Journal abbreviation: United States Armed Forces medical journal

The abbreviation of the journal title "United States Armed Forces medical journal" is "U. S. Armed Forces Med. J.". 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
UnitedU.matches the word "United in the term United States"
StatesS.matches the word "States in the term United States"
ArmedArmedNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
ForcesForcesNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
medicalMed.matches the word "medical"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

Abbreviation systems

The International Organization for Standardization has established the ISO 4 abbreviation system as a uniform method for abbreviating journal titles. By providing a consistent means of referencing journals, this system simplifies the process of citation and enhances the clarity of communication in academic research.

Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleUnited States Armed Forces medical journal
AbbreviationU. S. Armed Forces Med. J.
ISSN (print)0566-0777
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog21410750R

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