Journal abbreviation: Journal of West African history
The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of West African history" is "J. West Afr. Hist.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| West | West | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| African | Afr. | matches the stem "Africa-" |
| history | Hist. | matches the stem "histor-" |
Abbreviation systems
The International Organization for Standardization has developed the ISO 4 abbreviation system as a means of creating uniform abbreviations for journal titles. This allows researchers and academics to easily recognize and refer to journals in a consistent manner.
ISO, NLM, and CASSI are abbreviation systems for journal titles. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a global standard used across various disciplines. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations cater to biomedical and life sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations focus on chemistry and related fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Journal of West African history |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | J. West Afr. Hist. |
| ISSN (print) | 2327-1868 |
| ISSN (online) | 2327-1876 |
| NLM catalog | NA |