Journal abbreviation: Human mutation
The abbreviation of the journal title "Human mutation" is "Hum. Mutat.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Human | Hum. | matches the word "human" |
| mutation | Mutat. | matches the stem "mutation-" |
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.
Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Human mutation |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Hum. Mutat. |
| ISSN (print) | 1059-7794 |
| ISSN (online) | 1098-1004 |
| NLM catalog | 9215429 |