Journal abbreviation: South African labour bulletin
The abbreviation of the journal title "South African labour bulletin" is "S. Afr. Labour Bull.". 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" |
| African | Afr. | matches the word "Africa in the term South Africa" |
| labour | Labour | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| bulletin | Bull. | matches the stem "bulletin-" |
Abbreviation systems
ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.
Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: 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 associated fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | South African labour bulletin |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | S. Afr. Labour Bull. |
| ISSN (print) | 0377-5429 |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 101086607 |