Journal abbreviation: Melbourne University law review

The abbreviation of the journal title "Melbourne University law review" is "Melb. Univ. Law Rev.". 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
MelbourneMelb.matches the word "Melbourne"
UniversityUniv.matches the stem "universit-"
lawLawNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
reviewRev.matches the stem "review-"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 titleMelbourne University law review
AbbreviationMelb. Univ. Law Rev.
ISSN (print)0025-8938
ISSN (online)1839-3810
NLM catalog100971981

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