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Chemistry: Finding Journal Abbreviations

Guide to Chemical literature

Print Journal Abbreviation Resources

Biosis Serial Sources
Call Number: Science/Engineering Library - Reference - Z5321 .B68

Latest edition held is 2001.
Chemical Abstracts Service source index.
Call Number: Chemistry Library - Reference - QD1 .A5134

Online edition is more current. 2004 is latest print edition held by Library.

Finding Full Journals title from Abbreviations Online

There are many sources to find the full title of an abbreviated journal title in the sciences. A simple Google search may be all you need to find the full name but if that does not work, here are some resources:

CAS Source Index (CASSI)
Search abbreviations for chemistry and biological sciences journals.
Journals Indexed in NCBI Databases
Search by full or abbreviated title for journals indexed in PubMed and other NCBI databases.
Serials Source List for Biological Sciences

ulrichsweb.com
Current. Provides bibliographic and publisher information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, Open Access publications, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more from around the world.