Journal abbreviation: Journal of microbiological methods

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of microbiological methods" is "J. Microbiol. Methods". 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.
microbiologicalMicrobiol.matches the stem "microbiolog-"
methodsMethodsNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

Abbreviation systems

Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, the ISO 4 abbreviation system provides a standardized way of abbreviating journal titles. This consistency enables researchers to efficiently identify and cite journals in their work.

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 microbiological methods
AbbreviationJ. Microbiol. Methods
ISSN (print)0167-7012
ISSN (online)1872-8359
NLM catalog8306883

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