Journal abbreviation: Journal of life care planning

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of life care planning" is "J. Life Care Plan.". 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.
lifeLifeNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
careCareNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
planningPlan.matches the word "planning"

Abbreviation systems

The ISO 4 abbreviation system, created by the International Organization for Standardization, serves to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. This method streamlines citation processes and enhances the clarity of journal identification within academic settings.

ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, is a journal title abbreviation system for multiple fields. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations are used in biomedical sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations apply to chemistry and associated fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of life care planning
AbbreviationJ. Life Care Plan.
ISSN (print)2328-6172
ISSN (online)2328-6180
NLM catalog101546364

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