Journal abbreviation: Physiological reviews

The abbreviation of the journal title "Physiological reviews" is "Physiol. Rev.". 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
PhysiologicalPhysiol.matches the stem "physiolog-"
reviewsRev.matches the stem "review-"

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.

Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titlePhysiological reviews
AbbreviationPhysiol. Rev.
ISSN (print)0031-9333
ISSN (online)1522-1210
NLM catalog0231714

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