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Repertorium Veterrimarum Societatum Litterariarum
(Inventory of the Oldest Scholarly Societies)
Journal Title Abbreviations:
Poggendorff Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch zur Geschichte der exakten Wissenschaften

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Introductory Remarks
On 2004, July 16, a project was begun to provide information connecting a representative sample of journal title abbreviations used in Poggendorff's Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch with the full names of the journals, along with publication information drawn from library catalogues.

As of 2006, February 15, col.1 - col.200 (i.e. the first 100 pages) of v.1 of Poggendorff's Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch had been processed. At this point work was suspended; it was later begun again on 2008, April 12. As of 2008, June 24, col.1 - col.484 (i.e. the first 242 pages) of v.1 of Poggendorff's Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch had been processed. The results may be located using the links below.

It is instructive to compare the journal title abbreviation situation in Poggendorff's Biographisch-Literarisches Handwörterbuch with that in the Reuss Repertorium and the Royal Society of London Catalogue of Scientific Papers (RSLC).

  • Both Reuss and Poggendorff show variation in the abbreviations used for particular journals. RSLC, however, used a standard form for any given time period.
  • Both Poggendorff and RSLC indexed both independent and society journals. Reuss, however, was confined to society journals (which at the time were still by far the most important form of scholarly journals).
  • Both Poggendorff and RSLC were restricted to "scientific" journals; Poggendorff was more restrictive, being confined to the exact sciences. Reuss, however, covered all academic subjects.

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Journal Title Abbreviations: Poggendorff
A - B
C - H
I - M
N - P
Q - S
T - Z

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