Journal abbreviation: South African human rights yearbook

The abbreviation of the journal title "South African human rights yearbook" is "S. Afr. Hum. Rights Yearb.". 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"
humanHum.matches the word "human"
rightsRightsNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
yearbookYearb.matches the stem "yearbook-"

Abbreviation systems

The ISO 4 abbreviation system, created by the International Organization for Standardization, serves to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. This method streamlines citation processes and enhances the clarity of journal identification within academic settings.

Journal title abbreviations include ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for a wide range of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleSouth African human rights yearbook
AbbreviationS. Afr. Hum. Rights Yearb.
ISSN (print)1354-3903
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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