Journal abbreviation: World literature today

The abbreviation of the journal title "World literature today" is "World Lit. Today". 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
WorldWorldNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
literatureLit.matches the stem "literat-"
todayTodayNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

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 can be classified into 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 related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleWorld literature today
AbbreviationWorld Lit. Today
ISSN (print)0196-3570
ISSN (online)1945-8134
NLM catalogNA

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