Journal abbreviation: Eastern Africa journal of rural development
The abbreviation of the journal title "Eastern Africa journal of rural development" is "East. Afr. J. Rural Dev.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern | East. | matches the word "eastern" |
| Africa | Afr. | matches the stem "Africa-" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| rural | Rural | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| development | Dev. | matches the stem "develop-" |
Abbreviation systems
The International Organization for Standardization has established the ISO 4 abbreviation system as a uniform method for abbreviating journal titles. By providing a consistent means of referencing journals, this system simplifies the process of citation and enhances the clarity of communication in academic research.
Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Eastern Africa journal of rural development |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | East. Afr. J. Rural Dev. |
| ISSN (print) | 0377-7103 |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 101085816 |