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# Abbreviations
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A repository of abbreviations for references, e.g., for journals, conferences, and institutes.
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## Journal abbreviations
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Currently, a number of journal lists are offered.
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Please check the direcotry [`journals`](journals/) for
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- A list of abbreviations
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- An explaining [`README.md`](journals/README.md) listing the sources of the CSV file. For instance, some lists are generated using Python, some are maintained manually.
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## Conference and institute abbreviations
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This is future work.
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## Format of the CSV files
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Since October 2019, the data files are in CSV format (using commas as separators):
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```csv
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"<full name>","<abbreviation>"[,"<shortest unique abbreviation>"]
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```
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The abbreviation should follow the ISO4 standard, see <https://marcinwrochna.github.io/abbrevIso/> for details on the abbreviation rules and a search form for title word abbreviations.
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The last two fields are optional, and you can safely omit them.
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JabRef supports the third field, which contains the "shortest unique abbreviation".
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The third field is optional, one can omit it.
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For instance both formats are valid
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```csv
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"Accounts of Chemical Research","Acc. Chem. Res."
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```
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```csv
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"Accounts of Chemical Research","Acc. Chem. Res.","ACHRE4"
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```
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The list should follow the ISO4 standard with dots.
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*If you want to **add a list or submit corrections**, see the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).*
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## Relation to JabRef
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JabRef can help you refactor your reference list by automatically abbreviating or unabbreviating journal names.
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This requires that you keep one or more lists of journal names and their respective abbreviations.
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To set up these lists, choose Options -> Manage journal abbreviations.
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See <https://docs.jabref.org/advanced/journalabbreviations> for an extensive documentation.
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At each release of JabRef all available journal lists using dots [are combined](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/blob/main/.github/workflows/refresh-journal-lists.yml) and made available to the users.
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In case of duplicate appearances in the journal lists, the last occurring abbreviation is chosen.
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## Other projects
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### abbrevIso
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[`abbrevIso`](https://marcinwrochna.github.io/abbrevIso/) is an online service abbreviation a single journal title by using heuristics.
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It takes the official list of ISO4 abbreviations of single words, plus the general rules defined in the ISO4 specifications to deduce the abbreviation for any journal name you input.
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However, it does not handle unabbreviation, for which there is no alternative to lists.
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Its source is available at <https://github.com/marcinwrochna/abbrevIso> and the API at <https://tools.wmflabs.org/abbreviso/>.
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