Many journals have supplement book series associated with them. The abbreviations for these series generally include the journal abbreviation + “Sup” (in roman type). For example, the SBLHS 2 §§8.4.1–2 list the following examples:
| AbrN | Abr-Nahrain |
| AbrNSup | Abr-Nahrain Supplements |
| BASOR | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
| BASORSup | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research Supplements |
| BBR | Bulletin for Biblical Research |
| BBRSup | Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplements |
| JAAR | Journal of the American Academy of Religion |
| JAARSup | Journal of the American Academy of Religion Supplements |
| JSNT | Journal for the Study of the New Testament |
| JSNTSup | Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series |
| JSOT | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament |
| JSOTSup | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series |
| JSP | Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha |
| JSPSup | Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement Series |
| NovT | Novum Testamentum |
| NovTSup | Supplements to Novum Testamentum |
| VT | Vetus Testamentum |
| VTSup | Supplements to Vetus Testamentum |
For Semeia, Semeia Studies, and Semeia Supplements, see our blog post here.
To these examples listed in the SBLHS 2, we would add the following:
| JSJ | Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods |
| JSJSup | Supplements to Journal for the Study of Judaism |
| VC | Vigiliae Christianae |
| VCSup | Vigiliae Christianae Supplements |
Note: The abbreviation for the Journal of Theological Interpretation (JTI) should be added to the abbreviation for its supplement in the handbook.
| JTI | Journal of Theological Interpretation |
| JTISup | Journal of Theological Interpretation Supplements |
SBL Handbook of Style 