Journal abbreviation: Western North American naturalist
The abbreviation of the journal title "Western North American naturalist" is "West. N. Am. Nat.". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Western | West. | matches the stem "western-" |
| North | N. | matches the word "North in the term North America" |
| American | Am. | matches the word "America in the term North America" |
| naturalist | Nat. | matches the stem "natural-" |
Abbreviation systems
ISO 4 abbreviation is a uniform system created by the International Organization for Standardization to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. It serves to facilitate effective communication and reference within the academic community.
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 title | Western North American naturalist |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | West. N. Am. Nat. |
| ISSN (print) | 1527-0904 |
| ISSN (online) | 1944-8341 |
| NLM catalog | 101083979 |