Journal abbreviation: Journal of West African fisheries
The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of West African fisheries" is "J. West Afr. Fish.". 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. | |
| West | West | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| African | Afr. | matches the stem "Africa-" |
| fisheries | Fish. | matches the stem "fisher-" |
Abbreviation systems
In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.
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 title | Journal of West African fisheries |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | J. West Afr. Fish. |
| ISSN (print) | 0794-3520 |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | NA |