Journal abbreviation: Journal of nursing scholarship

The abbreviation of the journal title "Journal of nursing scholarship" is "J. Nurs. Scholarsh.". 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.
nursingNurs.matches the word "nursing"
scholarshipScholarsh.matches the word "scholarship"

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, 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 nursing scholarship
AbbreviationJ. Nurs. Scholarsh.
ISSN (print)1527-6546
ISSN (online)1547-5069
NLM catalog100911591

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