Journal abbreviation: Drug development communications

The abbreviation of the journal title "Drug development communications" is "Drug Dev. Commun.". 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
DrugDrugNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
developmentDev.matches the stem "develop-"
communicationsCommun.matches the stem "communica-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a uniform system created by the International Organization for Standardization to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. It serves to facilitate effective communication and reference within the academic community.

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 titleDrug development communications
AbbreviationDrug Dev. Commun.
ISSN (print)0095-5183
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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