Journal abbreviation: Journal of Life Support Technology

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of Life Support Technology" is "J. Life Support Technol.". 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.
SupportSupportNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
TechnologyTechnol.matches the stem "technolog-"

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 titleJournal of Life Support Technology
AbbreviationJ. Life Support Technol.
ISSN (print)0912-1595
ISSN (online)1884-5819
NLM catalogNA

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