Journal abbreviation: International journal of Middle East studies

The abbreviation of the journal title "International journal of Middle East studies" is "Int. J. Middle East Stud.". 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.
MiddleMiddleNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
EastEastNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
studiesStud.matches the word "studies"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 Middle East studies
AbbreviationInt. J. Middle East Stud.
ISSN (print)0020-7438
ISSN (online)1471-6380
NLM catalog100968207

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