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If you are unsure which to use, ask your librarians or your tutors, or use the full journal title until you become accustomed to which abbreviation to use. Note in the example on the left, the abbreviation for the South African Medical Journal can be either SAMJ or S Afr Med J. It is important for you to become familiar with journal titles and their abbreviations as soon as possible, otherwise you will struggle with the language of the literature, just as you would with medical terminology.

The more you use the journals, the more familiar you will find the journal titles and their abbreviations. Once again you should use the NLM Title Abbreviation (no full stops), as this is the style preferred at Wits. You will find the abbreviation is Arch Fam Med.

Type the journal title into the search bar, eg.

Searching for the Abbreviation from the Full Journal Title This is the style usually preferred at Wits, if you do not use the more common verbal abbreviation of SAMJ. Notice that there is an NLM Title Abbreviation, which is S Afr Med J (no full stops after the abbreviations).

The title is never abbreviated in any language other than English, so you will never refer to this journal as the SATG). It is not necessary to use the Afrikaans title ( Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Geneeskunde). You will find the full title is South African Medical Journal.

Type the journal abbreviation into the search bar, eg.

Searching for the Full Journal Title from the Abbreviation

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