Journal abbreviation: Sign language studies

The abbreviation of the journal title "Sign language studies" is "Sign Lang. Stud.". 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
SignSignNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
languageLang.matches the stem "language-"
studiesStud.matches the word "studies"

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.

Journal title abbreviations are divided into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for broad 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 titleSign language studies
AbbreviationSign Lang. Stud.
ISSN (print)0302-1475
ISSN (online)1533-6263
NLM catalog0415764

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