Journal abbreviation: Ghana medical journal

The abbreviation of the journal title "Ghana medical journal" is "Ghana Med. J.". 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
GhanaGhanaNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
medicalMed.matches the word "medical"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

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.

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 titleGhana medical journal
AbbreviationGhana Med. J.
ISSN (print)0016-9560
ISSN (online)2616-163X
NLM catalog0073210

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