Journal abbreviation: Dental clinics of North America

The abbreviation of the journal title "Dental clinics of North America" is "Dent. Clin. N. Am.". 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
DentalDent.matches the stem "denta-"
clinicsClin.matches the stem "clinic-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
NorthN.matches the word "North in the term North America"
AmericaAm.matches the word "America in the term North America"

Abbreviation systems

The ISO 4 abbreviation system, created by the International Organization for Standardization, serves to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. This method streamlines citation processes and enhances the clarity of journal identification within academic settings.

ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleDental clinics of North America
AbbreviationDent. Clin. N. Am.
ISSN (print)1554-1959
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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