Journal abbreviation: Biology of sex differences

The abbreviation of the journal title "Biology of sex differences" is "Biol. Sex Differ.". 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
BiologyBiol.matches the stem "biolog-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
sexSexNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
differencesDiffer.matches the stem "differen-"

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 titleBiology of sex differences
AbbreviationBiol. Sex Differ.
ISSN (print)NA
ISSN (online)2042-6410
NLM catalog101548963

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