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Notes on Abbreviation of Publisher Names in CSE Style

The rules for abbreviating publisher names are presented in Appendix 2 (p 747-750) of the 6th edition of the CBE style manual.  The manual is on reserve in the library (call number: Ref T 11.S386 1994).  Its reference is presented at the bottom of this page. 

Here are some rules:

1. Omit the following:
   • Definite articles, e.g. "The," "Les," "Der," "Die," "Das," "El," La," etc.
   • of (unless part of the names of professional organizations)
   • de (unless part of the names of professional organizations)
   • Co.
   • Inc.
   • Ltd.
   • Press (except University Press, as noted below)
   • S.A.
   • Verlag
2. Abbreviate "University Press" and "Univ Pr."
3. Treat initials in publisher names as you would initials in author names (no periods).
4. Terms with widely known-abbreviations can be replaced by them.  Some common abbreviations are given below. 

Some Common Abbreviations