Abbreviations

A shortened form of a word or phrase

Abbreviations are useful to help the reader quickly understand a sentence. However, an excessive use of uncommon abbreviations can make a text difficult to read. It is always best to use abbreviations sporadically and avoid those that are not used often or in everyday language.
Commonly used abbreviations are, for instance, metric units. These are standardized by the International System of Units (SI) and will therefore be familiar to readers.
Less common abbreviations that are repeated several times should be familiar for readers of your target journal. Introduced them the first time, with the full wording and the abbreviation in brackets, and then replace them with the abbreviation only in the rest of the text.
There are some suggested rules to follow when you abbreviate.
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