to be used for abstracting, indexing and referencing purposes and meets all criteria of the ISO 4 standard for abbreviating names of scientific journals.

Abbreviation rules

The table below outlines in detail the ISO 4 rules and matches to the ISSN maintained list of title word abbreviations (TWA) to derive the abbreviation.

TitleAbbreviationWord/Stem/Rule
BostonBostonNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
UniversityUniv.matches the stem "universit-"
internationalInt.matches the stem "internation-"
lawLawNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

Abbreviation systems

In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.

Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleBoston University international law journal
AbbreviationBoston Univ. Int. Law J.
ISSN (print)0737-8947
ISSN (online)1930-658X
NLM catalog100972557

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