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
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.
Journal title abbreviations can be classified into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for general disciplines, 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 title | PLoS clinical trials |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | PLoS Clin. Trials |
| ISSN (print) | NA |
| ISSN (online) | 1555-5887 |
| NLM catalog | 101257529 |