Journal abbreviation: Southern African journal of HIV medicine

The abbreviation of the journal title "Southern African journal of HIV medicine" is "South. Afr. J. HIV Med.". 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
SouthernSouth.matches the word "southern"
AfricanAfr.matches the stem "Africa-"
journalJ.matches the word "journal"
ofRule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations.
HIVHIVRule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title.
medicineMed.matches the word "medic"

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.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization), NLM (National Library of Medicine), and CASSI (CAS Source Index) represent three distinct journal title abbreviation systems, with ISO being universal, NLM specific to biomedical fields, and CASSI focusing on chemistry-related subjects.

About the journal

Full journal titleSouthern African journal of HIV medicine
AbbreviationSouth. Afr. J. HIV Med.
ISSN (print)1608-9693
ISSN (online)2078-6751
NLM catalog100965417

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