Journal abbreviation: Korean journal of medical education

The abbreviation of the journal title "Korean journal of medical education" is "Korean J. Med. Educ.". 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
KoreanKoreanNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
medicalMed.matches the word "medical"
educationEduc.matches the stem "educa-"

Abbreviation systems

The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.

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 titleKorean journal of medical education
AbbreviationKorean J. Med. Educ.
ISSN (print)2005-727X
ISSN (online)2005-7288
NLM catalog101503071

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