Journal abbreviation: North American journal of fisheries management

The abbreviation of the journal title "North American journal of fisheries management" is "N. Am. J. Fish. Manag.". 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
NorthN.matches the word "North in the term North America"
AmericanAm.matches the word "America in the term North America"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
fisheriesFish.matches the stem "fisher-"
managementManag.matches the stem "manag-"

Abbreviation systems

In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.

ISO, NLM, and CASSI are abbreviation systems for journal titles. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a global standard used across various disciplines. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations cater to biomedical and life sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations focus on chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleNorth American journal of fisheries management
AbbreviationN. Am. J. Fish. Manag.
ISSN (print)0275-5947
ISSN (online)1548-8675
NLM catalog101696620

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