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How do I find the full name of a journal from its abbreviation?

Several online sources make this job easier by publishing searchable indexes of journal abbreviations. You can search by the abbreviation to find the full title. Some good places to start:

• CAS Source Index (CASSI) - chemistry, but with lots of reference from other phyical and life science disciplines.
• JAbbr - an index the finds journal titles from the Cornell University Library catalog.
• MathSciNet Journals - searches on abbreviations or ISSN number of journal.
• NLM Catalog - searchable index of journals indexed by NCBI database such as PubMed.

These are just a few. For a larger list categorized by subject, visit "Understanding journal abbreviations" from the University of Bath Library.