Journal abbreviation: Acta Belgica historiae medicinae
The abbreviation of the journal title "Acta Belgica historiae medicinae" is "Acta Belg. Hist. Med.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Acta | Acta | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| Belgica | Belg. | matches the stem "Belgi-" |
| historiae | Hist. | matches the stem "histor-" |
| medicinae | Med. | matches the stem "medicin-" |
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.
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 title | Acta Belgica historiae medicinae |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Acta Belg. Hist. Med. |
| ISSN (print) | 0776-0353 |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 8811227 |