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Illustration: Zwei Studierende öffnen einen Werkzeugkasten.
Faculties: AC, AMP, AR, BI, BW, D, EFI, IN, MB/VS, SOH, SW, VT, WT

Creating a List of Abbreviations

Info: Here you will find an overview of the overall structure of a Social Science / Natural Science paper. This list then contains all subject-specific abbreviations or those introduced in the context of the respective paper. Common abbreviations listed in the dictionary (such as “e.g.”, “i.e.” or “etc.”) are not included. The list of abbreviations …

This article was published in August 2025 and last updated in April 2025.

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