Journal abbreviation: Canadian review of comparative literature

The abbreviation of the journal title "Canadian review of comparative literature" is "Can. Rev. Comp. Lit.". 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
CanadianCan.matches the stem "canadi-"
reviewRev.matches the stem "review-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
comparativeComp.matches the stem "compara-"
literatureLit.matches the stem "literat-"

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.

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 titleCanadian review of comparative literature
AbbreviationCan. Rev. Comp. Lit.
ISSN (print)0319-051X
ISSN (online)1913-9659
NLM catalogNA

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