Journal abbreviation: Primary dental journal

The abbreviation of the journal title "Primary dental journal" is "Prim. Dent. 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
PrimaryPrim.matches the word "primary"
dentalDent.matches the stem "denta-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"

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 are divided into ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for broad 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 titlePrimary dental journal
AbbreviationPrim. Dent. J.
ISSN (print)2050-1684
ISSN (online)2050-1692
NLM catalog101603877

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