Journal abbreviation: WHO regional publications. European series
The abbreviation of the journal title "WHO regional publications. European series" is "WHO Reg. Publ. Eur. Ser.". 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 |
|---|---|---|
| WHO | WHO | Rule 4.4: Acronyms shall be retained in the abbreviated title. |
| regional | Reg. | matches the stem "region-" |
| publications. | Publ. | matches the stem "publicat-" |
| European | Eur. | matches the stem "europ-" |
| series | Ser. | matches the word "series" |
Abbreviation systems
The abbreviation system known as ISO 4 is a standardized approach by the International Organization for Standardization for shortening journal titles. This uniform method ensures that journal titles are both consistent and easily recognizable in scholarly communication.
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 | WHO regional publications. European series |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | WHO Reg. Publ. Eur. Ser. |
| ISSN (print) | 0378-2255 |
| ISSN (online) | NA |
| NLM catalog | 7612236 |