Journal abbreviation: Sultan Qaboos University medical journal
The abbreviation of the journal title "Sultan Qaboos University medical journal" is "Sultan Qaboos Univ. Med. 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan | Sultan | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| Qaboos | Qaboos | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| University | Univ. | matches the stem "universit-" |
| medical | Med. | matches the word "medical" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
Abbreviation systems
Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, the ISO 4 abbreviation system provides a standardized way of abbreviating journal titles. This consistency enables researchers to efficiently identify and cite journals in their work.
ISO, standing for International Organization for Standardization, is a universal abbreviation system for journal titles across disciplines. NLM, or National Library of Medicine, is specific to biomedical sciences, and CASSI, the CAS Source Index, caters to chemistry-related disciplines.
About the journal
| Full journal title | Sultan Qaboos University medical journal |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Sultan Qaboos Univ. Med. J. |
| ISSN (print) | 2075-051X |
| ISSN (online) | 2075-0528 |
| NLM catalog | 101519915 |