Journal abbreviation: Journal of applied behavior analysis

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of applied behavior analysis" is "J. Appl. Behav. Anal.". 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
JournalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
appliedAppl.matches the word "applied"
behaviorBehav.matches the stem "behavior-"
analysisAnal.matches the stem "analys-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.

Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of applied behavior analysis
AbbreviationJ. Appl. Behav. Anal.
ISSN (print)0021-8855
ISSN (online)1938-3703
NLM catalog0174763

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