Journal abbreviation: Qualitative health research
The abbreviation of the journal title "Qualitative health research" is "Qual. Health Res.". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Qualitative | Qual. | matches the stem "qualit-" |
| health | Health | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| research | Res. | matches the stem "research-" |
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.
ISO, or International Organization for Standardization, is a journal title abbreviation system for multiple fields. NLM (National Library of Medicine) abbreviations are used in biomedical sciences, while CASSI (CAS Source Index) abbreviations apply to chemistry and associated fields.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Qualitative health research |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Qual. Health Res. |
| ISSN (print) | 1049-7323 |
| ISSN (online) | 1552-7557 |
| NLM catalog | 9202144 |