Journal abbreviation: Annual review of applied linguistics

The abbreviation of the journal title "Annual review of applied linguistics" is "Annu. Rev. Appl. Linguist.". 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
AnnualAnnu.matches the stem "annu-"
reviewRev.matches the stem "review-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
appliedAppl.matches the word "applied"
linguisticsLinguist.matches the stem "linguist-"

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.

ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleAnnual review of applied linguistics
AbbreviationAnnu. Rev. Appl. Linguist.
ISSN (print)0267-1905
ISSN (online)1471-6356
NLM catalog101508597

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