Journal abbreviation: McGill medical journal
The abbreviation of the journal title "McGill medical journal" is "McGill Med. J.". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| McGill | McGill | Rule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title. |
| medical | Med. | matches the word "medical" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
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.
Abbreviating journal titles involves ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for various fields, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical and life sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and associated disciplines.
About the journal
| Full journal title | McGill medical journal |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | McGill Med. J. |
| ISSN (print) | 0024-905X |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 2985231R |