Journal abbreviation: International journal of food microbiology

The abbreviation of the journal title "International journal of food microbiology" is "Int. J. Food Microbiol.". 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
InternationalInt.matches the stem "internation-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
foodFoodNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
microbiologyMicrobiol.matches the stem "microbiolog-"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

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 titleInternational journal of food microbiology
AbbreviationInt. J. Food Microbiol.
ISSN (print)0168-1605
ISSN (online)1879-3460
NLM catalog8412849

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