Journal abbreviation: Oxford journal of legal studies

The abbreviation of the journal title "Oxford journal of legal studies" is "Oxf. J. Leg. Stud.". 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
OxfordOxf.matches the word "Oxford"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
legalLeg.matches the stem "legal-"
studiesStud.matches the word "studies"

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.

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 titleOxford journal of legal studies
AbbreviationOxf. J. Leg. Stud.
ISSN (print)0143-6503
ISSN (online)1464-3820
NLM catalog100973094

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