Journal abbreviation: Journal of China Medical University

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of China Medical University" is "J. China Med. Univ.". 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
JournalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
ChinaChinaNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
MedicalMed.matches the word "medical"
UniversityUniv.matches the stem "universit-"

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.

ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of China Medical University
AbbreviationJ. China Med. Univ.
ISSN (print)0258-4646
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalogNA

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