Journal abbreviation: Third world quarterly

The abbreviation of the journal title "Third world quarterly" is "Third World 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.

TitleAbbreviationWord/Stem/Rule
ThirdThirdNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
worldWorldNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
quarterlyQ.matches the word "quarterly"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 titleThird world quarterly
AbbreviationThird World Q.
ISSN (print)0143-6597
ISSN (online)1360-2241
NLM catalog101084672

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