Journal abbreviation: International journal of developmental disabilities

The abbreviation of the journal title "International journal of developmental disabilities" is "Int. J. Dev. Disabil.". 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
InternationalInt.matches the stem "internation-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
developmentalDev.matches the stem "develop-"
disabilitiesDisabil.matches the stem "disabilit-"

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.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleInternational journal of developmental disabilities
AbbreviationInt. J. Dev. Disabil.
ISSN (print)2047-3869
ISSN (online)2047-3877
NLM catalog101591528

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