Journal abbreviation: Journal of GLBT family studies

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of GLBT family studies" is "J. GLBT Fam. 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.
GLBTGLBTRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
familyFam.matches the stem "famil-"
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.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of GLBT family studies
AbbreviationJ. GLBT Fam. Stud.
ISSN (print)1550-428X
ISSN (online)1550-4298
NLM catalog101280127

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