Journal abbreviation: California law review

The abbreviation of the journal title "California law review" is "Calif. Law Rev.". 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
CaliforniaCalif.matches the word "california"
lawLawNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
reviewRev.matches the stem "review-"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleCalifornia law review
AbbreviationCalif. Law Rev.
ISSN (print)0008-1221
ISSN (online)1942-6542
NLM catalog100883491

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