Index Medicus -national Library Of Medicine- Abbreviations For Journal Titles ^new^ →

| Full Journal Title | NLM / Index Medicus Abbreviation | | :--- | :--- | | The New England Journal of Medicine | | | The Lancet | Lancet | | Journal of the American Medical Association | JAMA | | British Medical Journal | BMJ | | Journal of Clinical Investigation | J Clin Invest | | Nature Medicine | Nat Med | | Annals of Internal Medicine | Ann Intern Med | | Archives of Internal Medicine | Arch Intern Med (Now JAMA Intern Med) | | PLOS One | PLoS One | | Cancer Research | Cancer Res | | Pediatrics | Pediatrics (Single word = No abbreviation) |

Journal title abbreviations from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) , originally developed for Index Medicus | Full Journal Title | NLM / Index

Researchers worldwide can identify a publication regardless of language barriers or slight variations in title naming. Rules for Constructing Abbreviations Journal of Biocommunication right arrow J Biocommun La

Omit articles (a, an, the), conjunctions (and, or), and prepositions (in, of, at). Common Abbreviations: right arrow International right arrow right arrow right arrow Medicine/Medical right arrow Punctuation: Modern NLM style typically does use periods after the abbreviations. Journal of Biocommunication right arrow J Biocommun La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica right arrow Pediatr Med Chir Journal of the American College of Cardiology right arrow J Am Coll Cardiol Wits University 4. Important Notes Not All Journals are Abbreviated: If a journal title consists of one short word (e.g., Circulation ), the abbreviation is usually the same as the full title. When to Use: Am. Coll. Cardiol.

: NLM abbreviations do not use periods after the abbreviated words (e.g., J Am Coll Cardiol instead of J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. ).