Journal abbreviation: Code of federal regulations index

The abbreviation of the journal title "Code of federal regulations index" is "Code Fed. Regul. Index". 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
CodeCodeNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
federalFed.matches the stem "federa-"
regulationsRegul.matches the stem "regulat-"
indexIndexNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

Abbreviation systems

In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleCode of federal regulations index
AbbreviationCode Fed. Regul. Index
ISSN (print)0000-1058
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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