Journal abbreviation: Science China materials

The abbreviation of the journal title "Science China materials" is "Sci. China Mater.". 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
ScienceSci.matches the stem "scienc-"
ChinaChinaNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
materialsMater.matches the word "materials"

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.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleScience China materials
AbbreviationSci. China Mater.
ISSN (print)2095-8226
ISSN (online)2199-4501
NLM catalog101705502

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