Journal abbreviation: Laboratory medicine
The abbreviation of the journal title "Laboratory medicine" is "Lab. Med.". 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | Lab. | matches the stem "laborator-" |
| medicine | Med. | matches the word "medic" |
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.
Journal title abbreviations come in three primary forms: ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Laboratory medicine |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Lab. Med. |
| ISSN (print) | 0007-5027 |
| ISSN (online) | 1943-7730 |
| NLM catalog | 0250641 |