Journal abbreviation: Harvard law review

The abbreviation of the journal title "Harvard law review" is "Harv. Law Rev.". 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
HarvardHarv.matches the word "Harvard"
lawLawNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
reviewRev.matches the stem "review-"

Abbreviation systems

Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, the ISO 4 abbreviation system provides a standardized way of abbreviating journal titles. This consistency enables researchers to efficiently identify and cite journals in their work.

Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleHarvard law review
AbbreviationHarv. Law Rev.
ISSN (print)NA
ISSN (online)2161-976X
NLM catalog7703681

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