Journal abbreviation: Royal Society open science

The abbreviation of the journal title "Royal Society open science" is "R. Soc. Open Sci.". 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
RoyalR.matches the stem "royal-"
SocietySoc.matches the stem "societ-"
openOpenNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
scienceSci.matches the stem "scienc-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a uniform system created by the International Organization for Standardization to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. It serves to facilitate effective communication and reference within the academic community.

Journal title abbreviations can be classified into 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 related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleRoyal Society open science
AbbreviationR. Soc. Open Sci.
ISSN (print)NA
ISSN (online)2054-5703
NLM catalog101647528

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