Template:R from ISO 4 abbreviation
When used with the "Redirect category shell" (Rcat shell) template:
- Template {{Redirect category shell}} may be used to add one or more rcat templates, along with their parameters and categories, to a redirect. For more information, see the documentation page below.
When used by itself:
- From an ISO 4 abbreviation: This is a redirect from an ISO 4 publication title abbreviation to the unabbreviated publication title, or an article containing information about the publication.
- In cases of an ISO 4 abbreviation with partially missing dots, or dots used inappropriately, please use {{R from misspelling}}.
Template documentation[view] [edit] [history] [purge]Proper ISO 4 usage
{{Infobox journal}} now features ISO 4 redirect detection to help with the creation and maintenance of these redirects, and will populate Category:Articles with missing ISO 4 abbreviation redirects. ISO 4 redirects help readers find journal articles based on their official ISO abbreviations (e.g. J. Phys. A → Journal of Physics A), and also help with compilations like WP:JCW and WP:JCW/TAR.
The category is populated by the |abbreviation= parameter of {{Infobox journal}}. If you're interested in creating missing ISO 4 redirects:
- Load up an article from the category.
- One or more maintenance templates should be at the top of page, with links to create the relevant redirects and verify the abbreviations.
- VERIFY THAT THE ABBREVIATION IN
|abbreviation=IS CORRECT FIRST
- There are links in the maintenance templates to facilitate this. See full detailed instructions at Category:Articles with missing ISO 4 abbreviation redirects.
|abbreviation=should contain dotted, title cased versions of the abbreviations (e.g.J. Phys., notJ PhysorJ. phys.). Also verify that the dots are appropriate.- If you cannot determine the correct abbreviation, or aren't sure, leave a message at WT:JOURNALS and someone will help you.
- Use the link in the maintenance template to create the redirects and automatically tag them with {{R from ISO 4}}.
- WP:NULL/WP:PURGE the original article to remove the maintenance templates.
Template usage
- This redirect category (rcat) template places pages into both Category:Redirects from ISO 4 abbreviations and Category:Printworthy redirects by default. In 2003, efforts were begun to support the Wikimedia Foundation's goal of increasing access and availability of Wikipedia articles in printed versions. Redirects from ISO 4 abbreviation codes are suitable for a printed version. In other words they are printworthy.
#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]
{{Rcat shell|
{{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}}
{{R printworthy}}
}}
- Template {{Rcat shell}} is an alias for the Redirect category shell template, which may be used to add as many appropriate rcats as needed, usually from one to seven, along with their parameters, to a redirect. For more information see the documentation on its template page. This rcat may also tag a redirect individually:
#REDIRECT [[(target article title)]]
{{R from ISO 4 abbreviation}}
- This is in accord with instructions found at Wikipedia:REDCAT.
- Use this rcat to tag mainspace redirects that are abbreviations that follow the ISO 4 standard for serial (e.g. scientific journal) abbreviations. As of December 2013, the International Centre for the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) maintains a resource for the List of Title Word Abbreviations[dead link], a multi-lingual abbreviation online lookup service. An example usage of this rcat is J. Nutr.
Journal of Nutrition. - This rcat formats redirect page titles in italics by default.
Aliases
- Also known as... – list of templates that redirect here and may also be used
See also
- {{R from code}}
- {{R from ISO 639 code}}
- {{R from ISO 3166 code}}
- {{R from ISO 4217 code}}
- {{R from ISO 15924 code}}
- WikiProject Redirect/Style guide
