Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in journal, institute, organization, and company names.
A
- ACM = Association for Computing Machinery
- ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act
- Admin. = Administrative
- Ag. = Agriculture
- Am. = American
- Ann. = Annual
- Anthro. = Anthropology, Anthropologist
- App. = Applied, Applications
- ASEE = American Society for Engineering Education
- Astro. = Astronomy, Astronomical
- Aus. = Australia, Australian
- AZ = Arizona
B
- BC = British Columbia
- Behav. = Behavior, Behavioral
- Bio. = Biology
- BioSci. = BioScience
- Busi. = Business
C
- Cam. = Camera(s)
- Can. = Canada, Canadian
- Ch. = Chapter
- Chem. = Chemistry, Chemical
- Co. = Company
- Comm. = Communications
- Comp. = Computer, Computing, Computational
- Consult. = Consulting
- Convo. = Conversation
- Counsel. = Counseling
- CPA = Certified Public Accountant
- Crim. = Criminal, Criminology
- Crit. = Critical
- CT = Connecticut
D
- Dept. = Department
- Dev. = Development(al)
- DIRECTO = Diversity and Inclusion in Research and Teaching Organization
- Diss. = Dissertation(s)
- Div. = Diversity
E
- Eco. = Ecology
- Econ. = Economics
- Ed. = Education(al), Educator(s)
- EEOC = Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission
- Endo. = Endocrinology
- Engin. = Engineering
- Ento. = Entomology, Entomologist
- Env. = Environment
- eScholar. = eScholarship
- Evo. = Evolution(ary)
- Expo. = Exposition
F
- Fam. = Family
- Fed. = Federal
- Fem. = Feminist
- FL = Florida
- Func. = Functional
G
- GA = Georgia
- Gen. = General
- Geo. = Geology, Geological
- Geog. = Geography, Geographical
- Geosci. = Geoscience
- Gov. = Government
- Grad. = Graduate
H
- HuffPost = The Huffington Post
I
- IA = Iowa
- IEEE = Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- IL = Illinois
- Illus. = Illustrator(s)
- Immuno. = Immunology
- Info. = Information(al)
- Intl. = International
- ISSI = Institute for the Study of Societal Issues
J
K
L
- Lang. = Language
- Learn. = Learning
- LGBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
- Ling. = Linguistics
M
- MA - Massachusetts
- MB = Manitoba
- Manage. = Management
- Market. = Marketing
- Math. = Mathematics
- MD = Doctor of Medicine
- ME = Maine
- Med. = Medicine
- Metro. = Metropolitan
- MI = Michigan
- Microbio. = Microbiology
- Minor. = Minority, Minorities
- MN = Minnesota
- MRG = Minority Rights Group International
- MRGE = Minority Rights Group Europe
N
- n.d. = No Date
- NAACP = National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- NACADA = National Academic Advising Association
- NASPA = National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
- Nat. = Naturalist(s)
- Natl. = National
- NC = North Carolina
- NCES = National Center for Education Statistics
- NCSES = National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- NE = Nebraska
- Neuro. = Neuroscience
- NPR = National Public Radio
- NWSA = National Women’s Studies Association
- NY = New York (state)
- NYC = New York City
O
- OECD = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- OH - Ohio
P
- PA = Pennsylvania
- PBS = Public Broadcasting Service
- Perform. = Performance
- Pharm. = Pharmacology
- Philo. = Philosophy
- Phys. = Physics
- Physio. = Physiology
- Pic. = Picture(s)
- PLoS = Planet of Science
- PNAS = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Poli. = Political
- Postdoc. = Postdoctoral
- Prac. = Practice
- Proc. = Proceedings
- Prod. = Production(s)
- PSB = People, Science, and Business
- Psych. = Psychology, Psychological
- Pub. = Publishing, Publications
Q
- Qual. = Qualitative
- Quart. = Quarterly
R
- R. = Royal
- Rehab. = Rehabilitation
- Rel. = Relations
- Reprod. = Reproduction, Reproductive
- Res. = Research
- Rev. = Review(s)
S
- Scholar. = Scholarship
- Sci. = Science, Scientific
- Sel. = Selected
- Ser. = Series
- Soc. = Society
- Socio. = Sociology, Sociological
- Spec. = Special
- SSB = Substitute Senate Bill
- Stat. = Statistics, Statistician
- STEM = Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
- Sustain. = Sustainability
T
- Teach. = Teaching
- TICAS = The Institute for College Access & Success
- Train. = Training
- Trans. = Transactions
- Transl. = Translational
- TV = Television
- TX = Texas
U
- U.S. = United States
- UCL = University College London
- UK = United Kingdom
- UN = United Nations
- Uni. = University, Universities
- US = United States
- USA = United States of America
V
W
- WA = Washington (state)
- West. = Western