Journal abbreviation: International digest of health legislation

The abbreviation of the journal title "International digest of health legislation" is "Int. Dig. Health Legis.". 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
InternationalInt.matches the stem "internation-"
digestDig.matches the stem "digest-"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
healthHealthNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
legislationLegis.matches the stem "legislat-"

Abbreviation systems

Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, the ISO 4 abbreviation system provides a standardized way of abbreviating journal titles. This consistency enables researchers to efficiently identify and cite journals in their work.

ISO, NLM, and CASSI are abbreviation systems for journal titles. ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a global standard used across various disciplines. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations cater to biomedical and life sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations focus on chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleInternational digest of health legislation
AbbreviationInt. Dig. Health Legis.
ISSN (print)0020-6563
ISSN (online)1996-8388
NLM catalog2985068R

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