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.

TitleAbbreviationWord/Stem/Rule
McGillMcGillRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
medicalMed.matches the word "medical"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation is a system established by the International Organization for Standardization, specifically for shortening journal titles. This uniform approach to abbreviations enables efficient and accurate communication of journal names in academic research.

Journal title abbreviations include ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for a wide range of subjects, 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 titleMcGill medical journal
AbbreviationMcGill Med. J.
ISSN (print)0024-905X
ISSN (online)NA
NLM catalog2985231R

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