Journal abbreviation: American College of Physicians observer

The abbreviation of the journal title "American College of Physicians observer" is "Am. Coll. Physicians Obs.". 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
AmericanAm.matches the stem "america-"
CollegeColl.matches the word "Colleg"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
PhysiciansPhysiciansNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
observerObs.matches the stem "observ-"

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.

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 titleAmerican College of Physicians observer
AbbreviationAm. Coll. Physicians Obs.
ISSN (print)0279-9529
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog8102266

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