Journal abbreviation: American journal of nursing research
The abbreviation of the journal title "American journal of nursing research" is "Am. J. Nurs. Res.". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| American | Am. | matches the stem "america-" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| nursing | Nurs. | matches the word "nursing" |
| research | Res. | matches the stem "research-" |
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 title | American journal of nursing research |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Am. J. Nurs. Res. |
| ISSN (print) | 2378-5594 |
| ISSN (online) | 2378-5586 |
| NLM catalog | NA |