Journal abbreviation: Handchirurgie Scan

The abbreviation of the journal title "Handchirurgie Scan" is "Handchir. Scan". 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
HandchirurgieHandchir.matches the stem "Handchirurg-"
ScanScanNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.

About the journal

Full journal titleHandchirurgie Scan
AbbreviationHandchir. Scan
ISSN (print)2194-8976
ISSN (online)2194-8984
NLM catalogNA

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