Journal abbreviation: West African journal of medicine
The abbreviation of the journal title "West African journal of medicine" is "West Afr. J. 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.
| Title | Abbreviation | Word/Stem/Rule |
|---|---|---|
| West | West | No abbreviation listed in TWA. |
| African | Afr. | matches the stem "Africa-" |
| journal | J. | matches the word "journal" |
| of | Rule 4.3: prepositions shall be omitted from title abbreviations. | |
| medicine | Med. | matches the word "medic" |
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 (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 title | West African journal of medicine |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | West Afr. J. Med. |
| ISSN (print) | 0189-160X |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 8301891 |