Journal abbreviation: Journal of comparative social welfare

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of comparative social welfare" is "J. Comp. Soc. Welf.". 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.
comparativeComp.matches the stem "compara-"
socialSoc.matches the word "social"
welfareWelf.matches the word "welfare"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a system established by the International Organization for Standardization, specifically for shortening journal titles. This uniform approach to abbreviations enables efficient and accurate communication of journal names in academic research.

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 comparative social welfare
AbbreviationJ. Comp. Soc. Welf.
ISSN (print)1748-6831
ISSN (online)1748-684X
NLM catalogNA

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