Journal abbreviation: Journal of humanistic psychology

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of humanistic psychology" is "J. Humanist. Psychol.". 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.
humanisticHumanist.matches the stem "humanistic-"
psychologyPsychol.matches the stem "psycholog-"

Abbreviation systems

The ISO 4 abbreviation system, created by the International Organization for Standardization, serves to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. This method streamlines citation processes and enhances the clarity of journal identification within academic settings.

ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of humanistic psychology
AbbreviationJ. Humanist. Psychol.
ISSN (print)0022-1678
ISSN (online)1552-650X
NLM catalog0053462

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