Journal abbreviation: Pacific AIDS alert bulletin

The abbreviation of the journal title "Pacific AIDS alert bulletin" is "Pac. AIDS Alert Bull.". 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
PacificPac.matches the word "Pacific"
AIDSAIDSRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
alertAlertNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
bulletinBull.matches the stem "bulletin-"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titlePacific AIDS alert bulletin
AbbreviationPac. AIDS Alert Bull.
ISSN (print)1018-2152
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog9425419

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