Abbreviations CASSI

An abbreviation is a short form of a word often the individual letters are pronounced. In an acronym, the letters always form a pronounceable word. ACS is an abbreviation CASSI is an acronym. 

Titles of periodicals are defined as in the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI), except that full stops have been omitted after each abbreviated word. Abbreviations of words in the texts of Chapters 4, 5 and 6 are those in common use and are self evident, e.g. distn, filtd, cone and vac are used for distillation, filtered, concentrated and vacuum. 

Abbreviations of titles of periodicals are defined as in the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index (CASSI). Other abbreviations are self evident (see Chapter 1, p. 30). 

Table 17.1 Sample journal-title abbreviations according to CASSI.

A list of journal codes in alphabetical order, together with the journals to which they refer, is given immediately following these notes. Journal names are abbreviated throughout using the CASSI (Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index) system. 

Table 14-1. ACS Periodicals, with Referencing Style, CASSI Abbreviation, and 2006 Volume Number...

Name as Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Referencing Stylea CASSI Abbreviation 2006 Vol. 

CASSI), and italicize it. One-word journal names are not abbreviated (e.g., Biochemistry, Macromolecules, Nature, Science). No punctuation is added to end this field thus, a period will be there with an abbreviation but not with a spelled-out word. 

CASSI and its quarterly supplements provide an extensive list of recommended journal abbreviations. Appendix 14-1 lists CASSI abbreviations for more than 1000 of the most commonly cited journals. ACS publication names, their abbreviations, and their volume numbers for 2006 are given in Table 14-1. Note that, in some cases, the word the is part of the title. 

Sometimes journal names change. Authors should use the abbreviation of the journal title that was in use at the time the article was published. CASSI lists the journal titles and the range of years during which the title was being used. 

Entries are arranged in CASSI alphabetically according to the abbreviated form of the title. Abbreviations are based on the standards of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Recommended abbreviations are indicated in boldface type. See Appendix 14-2 for a sample CASSI entry with a description of each element in an entry. 

The boldface components of the publication title form the abbreviated title. Use a period after each abbreviation, and maintain the punctuation shown in CASSI. 

If the periodical abbreviation in CASSI shows a hyphen with spaces on both sides, change the hyphen to an em dash closed up on each side. 

If a boldface n precedes the volume number in CASSI, use the abbreviation No. before the volume number in italics in the entry. 

Strict rules for CASSI abbreviations can be modified for periodicals whose titles include multiple parts, sections, and series. 

For some periodicals whose CASSI abbreviation includes a place of publication, you need not add the place of publication unless its omission would create ambiguity. If CASSI lists only one journal with a given main title, there is no ambiguity in omitting the place of publication. 

Publications such as book series that are periodical in nature but are not journals may be styled as either books or journals. CASSI lists every document abstracted and indexed by the Chemical Abstracts Service hence, book titles are included and abbreviated. Key words to look for with these types of publications include Advances , Methods , Progress , and Series . 

In journal format, the series title is used as a journal title, abbreviated according to CASSI and italicized, and the series number is used as a journal volume number. 

Government agency references can also be given with CASSI abbreviations. In that case, the format is the same as for periodicals. 

CASSI Abbreviations for the 1000+ Most Commonly Cited Journals... 

This appendix lists the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index, or CASSI, abbreviations for more than 1000 of the most commonly cited journals. Note that some journals of the same name are published in more than one city. Authors should check the journal name carefully and include the city to prevent misunderstanding. 

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