Compiled by Marion Peters, UCLA Librarian Emeritus

Beyond CASSISMFound when searching the early chemical literature and other historical reference sources,
shortened journal title abbreviations may not be listed in the CASSI Search Tool. As noted, “the useof initialisms in abbreviations of journal titles, rampant throughout the 20th century, stretches back into
the 19th century as well” (1).
Abbreviated journal titles not appearing in the CASSI Search Tool are listed in the left-hand column of theTMtable below. It includes those gathered by Crane and Patterson, former editors for Chemical Abstracts ,as well as other sources. Crane and Patterson included abbreviations for words that occur frequently inthe journal titles and other abbreviations found in the chemical literature (2).
Note that words which include German umlauts have been spelled as “ae”, “oe”, and “ue”; for example“für” is spelled “fuer.”
Suggestions for additional abbreviations may be submitted to: Marion Peters, mpeters@chem.ucla.edu

JOURNAL TITLES / url
A. / Ann.

Annalen der Chemie (Justus Liebig's); Liebigs Annalen der Chemie
Annalen der Pharmacie
Note: dates published with this title: v.1-32, 1832-1839
CASSI: Ann. Pharm. (Lemgo, Ger.)
Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie
Note: dates published with this title: v.33-168, 1840-1873
CASSI: Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem.
Justus Liebig’s Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie
Note: dates published with this title: v.169-172, 1873-1874
CASSI: Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem.
Justus Liebig’s Annalen der Chemie
Note: dates published with this title: v.173-766, 1874-1972; 1973-1978
CASSI: Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem.
Liebigs Annalen der Chemie
Note: dates published with this title: 1979-1994
CASSI: Liebigs Ann. Chem.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1099-0690/issues

A. Ch. / Ann. Chim.

Annales de Chimie
Note: dates published with this title: v1 1789-v96 1815; s9 v1 1914+
CASSI: Ann. Chim. (Cachan, Fr.)
Annales de Chimie et de PhysiqueNote: dates published with this title: 1816–1913
CASSI: Ann. Chim. Phys.

A. Ph.

Annales de Physique
CASSI: Ann. Phys. (Paris, Fr.)

A. Pth.

Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie
Note: dates published with this title: v.1-109,1873-1925
CASSI: Arch. Exp. Pathol. Pharmakol.

Am.

American Chemical Journal
CASSI: Am. Chem. J.

Am. Soc.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
CASSI: J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Amst.

Proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Amsterdam(Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen)
CASSI: Proc. K. Ned. Akad. Wet.

Ang. Ch.

Angewandte Chemie
CASSI: Angew. Chem.

Ann. d. Phys. / Ann. d.
Physik / Ann. Physik

Annalen der Physik; Annalen der Physik und der physikalischenChemie; Annalen der Physik und Chemie (Poggendorff-WiedemannDrude); Wiedemanns Annalen
CASSI: Ann. Phys. (Berlin, Ger.)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1521-3889/issues

Ar.

Archiv der Pharmazie
CASSI: Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim, Ger.)

Arch. Gen.

Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles, Geneve
CASSI: Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat.

Arch. Neerl.

Archives Neerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles
CASSI: Arch. Neerl. Sci. Exactes Nat.

Ar. Pth.

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archiv fuer Experimentelle Pathologie undPharmakologie
CASSI: Arch. Exp. Pathol. Pharmakol.

Arch. Pharm.

Archiv der Pharmazie
CASSI: Arch. Pharm. (Weinheim, Ger.)

Atti Accad. Lincei / Atti
Linc.

Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze
Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rendiconti
CASSI: Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis., Mat. Nat., Rend.

B. / Ber. / Berl. Ber. /Ber. Chem. Ges. / Ber.
Dtsch. Chem. Ges.

Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft
Note: dates published with this title: v.1-77, 1868-1945
CASSI: Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges.; Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges;
Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. B
Chemische Berichte
Note: dates published with this title: v.80-129, 1947-1996
CASSI: Chem. Ber.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)10990682c/issues

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B. Ph. P.

Beitraege zur Chemischen Physiologie und Pathologie
CASSI: Beitr. Chem. Physiol. Pathol.

Bio. Z.

Biochemische Zeitschrift
CASSI: Biochem. Z.

Bl. / Bl. Soc. Chim.

Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France
CASSI: Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr.

Bl. Belg.

Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de Belgique
CASSI: Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg.

Bulet.

Buletinual de Chimie Pura si Aplicata (Societatii Romane de Chimie)

C. / C. Z. / Ch. Z. /Chem. Centb. / Chem.
Centbl. / Chem. Centr.

Chemisches Zentralblatt; alternate title: Chemisches Centralblatt

C. A.

Chemical Abstracts

C. R. / C.r. / CR

Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie desSciences
CASSI: C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci.

Ch. I.

Chemische Industrie

CASSI: Chem. Zentralbl.

CASSI: Chem. Ind. (Berlin)
Ch. Ind.

Chimie & Industrie
CASSI: Chim. Ind. (Paris)

Ch. N. / Chem. N.

Chemical NewsCASSI: Chem. News J. Ind. Sci.

Ch. Z. / Chem. Ztg.

Chemiker-Zeitung
CASSI: Chem.-Ztg.

Cim.

Nuovo Cimento
CASSI: Nuovo Cimento

Compt. Rend.

Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des seances de l'Academie desSciences
CASSI: C. R. Hebd. Seances Acad. Sci.

D. / Dingl.

Dinglers Polytechnisches Journal
CASSI: Dinglers Polytech. J.

El. Ch. Z.

Elektrochemische Zeitschrift
CASSI: Elektrochem. Z.

E. T. Z.

Elektrotechnische Zeitschrift
CASSI: Elektrotech. Z.

Fr.

Zeitschrift fuer Analytische Chemie (Fresenius)
CASSI: Z. Anal. Chem.

Frdl.

Friedlander's Fortschritte der Teerfarbenfabrikation
CASSI: Fortschr. Teerfarbenfabr. Verw. Industriezweige

G. / Gaz. / Gazz.

Gazzetta Chimica Italiana
CASSI: Gazz. Chim. Ital.

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Gott. N.

GWF

Nachrichten von der Koeniglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften
zu Goettingen
CASSI: Nachr. Ges. Wiss. Goettingen… [Note: check CASSI for exact
abbreviation]
Das Gas- und Wasserfach
CASSI: GWF, Gas- Wasserfach

H.

Zeitschrift fuer Physiologische Chemie
Note: dates published with this title: v.1-21#1, 1877- 1895
CASSI: Z. Physiol. Chem.
Hoppe-Seyler’s Zeitschrift fuer Physiologische Chemie
Note: dates published with this title: v. 21#2, 1895-1984
CASSI: Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem.

Helv.

Helvetica Chimica ActaCASSI: Helv. Chim. ActaJ.

Jahresbericht ueber die Fortschritte der Chemie
CASSI: Jahresber. Fortschr. Chem. Verw. Theile Anderer Wiss.

J. A. C. S.

Journal of the American Ceramic Society
CASSI: J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. A. C. S. / J. Am. Soc.

Journal of the American Chemical Society
CASSI: J. Am. Chem. Soc.

J. C. S. / J. Chem. Soc.

Journal of the Chemical Society (London)CASSI: J. Chem. Soc.

J. Pr. / J. pr. / J. Pr. Ch. /J. pr. Chem

Journal fuer Praktische Chemie

J. S. C. I.

Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry

CASSI: J. Prakt. Chem. (Leipzig)
CASSI: J. Soc. Chem. Ind., London

J. S. D. C.

Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists
CASSI: J. Soc. Dyers Colour.

J. Th.

Jahresbericht der Tierchemie
CASSI: Jahresber. Fortschr. Tierchem.

Jahresb. / Jber.

Jahresbericht ueber die Fortschritte der Chemie
CASSI: Jahresber. Fortschr. Chem. Verw. Theile Anderer Wiss.

Koll. Z. / Koll. Zeits.

Kolloid Zeitschrift
CASSI: Kolloid-Z.

L. B.

Landolt-Boernstein Tabellen

L. B. V.

Landolt-Boernstein Tabellen, 5th edition

Lieb. Ann.

Annalen der Chemie (Justus Liebig's)
CASSI: Justus Liebigs Ann. Chem.

4M. / Monatsh.

Monatshefte fuer Chemie. Wien; Monatshefte fuer Chemie undVerwandte Teile Anderer Wissenschaften
CASSI: Monatsh. Chem.

Mem.

Memorial des Poudres et Salpetres
CASSI: Meml. Poudres

P. / P. Ch. S.

Proceedings of the Chemical Society
CASSI: Proc. Chem. Soc., London

P. C. H.

Pharmazeutische Zentralhalle
CASSI: Pharm. Zentralhalle Dtschl.

Ph. Ch.

Zeitschrift fuer Physikalische Chemie
CASSI: Z. Phys. Chem., Stoechiom. Verwandtschaftsl.

Ph. J. Tr.

Pharmaceutical Journal and Transactions
CASSI: Pharm. J.

Ph. Mag.

Philosophical Magazine
CASSI: Philos. Mag. (1798-1977)

Ph. Rev.

Physical Review
CASSI: Phys. Rev.

Ph. Z.

Physikalische Zeitschrift
CASSI: Phys. Z.

R. / Rec. Trav. Chim.

Recueil des Travaux Chimique des Pays-Bas
CASSI: Recl. Trav. Chim. Pays-Bas

R. A. L.

Atti della Reale Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze
Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rendiconti
CASSI: Atti Accad. Naz. Lincei, Cl. Sci. Fis., Mat. Nat., Rend.

Rev.

Revue Generale de Chimie Pure et Appliquee
CASSI: Rev. Gen. Chim. Pure Appl.

Soc.

Journal of the Chemical Society (London)CASSI: J. Chem. Soc.

V. D. I.

Zeitschrift des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure
CASSI: VDI Z. (1857-1968)

W. / Wied. Ann.

Annalen der Physik (Wiedemann-Drude); Wiedemanns Annalen
CASSI: Ann. Phys. (Berlin, Ger.)

Z. / Z. Ch.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)15213889/issues
Zeitschrift fuer Chemie
CASSI: Z. Chem. (Leipzig, Ger.)

Z. A. Ch. / Z. Anorg. Ch.

Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische Chemie
CASSI: Z. Anorg. Chem.

Z. Anal. Ch.

Zeitschrift fuer Analytische Chemie (Fresenius)
CASSI: Z. Anal. Chem.

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Z. Ang.

Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Chemie
CASSI: Angew. Chem.

Z. B.

Zeitschrift fuer Biologie
CASSI: Z. Biol. (Munich)

Z. El. Ch.

Zeitschrift fuer Elektrochemie
CASSI: Z. Elektrochem. Angew. Phys. Chem.

Z. Instr.

Zeitschrift fuer Instrumentenkunde
CASSI: Z. Instrumentenkd.

Z. Kr.

Zeitschrift fuer Krystallographie und Mineralogie

Z. w. Phot.

Zeitschrift fuer Wissenschaftliche Photographie
CASSI: Z. Wiss. Photogr., Photophys. Photochem.

жZhurnal Russkago Khimicheskago Obshchestva; Journal of theRussian Chemical Society
Note: dates published with this title: 1869-1872
CASSI: Zh. Russ. Khim. O-va.
Zhurnal Russkago Khimicheskago Obshchestva i Fizicheskago
Obshchestva; Journal of the Russian Chemical Society and of the
Physical Society
Note: dates published with this title: 1873-1878
CASSI: Zh. Russ. Khim. O-va. Fiz. O-va.
Zhurnal Russkago Fiziko-Khimicheskago Obshchestva; Journal of theRussian Physical-Chemical Society; Journal der Russischen
Physikalisch-Chemischen Gesellschaft
Note: dates published with this title: 1879-1906
CASSI: Zh. Russ. Fiz.-Khim. O-va.

Further reading:
1. Scholarly Societies Project from the University of Waterloo Libraries. The Problem of Early
Journal-Title Abbreviations 3.3 Excessive Abbreviation. http://www.references.net/societies/
history/abbrevproblems.html#EXCESSIVEABBREVIATION
2. Crane, E.J. and Austin M. Patterson. 1927. A Guide to the Literature of Chemistry. Appendix 2:
Symbols and Abbreviations Used in the Chemical Literature, 245-258.
3. Labov, T. G. 1951. Identification of Less Common Forms of Abbreviations for Chemical JournalTitles. Searching the Chemical Literature. Advances in Chemistry series, no. 4, 45-50.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ba-1951-0004.ch008
4. Labov, T.G. and J.L. Wood. 1961. Identification of Less Common Forms of Abbreviations ofChemical Journal Titles. Based on paper presented before Division of Chemical Literature,
Symposium on Searching the Chemical Literature, 117th Meeting, ACS, Detroit, Mich., April
1950. Revised. Searching the Chemical Literature. Advances in Chemistry series, no.30, 102-109.
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ba-1961-0030.ch012
5. CAS Source Index (CASSI) Search Tool http://cassi.cas.org/

66. Genamics JournalSeek http://journalseek.net/
7. Scholarly Societies Project from the University of Waterloo Libraries. Past and present
abbreviations used for the journal titles of scholarly societies. http://www.references.net/societies/history/abbrev.html
8. Dyson, G. Malcolm. 1961. Searching the Older Chemical Literature. Searching the ChemicalLiterature. Advances in Chemistry series, no.30, 96-103. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/
ba-1961-0030.ch010
9. Historical chemical literature http://guides.lib.utexas.edu/c.php?g=494170&p=3884738
10. For other examples of shortened literature abbreviations, see paper volumes of Beilstein, Main
Work (Hauptwerk), 4th ed., v.1, XXV, and Gmelin, 8th ed., System #1, XXV-XXXI.
11. Scholarly Societies Project from the University of Waterloo Libraries. Bibliographic Projects andBibliographic Standards. http://www.references.net/societies/bibliog.html#ABBREVIATIONS
12. The Scholarly Societies Project from the University of Waterloo Libraries. The problems of earlyjournal-title abbreviations. http://www.references.net/societies/history/abbrevproblems.html

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