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 system established by the International Organization for Standardization, specifically for shortening journal titles. This uniform approach to abbreviations enables efficient and accurate communication of journal names in academic research.

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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