Journal abbreviation: Journal of applied microbiology
The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of applied microbiology" is "J. Appl. 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| applied | Appl. | matches the word "applied" |
| microbiology | Microbiol. | 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.
Journal title abbreviations can be classified into 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 related fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Journal of applied microbiology |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | J. Appl. Microbiol. |
| ISSN (print) | 1364-5072 |
| ISSN (online) | 1365-2672 |
| NLM catalog | 9706280 |