Journal abbreviation: PLoS clinical trials
The abbreviation of the journal title "PLoS clinical trials" is "PLoS Clin. Trials". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PLoS | PLoS | Rule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title. |
| clinical | Clin. | matches the stem "clinic-" |
| trials | Trials | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
Abbreviation systems
An ISO 4 abbreviation refers to a standardized method for abbreviating journal titles as defined by the International Organization for Standardization. This system ensures consistency and easy identification of journal titles across various databases and citation formats.
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 | PLoS clinical trials |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PLoS Clin. Trials |
| ISSN (print) | NA |
| ISSN (online) | 1555-5887 |
| NLM catalog | 101257529 |