Journal Abbreviation Resources on the Web
If you know the
full title, but need to know the "approved" abbreviation for
a journal...
If you know the abbreviation,
but need to know the full title of a journal...
If
you know the Full Title, but need to know the "approved" abbreviation
for a journal...
Most journals request that you use the "standard abbreviations"
as defined in BIOSIS (BIOSIS Serial Sources)) or CASSI (Chemical Abstracts
Service Source Index) for the journals cited in your reference list. These
resources are found in print in many libraries. However, several online
resources also provide the same abbreviations, so you may be able to save
yourself a trip to the library.
First, a bit about the standard abbreviations...
Most journal abbreviations are based on a word list from the ISSN's "List
of Title Word Abbreviations". This includes the journal lists
used by BIOSIS, CASSI, PubMed, and CSA. If you can't find the exact journal
title in one of the resources listed below, you can "build"
your abbreviation word by word using the "List
of Title Word Abbreviations" since the abbreviation for any word
will be the same regardless of the other words in the title. An exception
to this rule is if the journal has only one word; then the title should
not be abbreviated (e.g., Nature, Science, Cell, Time, Newsweek).
All of the resources below with the "star icon"  provide
the "standard" (ISO, ISSN, BIOSIS, CASSI) abbreviation for journals:
Genamics JournalSeek
The first stop if you need to translate from an abbreviation to the full
title of a journal, or vice versa! This database uses the "standard
abbreviation", as definded by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI.
Type in the full title or abbreviation for a journal (or just one word),
or the ISSN, and see the full titles that match. Covers all disciplines.
Genamics JournalSeek is the largest completely categorized database of
freely available journal information available on the internet, presently
[2/2007] containing over 92,215 titles. Journal information includes the
description (aims and scope), the official journal abbreviation, journal
homepage link, subject category and ISSN, and (frequently) indicates which
databases index the particular journal (e.g., Agricola, CAB Abstracts,
Web of Science, etc.).
Produced with funding from Openly Informatics.
PubMed´s
Journal Browser
-- Journals indexed in Medline (PubMed)
Enter the journal name, MEDLINE abbreviation, a word from the title, or
ISSN. This database uses the "standard abbreviation", as definded
by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI. The whole
List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus (Pubmed) also available,
in PDF format..
Serials
Source List for Biological Sciences
From Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, a list of nearly 6000 journals that
are indexed in their database, Biological Sciences. Alphabetical
by title; includes abbreviations. This database uses the "standard
abbreviation", as definded by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI.
Journals Indexed in Agricola
This database uses the "standard abbreviation", as definded
by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI.
Serials
Source List for METADEX, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Copper Data Center
and Corrosion Abstracts Databases
From Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, a list of nearly over 2000 journals
that are indexed in the CSA engineering databases METADEX, Engineered
Materials Abstracts, Copper Data Center and Corrosion Abstracts. This
database uses the "standard abbreviation", as definded by ISSN
and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI.
Core Journals indexed in CAplus
A file with the CASSI abbreviations for 1300 of the core journals indexed
in Chemical Abstracts [SciFinder Scholar]. This database uses the "standard
abbreviation", as definded by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI.
Print resources for "standard abbreviations":
BIOSIS Serial Sources
Not available online.
The print version is on the Reference Desk in the Biology Library; or
call me (217-265-5386) or the Biology Reference desk (217-344-3591, and
we'll look a title up for you. Older versions are available for checkout
-- Call number, 570.5 BIOA21B.
Alphabetical listing of serials currently inclued in BIOSIS Previews,
Biological Abstracts, and Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews,
Meetings).
Includes titles previously included, titles that have undergone title
changes, as well as titles currently monitored by these databases. Provides
the "official"*abbreviations for the journals, ISSN, publication
frequency, publisher name and address etc. * Official abbreviations are
those that are based on the "List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations",
published by the ISSN International Centre.
CASSI
Not available online.
For the CASSI abbreviation, please consult the "Chemical Abstracts
Service Source Index", call number 016.54 AC2, located in several
science libraries at UIUC. Note: an abbreviated version of this resource,
Core Journals indexed in
CAplus ,
provides the abbreviations for about 1300 core chemistry titles.
If you know the abbreviation,
but need to know the full title of a journal...
Listed below are resources that will help you decipher the full title
of a journal, when you only have the abbreviation for the journal. Some
of them are also useful for going from the full title to the abbreviation
for the journal. Those sources that include the "standard abbreviation",
as definded by ISSN (and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI and others) are
indicated by this icon:
Genamics JournalSeek
(formerly JAKE)
The first stop if you need to translate from an abbreviation to the full
title of a journal!
Type in the full title or abbreviation for a journal (or just one word),
or the ISSN, and see the full titles that match. Covers all disciplines.
Genamics JournalSeek is the largest completely categorized database of
freely available journal information available on the internet, presently
[10/2004] containing over 67,000 titles. Journal information includes
the description (aims and scope), the official journal abbreviation, journal
homepage link, subject category and ISSN, and (frequently) indicates which
databases index the particular journal (e.g., Agricola, CAB Abstracts,
Web of Science, etc.).
Produced with funding from Openly Informatics.
List of Journals indexed in Agricola
Lists the full title and abbreviated title for journals indexed in Agricola.
PubMed´s
Journal Browser
-- Journals indexed in Medline (PubMed)
Enter the journal name, MEDLINE abbreviation, a word from the title, or
ISSN. This database uses the "standard abbreviation", as definded
by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI. The whole
List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus (Pubmed) also available,
in PDF format..
Biological Journals
and Abbreviations
From the University of South Florida. Focus is on biological and medical
journals.
Serials
Source List for the Biological Sciences
From Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, a list of nearly 6000 journals
that are indexed in their database, Biological Sciences. Alphabetical
by title; includes abbreviations. This database uses the "standard
abbreviation", as definded by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI..
Serials
Source List for METADEX, Engineered Materials Abstracts, Copper Data Center
and Corrosion Abstracts Databases
From Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, a list of nearly over 2000 journals
that are indexed in the CSA engineering databases METADEX, Engineered
Materials Abstracts, Copper Data Center and Corrosion Abstracts. Alphabetical
by title; includes abbreviations. This database uses the "standard
abbreviation", as definded by ISSN and used also by BIOSIS and CASSI..
JAKE (see Genamics JournalSeek,
above)
CAB
Abstracts: Serials Scanned
An alphabetical listing of the journals reviewed for inclusion in the
CAB Abstracts database. Just titles, no abbreviations. A list of nearly
7000 titles.
Core Journals indexed in CAplus
From Chemical Abstracts, the full title and abbreviations for
about 1000-1300 "core" journals in the Chemical Abstracts database.
The abbreviations here would be the same as those in CASSI, and are generally
recognized as the "official" abbreviations. Official abbreviations
are those that are based on the "List of Serial Title Word Abbreviations",
published by the ISSN International Centre.
Titles
Indexed by ISI (for the databases, Current Contents, Web of Science,
and Journal Citation Reports)
You probably do not want to use ISIīs abbreviations--
they were established in-house when ISI was concerned with saving computer
space and are quite "non-standard". But if you need a list
of the journals indexed by Web of Science or Current Contents, this is
a useful resource. Or, you may consult ISI's master
list of journals indexed (which does not include abbreviations).
Note: the master list is also available from within the databases, Current
Contents, Web
of Science, or Journal
Citation Reports.
Serials
Scanned for FSTA (Food Science & Technology Abstracts)
List of journals indexed in the FSTA
database -- just the full titles are listed; no abbreviations.
Still canīt find what you need? Try these...
All that JAS
A collection of Web-based resources for translating journal titles. Lots
of specialized listings, such as a list that has the BIOSIS information
for Entomology journals.
WorldCat
If a journal has ever been catalogued by a library, youīll probably find
it here. WorldCat has the cataloguing records for thousands of libraries
-- books, journal titles, etc. WorldCat wonīt give the abbreviation for
the journal, but is useful if youīre trying to decipher the full title
of a journal. For instance, if the abbreviation is Senckenb.
Lethaea, you could search: Senckenb* Lethaea*,
and youīd find the full title is: Senckenbergiana
lethaea! Itīs important that you guess as much as the word as
possible. For example, donīt search for J* Biol* Chem*, when you know
that "J" stands for "journal", etc.
The University of Illinois Online
Library Catalog
If you have an abbreviation, and need to know if University of Illinois has the journal,
you can use the "guided" search mode to enter parts of the title! As
when searching WorldCat, itīs important that you guess as much of the
word as possible. For example, donīt search for J? Biol? Chem?, when
you know that "J" stands for "journal", etc.
Hereīs how to find the full title of the title Ann
Rev Phytopath:
- Go to the University of Illinois Library Gateway http://www.library.uiuc.edu/
- Click on "UIUC Library Online Catalog "
- Click on "Guided Keyword Search"
- Type in: Ann? Review? Phytopath? Note:
type in as much of the title as you are sure. For example, donīt search
for "J?" when you know the word is "journal". On the otherhand, if
the abbreviation is "Sci", search for Science? since it may be Science
or Sciences! Use the question mark, ?, as your truncation (stemming)
symbol. A good rule of thumb: donīt truncate words to stems of less
than 3 letters...too many words match and the system will not find them
all!
- Choose to search "as a phrase" or "all the words"
- Search....youīll find itīs the Annual
Review of Phytopathology.
...Still
canīt find what you need?!
Contact the Biotechnology Librarian, Katie
Newman, 217-265-5386.
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