Journal abbreviation: South Africa rural development quarterly
The abbreviation of the journal title "South Africa rural development quarterly" is "S. Afr. Rural Dev. Q.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| South | S. | matches the word "South in the term South Africa" |
| Africa | Afr. | matches the word "Africa in the term South Africa" |
| rural | Rural | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| development | Dev. | matches the stem "develop-" |
| quarterly | Q. | matches the word "quarterly" |
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.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.
About the journal
| Full journal title | South Africa rural development quarterly |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | S. Afr. Rural Dev. Q. |
| ISSN (print) | 1812-299X |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | NA |