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Thanks for the good answers.
After your comments I found a bash script doing what you suggests kaiserkarl13.
Other people having the same problem as me can find the code here:
http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=6565
and change the sed command to fit their bibtex.
Otherwise how ...

Hi...
I would like to specify rules for abbreviation in bibtex files.
This could for example be used to alter existing bibtex files or bibtex files automatically generated by Zotero or through web of knowledge.
For example if one has a bibtex database like the following
@article{Author2011,
author ...