ISO 4: 1997, Information and documentation - Rules for the abbreviation of title words and titles of publications - Association for Information Science and Technology

Description:

This International Standard gives rules for abbreviating titles of serials and, if appropriate, non-serial documents in languages using the Latin, Cyrillic and Greek alphabets. This International Standard also serves as the basis for the establishment of title word abbreviations by the ISSN Network.

Vote:

Approve with comments.

Comments:

When applying ISO 4:1997(E) abbreviation rules to non-Roman scripts, conflicts can arise. Therefore, languages using non-Roman scripts should develop their own national or institutional guidelines, adapting ISO principles to local linguistic structures. Preparing language-specific abbreviation lists and adopting standardized transliteration practices will maintain semantic precision while aligning with ISO standards.