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6 <h1>Journal abbreviations</h1>
8 <p>This feature can be configured
9 under <b>Options -> Manage journal abbreviations</b>.</p>
11 <p>JabRef can automatically toggle journal names between
12 abbreviated and unabbreviated form, as long as the names are
13 contained in one of your journal lists. You can use several
14 lists, all realized as external text files on your hard
17 <h2>Using the feature</h2>
19 <p>Journal name conversion can be accessed either from within
20 the entry editor, or from the <b>Tools</b> menu. In the entry
21 editor you will find a button labelled <i>Toggle
22 abbreviation</i> by the <i>journal</i> field. Clicking this
23 button will cause the current journal name to be switched to
24 the next of three modes:</p>
27 <li>Full name, e.g. "Aquacultural Engineering"</li>
29 <li>ISO abbreviation, e.g. "Aquacult. Eng."</li>
31 <li>MEDLINE abbreviation, e.g. "Aquacult Eng"</li>
32 </ul>If the current journal name is not found in your journal
33 lists, the field will not be modified.
35 <p>To convert the journal names of many entries in bulk, you
36 can select any number of entries, and choose <b>Tools ->
37 Abbreviate journal names (ISO)</b>, <b>Tools -> Abbreviate
38 journal names (MEDLINE)</b> or <b>Tools -> Unabbreviate
39 journal names</b>. These three actions will abbreviate and
40 unabbreviate the journal names of all selected entries for
41 which the journal name could be found in your journal
44 <h2>Setting up your journal lists</h2>
46 <p>You can have several
47 journal lists, all external text files linked from JabRef. The
48 primary list can be edited from within JabRef.</p>
50 <h3>Your personal journal abbreviations list</h3>
53 journal list is managed in the upper part of the <b>Manage
54 journal abbreviations</b> window. To start building your
55 personal journal abbreviations list, choose <i>New file</i>,
56 and enter a filename manually or using the <i>Browse</i>
57 button. If you already have a file that you want to use as a
58 starting point, choose <i>Existing file</i>, and use the
59 <i>Browse</i> button to choose the file. The table will update
60 to show the contents of the list you have selected.</p>
62 <p>The table and the tool buttons to the right allow you to
63 add, remove and edit journal entries. For each entry you must
64 provide the full journal name, and the ISO abbreviation (e.g.
65 "Aquacultural Engineering" and "Aquacult. Eng."). To edit an
66 entry, double-click its row in the table.</p>
68 <p>Once you click <i>OK</i>, if you have selected a file, and
69 the table contains at least one entry, the table contents will
70 be stored to the selected file, and JabRef's list of journals
73 <h3>External journal lists</h3>
75 <p>In addition to your personal
76 list, you can link to a number of external lists. These links
77 can be set up in the lower part of the <b>Manage journal
78 abbreviations</b> window. External lists are similar to the
79 personal list - the only difference is that JabRef doesn't
80 provide an interface for editing the external lists.</p>
82 <p>To add a new external list, if necessary, click the <b>+</b>
83 button to add another slot to the interface. Then use either
84 the <i>Browse</i> or <i>Download</i> button next to one of the
85 slots in the lower part of the window.</p>
88 <li>The <i>Browse</i> button allows you to select an
89 existing file on your computer.</li>
91 <li>The <i>Download</i> button allows you to download a
92 list over the internet by entering and URL, store it to a
93 local file on your computer, and link to it as a journal
94 list from JabRef. The URL will default to the address of a
95 journal list provided from the JabRef web page. This list
96 is incomplete, but may be improved in the future.</li>
97 </ul>Any entry in your personal journal list will override an
98 entry with the same full journal name in one of the external
99 lists. Similarly, the external lists are given precedence in
100 the order they are listed.