Journal abbreviation: South African archaeological bulletin

The abbreviation of the journal title "South African archaeological bulletin" is "S. Afr. Archaeol. Bull.". 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
SouthS.matches the word "South in the term South Africa"
AfricanAfr.matches the word "Africa in the term South Africa"
archaeologicalArchaeol.matches the stem "archaeolog-"
bulletinBull.matches the stem "bulletin-"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 titleSouth African archaeological bulletin
AbbreviationS. Afr. Archaeol. Bull.
ISSN (print)0038-1969
ISSN (online)2224-4654
NLM catalogNA

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