Journal abbreviation: Medical anthropology quarterly

The abbreviation of the journal title "Medical anthropology quarterly" is "Med. Anthropol. Q.". 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
MedicalMed.matches the word "medical"
anthropologyAnthropol.matches the stem "anthropolog-"
quarterlyQ.matches the word "quarterly"

Abbreviation systems

ISO 4 abbreviation, as put forth by the International Organization for Standardization, is a method for creating standardized journal title abbreviations. This system ensures that journal titles are easily identifiable and referenced across various academic platforms.

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 titleMedical anthropology quarterly
AbbreviationMed. Anthropol. Q.
ISSN (print)0745-5194
ISSN (online)1548-1387
NLM catalog8405037

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