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Journal Abbreviations

Finding Journal Titles

HSU Journal & Newspaper Finder
(HSU Library) The "keyword" search option allows you to enter word stems to find matching titles available in the HSU Library, e.g., "ecol mono" finds Ecological Monographs; or enter common journal title abbreviations, e.g., "jacs" finds Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Journal references cited in scholarly papers and some databases are frequently abbreviated. The following online and print sources can assist in deciphering these abbreviations:

HSU Articles & Databases
Links to database guides that may include lists of journals indexed "sources" and their abbreviations. Follow the "More Details" or "Information" link.
JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources)
Lists many guides to journals indexed in scholarly databases.
Genamics
Large database of current journals that allows searching by abbreviation or full title.
Journal Title Abbreviations (CalTech)
Links to journal abbreviations used in ISI databases in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
ISSN Title Word Abbreviations
(ISSN International Centre) Contains 54,000 standardized words and their abbreviations found in serial titles processed by the ISSN network.
Science & Engineering Journal Abbreviations
From the University of British Columbia.
Periodical Title Abbreviations
(ref Z 6945 A2 P47) Includes 130,000 periodical title abbreviations.
World List of Scientific Periodicals Published in the Years 1900-1960
(ref Z 7403 W923 1993) Lists approximately 60,000 periodicals "arranged in alphabetical order of the important words of the titles"; also includes the standard periodical abbreviation.