Journal abbreviation: PLoS biology

The abbreviation of the journal title "PLoS biology" is "PLoS Biol.". 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
PLoSPLoSRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
biologyBiol.matches the stem "biolog-"

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 titlePLoS biology
AbbreviationPLoS Biol.
ISSN (print)1544-9173
ISSN (online)1545-7885
NLM catalog101183755

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