Journal abbreviation: Continental shelf research

The abbreviation of the journal title "Continental shelf research" is "Cont. Shelf 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
ContinentalCont.matches the stem "continent-"
shelfShelfNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
researchRes.matches the stem "research-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a uniform system created by the International Organization for Standardization to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. It serves to facilitate effective communication and reference within the academic community.

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 titleContinental shelf research
AbbreviationCont. Shelf Res.
ISSN (print)0278-4343
ISSN (online)1873-6955
NLM catalog101552269

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