Journal abbreviation: Medical reference services quarterly
The abbreviation of the journal title "Medical reference services quarterly" is "Med. Ref. Serv. 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Medical | Med. | matches the word "medical" |
| reference | Ref. | matches the stem "referenc-" |
| services | Serv. | matches the stem "servic-" |
| quarterly | Q. | matches the word "quarterly" |
Abbreviation systems
In academic research, the ISO 4 abbreviation is a standardized system devised by the International Organization for Standardization for the purpose of abbreviating journal titles consistently. This facilitates ease of reference and improved communication within the research community.
ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Medical reference services quarterly |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Med. Ref. Serv. Q. |
| ISSN (print) | 0276-3869 |
| ISSN (online) | 1540-9597 |
| NLM catalog | 8219208 |