Journal abbreviation: Southern African field archaeology

The abbreviation of the journal title "Southern African field archaeology" is "South. Afr. Field Archaeol.". 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
SouthernSouth.matches the word "southern"
AfricanAfr.matches the stem "Africa-"
fieldFieldNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
archaeologyArchaeol.matches the stem "archaeolog-"

Abbreviation systems

In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.

ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, is a journal title abbreviation system for multiple fields. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations are used in biomedical sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations apply to chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleSouthern African field archaeology
AbbreviationSouth. Afr. Field Archaeol.
ISSN (print)1019-5785
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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