Address Abbreviations

Clarivate maps abbreviated address terms to known full address terms and contrariwise. This allows you to use abbreviated address terms or full address terms to search for records containing the abbreviated term and the full term.

If the publisher of a source document abbreviated a common address term, the publisher's abbreviation may appear in the record. If you are familiar with an abbreviation that is not in the help list, try searching for it along with the full term. An abbreviated term will retrieve records in which the term appears in the Address field of a record. For example:

  • Astron finds Astron in the Address field but not Astronomy
  • Constr finds Constr in the Address field but not Construction
  • Oper finds Oper in the Address field but not Operating

When searching the Address field, enter the abbreviated term and the full term to retrieve records that contain either term. For example, Astron OR Astronomy

The system maps abbreviated address terms to known full address terms and known full address terms to abbreviated address terms. For example:

  • Ave maps to Avenue and Avenue maps to Ave
  • Med maps to Medicine, Medical, and Medicinal and these three terms map to Med and to each other
  • Pkwy maps to Parkway and Parkway maps to Pkwy
  • Univ maps to University and University maps to Univ

Review the following list of abbreviations. Abbreviations are highlighted in bold font.

A-D E-K L-P Q-Z
Abteilung East Laboratory, Laboratories, Labs Quimica
Abt E Lab Quim
Academy, Academic Economy, Economist Laboratory, Laboratories Road
Acad Econ Labs Rd
Akademy, Akad, Academic Education, Educational Laboratories Recherche
Academy Educ Laboratory Rech
Accident Educational Lecture Rehabilitation
Accid Education Lect Rehabil
Administration, Administrative Electroencephalographic, Eelectroencephalography Library Reproduction, Reproductive
Adm EEG Lib Reprod
Administrative Electroencephalography Limited Reproductive
Administration Electroencephalographic Ltd Reproduction
Advance(d) Egyetem Maladies Research
Adv Egyet Malad Res
Aerospace Electric, Electrical, Electricity, Electronic, Electronics Material Respiratory
Aerosp Elect Mat Resp
Agency Electrical, Electricity, Electronic, Electronics Matematicky Ricerca, Ricerche
Agcy Electric Matemat Ric
Agriculture, Agricultural Electricity, Electronic, Electronics Mathematics, Mathematical Ricerche
Agr Electrical Math Ricerca
Agricultural Electronic, Electronics Mathematical South
Agriculture Electricity Mathematics S
Academic Electronics Mechanical, Mechanics, Mechanism Sanatorium
Akad Electronic Mech Sanat
America(n) Elektrische, Elektrizitat, Elektronik, Elektroniks Mechanics, Mechanism Sanitary
Amer Elekt Mechanical Sanit
Analysis Elektrizitat, Elektronik, Elektroniks, Mechanism School
Anal Elektrische Mechanics Sch
Anatomy, Anatomie, Anatomia Elektronik, Elektroniks, Medicine, Medical, Medicinal, Meditskkaya, Medizin Science, Scientific
Anat Elektrizitat Med Sci
Anatomie, Anatomia Elektroniks Medical, Medicinal, Meditskkaya, Medizin Scientific
Anatomy Elektronic Medicine Science
Anatomia Engenharia Medical, Medicinal, Meditskkaya, Medizin Southeast, Southeastern
Anatomie Engineering Medicine Se
Angewandte Engineering Medicinal, Meditskkaya, Medizin Southeastern
Angew Engn Medical Southeast
Animal Environment, Environmental, Environment Meditskkaya, Medizin Semiconductor
Anim Environm Medicinal Semicond
Apparatus Environmental, Environment Medizin Service
Apparat Environment Meditskkaya Serv
Applied Establishment, Establissement Memorial Southern
Appl Estab Mem So
Arthritis Etablissement Metal, Metallurgy, Metallurgical Society
Arthrit Establishment Met Soc
Association Etablissement Metallurgy, Metallurgical Spectroscopy
Assoc Etab Metal Spect
Augenklinik Étude Metallurgical Square
Augenklin Etud Metallurgy Sq
Avenue Experiment, Experimental Metabolic, Metabolism Saint, Street
Ave Expt Metab St
Behavior, Behavioral, Behaviour, Behavioural Experimental Metabolism Standard, Standards
Behav Experiment Metabolic Stand
Behavioral, Behaviour, Behavioural Faculty Manufacturing Standards
Behavior Fac Mfg Standard
Behavioural Fakultat Military Statistics, Statistical
Behaviour Fak Mil Stat
Behavioural Farmacia Mining Statistical
Behaviour Farm Min Statistics
Biochemistry Foundation, Fundacion Ministry Station
Biochem Fdn Minist Stn
Biology, Biologie, Biologia Fundacion Marketing Strada, Strasse, Straat
Biol Foundation Mkt Str
Biologie, Biologia Federal Molecular, Molecule, Molekular Structure, Structural
Biology Fed Mol Struct
Biologia Fisica Molekular Structural
Biologie Fis Molecule Structure
Building Forschung Mount, Mountain Substance, Substances
Bldg Forsch Mt Subst
Boulevard Fort Mountain Substances
Blvd Ft Mount Substance
Botany, Bontanic, Botanical Fysica North Superior
Bot Fys N Super
Bontanic, Botanical General National, Nazionale, Nacional, Nazl, Nacl Surgery, Surgeon, Surgeons
Botany Gen Natl Surg
Botanical Gesellschaft Nazionale, Nacional, Nazl, Nacl Surgeons
Botanic Gesell National Surgeon
Brothers Geology Nacional, Nazl, Nacl Southwest, Southwestern
Bros Geol Nazionale Sw
Bureau Government Nazl, Nacl Southwestern
Bur Govt Nacional Southwest
Cancer Graduate Nature, Natural Synthesis
Canc Grad Nat Synth
Central Group, Gruppe Natural System, Systems
Cent Grp Nature Syst
Chemistry, Chemie Gruppe Navigation, Navigational Systems
Chem Group Nav System
Chemie Hogeskole Navigational Tuberculosis
Chemistry Hgsk Navigation Tb
Chimie History, Historic, Historical Northeast, Northeastern Technical, Technische, Technique
Chim Hist NE Tech
Chirurgie Historic, Historical Northern Technische, Technique
Chirurg History No Technical
Cientificas Historical Northeastern Technique
Cient Historic Northeast Technische
Clinic, Clinical Health Northwestern Telephone
Clin Hlth Northwest Tel
Clinical Hospital Nuclear Temperature
Clinic Hop Nucl Temp
Company Horticulture, Horticultural Nuklear Territory, Terrestrial
Co Hort Nukl Terr
College Horticultural Nutrition Textile, Textiles
Coll Horticulture Nutr Text
Comite Hospital Northwest, Northwestern Textiles
Com Hosp NW Textile
Committee Hochschule Observatory Tudomanyos,
Comm Hsch Observ Tud
Communication Heights Obstetrics University
Commun Hts Obstet Univ
Computer, Computing Husbandry Office Vascular
Comp Husb Off Vasc
Computing Hygiene Organization, Organizational Veterinary, Veterns
Computer Hyg Org Vet
Conference Immunology Organizational West
Conf Immunol Organization W
Corporation, Corporate Incorporated Ospedale Weapons
Corp Inc Osped Weap
Corporate Industry, Industrial Paediatric,Paediatrics, Pediatric, Pediatrics Welfare
Corporation Ind Paediat Welf
Compounds Industrial Paediatrics, Pediatric, Pediatrics Wissenschaft, Wissenschaftes, Wissenschafter, Wissenschaften
Cpds Industry Paediatric Wissensch 
Center Infectious Pediatrics Wissenschaftes, Wissenschafter, Wissenschaften
Ctr Infect Pediatric Wissenschaft
County Infirmary Petroleum Wissenschafter, Wissenschaften
Cty Infirm Petr Wissenschaftes
Cytology, Cytologie, Cytologi Ingegneria, Ingenieria, Ingenieurwesen Pharmacy Wissenschaften
Cytol Ingn Pharm Wissenschafter
Cytologie, Cytologi Ingenieria, Ingenieurwesen Physical, Physics, Physician, Physicians Zentral
Cytology Ingegneria Phys Zent
Cytologi Ingenieurwesen Park  
Cytologie Ingenieria Pk  
Defence or Defense Institute, Ist, Istituto, Institutional Parkway  
Def Inst Pkwy  
Dental, Dentistry Ist, Istituto, Institutional Place, Platz, Pleain  
Dent Institute Pl  
Dentistry Istituto, Institutional Platz, Pleain  
Dental Isit Place  
Department Institutional Plein  
Dept Istituto Platz  
Deutsche, Deutsches, Deutschen, Deutscher, Deutschem, International, Intezet Process, Processing  
Deutsch Int Proc  
Deutsches, Deutschen, Deutscher, Deutschem Introduction Processing  
Deutsche Intro Process  
Deutschen, Deutscher, Deutschem Investigation, Investigational Products, Production  
Deutsches Invest Prod  
Deutscher, Deutschem Investigational Production  
Deutschen Investigation Products  
Deutschem Island Professor  
Deutscher Isl Prof  
Development, Developmental Junior Propulsion  
Dev Jr Prop  
Developmental Kardiologie Protein  
Development Kardiol Prot  
Diabet Kemiai Province, Provincial  
Diabet Kem Prov  
Diagnosis Klinik Provincial  
Diag Klin Province  
Disease, Diseases Konference, Konferenz Psychiatry, Psychiatric  
Dis Konf Psychiat  
Diseases   Psychiatric  
Disease   Psychiatry  
District   Pulmonary  
Dist   Pulm  
Division      
Div      
Drive      
Dr      

The automatic expansion of addresses does not work for multi-word terms. For example, entering AF will retrieve records in which the term AF appears in the Address field, but it will not retrieve records in which the term Air Force appears in the Address field and contrariwise.

Other terms that don’t work include:

  • AFB and Air Force Base
  • AIDS and Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
  • PO and Post Office
  • POB and Post Office Box
  • US and United States
  • Vet Adm and Veterans Administration

When creating an address query, we recommend you enter both the abbreviated term and the full term connected with the OR Boolean. For example, PO OR Post Office retrieves all records that have either PO or Post Office in the Address field.

Names of countries/regions are spelled out in the product as space permits (up to 15 characters). The following are abbreviations used for countries/regions with names longer than 15 characters:

Country or Region Abbreviation
Antigua & Barbuda Antigua & Barbu
Bosnia & Hercegovina Bosnia & Herceg
Central African Republic Cent Afr Republ
Dominican Republic Dominican Rep
Equatorial Guinea Equat Guinea
French Austral Lands Fr Austr Lands
French Polynesia Fr Polynesia
Malagasy Republic Malagasy Republ
Mongolian People's Republic Mongol Peo Rep
Netherlands Antilles Neth Antilles
Northern Ireland North Ireland
Papua New Guinea Papua N Guinea
People's Republic of China Peoples R China
Republic of Georgia Rep of Georgia
Sao Tome E Principe Sao Tome E Prin
Saint Kitts & Nevis St Kitts & Nevi
Trinidad & Tobago Trinid & Tobago
United Arab Emirates U Arab Emirates
United States of America USA

When formulating address search queries, enter both the original country/region name and the new country/region name in the Address field. For example, Cent Afr Empire OR Cent Afr Republ may increase the number of results that the system returns.

Year Added Deleted Corrected Changed
2006
  • Serbia
  • Montenegro
 - - -
2002 - - - Tajikstan to Tajikistan
1999 - - - Hong Kong becomes Peoples R China
1994
  • Czech Republic
  • EritreaGambiaSenegal
  • SlovakiaChanged Congo Peopl Rep to Congo
  • Czechoslovakia
  • Senegambia
 -
  • Spanish Sahara to Western Sahara
  • St Christ Nev to St Kitts Nevi
1993
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus and Byelarus Estonia
  • Rep of Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • MoldovaTajikistan and TajikstanTurkmenistan
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan
  • Bosnia; Herceg
  • Croatia
  • Macedonia
  • Slovenia
 USSR - -
1991 Germany
  • Fed Rep Ger
  • Ger Dem Rep
 - -
1989
  • NamibiaTranskei
  • Venda
  • Ciskei
 - Leichtenstein to Liechtenstein
  • Afars & Issas to Djibouti
  • Belau to Palau
  • Cent Afr Empire to Cent Afr Republ
  • Portuguese Guin to Guinea Bissau
  • Ivory Coast to Cote Ivoire
  • Khmer Republic to Cambodia
  • Madagascar to Malagassy Republ