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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| New | N. | matches the word "New in the term New Zealand" |
| Zealand | Z. | matches the word "Zealand in the term New Zealand" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| zoology | Zool. | 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 title | New Zealand journal of zoology |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | N. Z. J. Zool. |
| ISSN (print) | 0301-4223 |
| ISSN (online) | 1175-8821 |
| NLM catalog | 0425750 |