Journal abbreviation: Journal of forensic social work

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of forensic social work" is "J. Forensic Soc. Work". 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.
forensicForensicNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
socialSoc.matches the word "social"
workWorkNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

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 titleJournal of forensic social work
AbbreviationJ. Forensic Soc. Work
ISSN (print)1936-928X
ISSN (online)1936-9298
NLM catalog101622130

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