Journal abbreviation: West of England medical journal

The abbreviation of the journal title "West of England medical journal" is "West Engl. 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
WestWestNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
EnglandEngl.matches the word "England"
medicalMed.matches the word "medical"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

Abbreviation systems

In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.

Journal title abbreviations are divided into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for broad disciplines, 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 titleWest of England medical journal
AbbreviationWest Engl. Med. J.
ISSN (print)0960-6440
ISSN (online)2050-8530
NLM catalog9010984

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