Journal abbreviation: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of Zhejiang University. Science" is "J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci.". 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.
ZhejiangZhejiangNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
University.Univ.matches the stem "universit-"
ScienceSci.matches the stem "scienc-"

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.

Journal title abbreviations are divided into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for broad disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science
AbbreviationJ. Zhejiang Univ. Sci.
ISSN (print)1009-3095
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog100954270

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