Journal abbreviation: ACM journal of computer documentation

The abbreviation of the journal title "ACM journal of computer documentation" is "ACM J. Comput. Doc.". It is the recommended abbreviation to be used for abstracting, indexing and referencing purposes and meets all criteria of the ISO 4 standard for abbreviating names of scientific journals.

Abbreviation rules

The table below outlines in detail the ISO 4 rules and matches to the ISSN maintained list of title word abbreviations (TWA) to derive the abbreviation.

TitleAbbreviationWord/Stem/Rule
ACMACMRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
computerComput.matches the stem "comput-"
documentationDoc.matches the stem "document-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.

Journal title abbreviations include ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for a wide range of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleACM journal of computer documentation
AbbreviationACM J. Comput. Doc.
ISSN (print)1527-6805
ISSN (online)1557-9441
NLM catalogNA

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