Journal abbreviation: New Zealand journal of zoology

The abbreviation of the journal title "New Zealand journal of zoology" is "N. Z. J. Zool.". 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.
zoologyZool.matches the stem "zoolog-"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

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 zoology
AbbreviationN. Z. J. Zool.
ISSN (print)0301-4223
ISSN (online)1175-8821
NLM catalog0425750

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