Journal abbreviation: IMF Staff papers

The abbreviation of the journal title "IMF Staff papers" is "IMF Staff Pap.". 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
IMFIMFRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
StaffStaffNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
papersPap.matches the stem "paper-"

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.

ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleIMF Staff papers
AbbreviationIMF Staff Pap.
ISSN (print)1020-7635
ISSN (online)1564-5150
NLM catalogNA

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