Literature references are often written with abbreviated terms. Abbreviated journal titles can make finding a journal difficult. It is often necessary to know the full title in order to locate the journal. To find journal title abbreviations you could use:
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PubMed Journal Browser or All that JAS (Journal Abbreviation Sources)
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Embase list of journals indexed - in the Medical Library at Ref AA6g EMT
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BIOSIS Serial Sources - in the Medical Library at Ref AA6d SER
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List of journals indexed in Web of Science
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For older references try World List of Scientific Periodicals - in the Veterinary Sciences Library at Ref. Z50500
If you are unable to find the abbreviation you are looking for, please ask a member of the Library staff for assistance.
Unofficial abbreviations
Sometimes very short unofficial abbreviations are employed in reference books or journals. Here are some examples that you may encounter:
Veterinary titles:
Medical titles:
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AJCP - American journal of clinical pathology
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ABB - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics
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BBRC - Biochemical and biophysical research communications
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BBA - Biochimica et biophysica acta
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BDJ - British dental journal
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BJA - British journal of anasthesia
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BJC - British journal of cancer
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BJCP - British journal of clinical pharmacology
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BJO - British journal of ophthalmology
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BJR - British journal of radiology
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BMB - British medical bulletin
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BMJ - British medical journal
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EJN - European journal of neuroscience
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JAC - Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
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JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
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JBC - Journal of biological chemistry
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JBJS - Journal of bone and joint surgery
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JCI - Journal of clinical investigation
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JCP - Journal of clinical pathology
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JLR - Journal of lipid research
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JMB - Journal of molecular biology
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MMBR - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews
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MCB - Molecular and cellular biology
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MGG - Molecular and general genetics
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NEJM - New England journal of medicine
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PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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PSEBM - Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine
Please note: these should not be used in the references that you write, unless they are stipulated by the body or journal that you are submitting your work to.