Journal abbreviation: Nucleic acids research. Special publication

The abbreviation of the journal title "Nucleic acids research. Special publication" is "Nucleic Acids Res. Spec. Publ.". 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
NucleicNucleicNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
acidsAcidsNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
research.Res.matches the stem "research-"
SpecialSpec.matches the word "special"
publicationPubl.matches the stem "publicat-"

Abbreviation systems

Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, the ISO 4 abbreviation system provides a standardized way of abbreviating journal titles. This consistency enables researchers to efficiently identify and cite journals in their work.

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 titleNucleic acids research. Special publication
AbbreviationNucleic Acids Res. Spec. Publ.
ISSN (print)0309-1872
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog7611608

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