Journal abbreviation: International journal of mental health nursing

The abbreviation of the journal title "International journal of mental health nursing" is "Int. J. Ment. Health Nurs.". 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-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
mentalMent.matches the stem "mental-"
healthHealthNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
nursingNurs.matches the word "nursing"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 journal of mental health nursing
AbbreviationInt. J. Ment. Health Nurs.
ISSN (print)1445-8330
ISSN (online)1447-0349
NLM catalog101140527

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