ser.

Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Citation and Bibliography

ser. stands for Series, a citation and bibliography abbreviation.

Identifies a book or journal series in citations, or a new series of a journal that restarted its volume numbering.

Example: The paper first appeared in Proceedings of the Royal Society, ser. A, the physical sciences series.

Usage notes

Journals that restart volume numbering may label issues "new ser." or "n.s.," making the series essential for finding an article. Monograph series, such as a university press's lecture series, are listed after the title in Chicago style. The plural is the same word, series.

Related abbreviations

More citation and bibliography abbreviations

• abr. – Abridged
• AMA – AMA Manual of Style
• anon. – Anonymous
• AP – Associated Press Stylebook
• APA – American Psychological Association (style)
• app. – Appendix
• ARC – Advance reader copy
• bibliog. – Bibliography
• bk. – Book
• ch. – Chapter
• CMOS – Chicago Manual of Style
• col. – Column

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