Journal abbreviation: Biological trace element research

The abbreviation of the journal title "Biological trace element research" is "Biol. Trace Elem. Res.". 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
BiologicalBiol.matches the stem "biolog-"
traceTraceNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
elementElem.matches the word "element"
researchRes.matches the stem "research-"

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 (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.

About the journal

Full journal titleBiological trace element research
AbbreviationBiol. Trace Elem. Res.
ISSN (print)0163-4984
ISSN (online)1559-0720
NLM catalog7911509

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