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Journal Abbreviations

The abbreviated journal titles found in article references can sometimes seem obscure. Below is a collection of web pages, by subject, that may help you decipher journal abbreviations.

Journals (General)

All That JAS: Journal Abbreviation Sources is a registry of Web resources that provides access to the full title of journal abbreviations.

Genamics Journalseek provides freely available journal information, including journal abbreviations.

ISI Journal Title Abbreviations is an alphabetical list of full journal titles with abbreviations, created by the University of Leeds (UK).

Law Journals

Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations - searches either from abbreviation to full title or from full title to abbreviation. It is also possible to search using only a part of an abbreviation.

Science & Engineering Journals

Science & Engineering Journal Abbreviations from the University of British Columbia.

Biological and medical journals abbreviations contains the abbreviations, full titles, and links to Web pages for a large variety of biological and medical journals.

List of serials (journals) indexed for MEDLINE (2008 edition) covers around 4,500 titles in medicine, biomedicine, life sciences, nursing and health.

Journal title and abbreviations listing from the American Chemical Society (CAS).

What you can do next...

  • If you need further assistance help is always available from staff at the Library’s information desks
  • Find the journals you need for your research
  • Some citation styles use abbreviations of journal titles. Check the citation style used in your School
  • Learn how to store your references using EndNote.