Journal abbreviation: Scandinavian journal of primary health care

The abbreviation of the journal title "Scandinavian journal of primary health care" is "Scand. J. Prim. Health Care". 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
ScandinavianScand.matches the stem "scandinavi-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
primaryPrim.matches the word "primary"
healthHealthNo abbreviation listed in TWA.
careCareNo abbreviation listed in TWA.

Abbreviation systems

The International Organization for Standardization has established the ISO 4 abbreviation system as a uniform method for abbreviating journal titles. By providing a consistent means of referencing journals, this system simplifies the process of citation and enhances the clarity of communication in academic research.

The abbreviation of journal titles follows ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for an array of subjects, NLM (National Library of Medicine) for biomedical sciences, and CASSI (CAS Source Index) for chemistry and related disciplines.

About the journal

Full journal titleScandinavian journal of primary health care
AbbreviationScand. J. Prim. Health Care
ISSN (print)0281-3432
ISSN (online)1502-7724
NLM catalog8510679

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