Journal abbreviation: Journal of African media studies

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of African media studies" is "J. Afr. Media 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
JournalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
AfricanAfr.matches the stem "Africa-"
mediaMediaNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
studiesStud.matches the word "studies"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.

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 titleJournal of African media studies
AbbreviationJ. Afr. Media Stud.
ISSN (print)2040-199X
ISSN (online)1751-7974
NLM catalogNA

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