Journal abbreviation: Fauna of New Zealand

The abbreviation of the journal title "Fauna of New Zealand" is "Fauna N. Z.". 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
FaunaFaunaNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
NewN.matches the word "New in the term New Zealand"
ZealandZ.matches the word "Zealand in the term New Zealand"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, is a journal title abbreviation system for multiple fields. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations are used in biomedical sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations apply to chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleFauna of New Zealand
AbbreviationFauna N. Z.
ISSN (print)0111-5383
ISSN (online)1179-7193
NLM catalog101537661

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