Journal abbreviation: Journal of mass spectrometry

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of mass spectrometry" is "J. Mass Spectrom.". 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.
massMassNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
spectrometrySpectrom.matches the stem "spectrometr-"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a uniform system created by the International Organization for Standardization to abbreviate journal titles in a consistent manner. It serves to facilitate effective communication and reference within the academic community.

Journal title abbreviations are divided into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for broad disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related fields.

About the journal

Full journal titleJournal of mass spectrometry
AbbreviationJ. Mass Spectrom.
ISSN (print)1076-5174
ISSN (online)1096-9888
NLM catalog9504818

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