Journal abbreviation: Annals of clinical laboratory science

The abbreviation of the journal title "Annals of clinical laboratory science" is "Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci.". 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
AnnalsAnn.matches the stem "annal-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
clinicalClin.matches the stem "clinic-"
laboratoryLab.matches the stem "laborator-"
scienceSci.matches the stem "scienc-"

Abbreviation systems

An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleAnnals of clinical laboratory science
AbbreviationAnn. Clin. Lab. Sci.
ISSN (print)0095-8905
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog0410250

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