Citation of Nutrition & Dietetics. (Letters to the Editor).To the Editor: Congratulations on the new format and name for the Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia--another step in the development of the journal (1). The journal has always had substantial content from outside our own region as demonstrated in the recent issue (2) as well as papers of interest worldwide. I hope the new format and name will encourage more content in this direction. The spectacularly attractive cover will look great on display rather than filed on a shelf. Perfect binding largely removes the need for binders that I had always felt would be useful for the journal in the previous format. I have previously tracked citations from the journal as a means of measuring its performance (3,4). Under the former name (Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics dietetics /di·e·tet·ics/ (-iks) the science of diet and nutrition. di·e·tet·ics n. The branch of therapeutics concerned with the practical application of diet in relation to health and disease. ) the journal was most commonly cited in other scientific literature abbreviated as Aust J Nutr Diet, Austr J Nutr Dieteti, AJND. The first term was that recommended by the Dietitians Association of Australia, however not all journals adopt the same policy of abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, . I notice in the recent issue that the journal has determined that Nutr Diet should be used as the abbreviation in citation. This seems a sensible contraction of the previous abbreviation. The name of the Journal itself is distinguished by the use of an ampersand The ampersand (&) normally means "and" as in Jones & Company. However, in the computer world, it is used in various ways. In Windows, it is used as a code to precede an underlined character. (i.e. Nutrition & Dietetics rather than Nutrition and Dietetics). Could you confirm for me whether the title of the journal is this shorter form rather than Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia? Malcolm Riley Malcolm Riley is a composer and author most associated for his work as a scholar of the work of Percy Whitlock. Life and Works Malcolm Riley was born in 1960 in Northallerton, N Yorks. Associate Professor Nutrition and Dietetics Unit Department of Medicine Monash University Facilities in are diverse and vary in services offered. Information on residential sevices at Monash University, including on-campus (MRS managed) and off-campus, can be found at [2] Student organisations , Melbourne References (1.) Riley M. The Journal: past, present ... and future [editorial]. Aust J Nutr Diet 1995;52:171. (2.) Hassapidou MN, Valasiadou V, Tzioumakis L, Vrantza P. Nutrient intake and anthropometric an·thro·pom·e·try n. The study of human body measurement for use in anthropological classification and comparison. an characteristics of adolescent Greek swimmers. Nutr Diet 2002;59:38-42. (3.) Riley M. Citation Analysis Citation Analysis is the most common method of bibliometrics. Citation analysis uses citations in scholarly works to establish links to other works or other researchers. Co-citation coupling and bibliographic coupling are specific kinds of citation analysis. of the Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics--An objective measurement of creditable cred·it·a·ble adj. 1. Deserving of often limited praise or commendation: The student made a creditable effort on the essay. 2. Worthy of belief: a creditable story. performance [letter]. Aust J Nutr Diet 1998;55:144-5. (4.) Riley M. The performance of the Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics by citation analysis [editorial]. Aust J Nutr Diet 2000;57:64-5. Editor: Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia are respectively the new title and sub-title of this journal. The title in standard form is Nutrition & Dietetics. The abbreviated form of the journal's title for citing references is Nutr Diet. |
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