Journal abbreviation: Social work research

The abbreviation of the journal title "Social work research" is "Soc. Work Res.". 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
SocialSoc.matches the word "social"
workWorkNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
researchRes.matches the stem "research-"

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 include ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for a wide range of subjects, 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 titleSocial work research
AbbreviationSoc. Work Res.
ISSN (print)1070-5309
ISSN (online)1545-6838
NLM catalog9434315

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