Journal abbreviation: Quarterly bulletin of Chinese bibliography

The abbreviation of the journal title "Quarterly bulletin of Chinese bibliography" is "Q. Bull. Chin. Bibliogr.". 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
QuarterlyQ.matches the word "quarterly"
bulletinBull.matches the stem "bulletin-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
ChineseChin.matches the word "Chinese"
bibliographyBibliogr.matches the stem "bibliograph-"

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.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleQuarterly bulletin of Chinese bibliography
AbbreviationQ. Bull. Chin. Bibliogr.
ISSN (print)1007-2292
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog58520570R

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