Journal abbreviation: Medical anthropology quarterly

The abbreviation of the journal title "Medical anthropology quarterly" is "Med. Anthropol. Q.". 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
MedicalMed.matches the word "medical"
anthropologyAnthropol.matches the stem "anthropolog-"
quarterlyQ.matches the word "quarterly"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.

About the journal

Full journal titleMedical anthropology quarterly
AbbreviationMed. Anthropol. Q.
ISSN (print)0745-5194
ISSN (online)1548-1387
NLM catalog8405037

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