Journal abbreviation: New Zealand journal of botany

The abbreviation of the journal title "New Zealand journal of botany" is "N. Z. J. Bot.". 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
NewN.matches the word "New in the term New Zealand"
ZealandZ.matches the word "Zealand in the term New Zealand"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
botanyBot.matches the stem "botan-"

Abbreviation systems

The International Organization for Standardization has established the ISO 4 abbreviation system as a uniform method for abbreviating journal titles. By providing a consistent means of referencing journals, this system simplifies the process of citation and enhances the clarity of communication in academic research.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.

About the journal

Full journal titleNew Zealand journal of botany
AbbreviationN. Z. J. Bot.
ISSN (print)0028-825X
ISSN (online)1175-8643
NLM catalog100955485

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