略語

Abbreviations

新人技師：前回，題名に略語を使ってはいけないといわれましたけど，例外はありますか．例えば，WHO，SLE，HPFはどうなんでしょう．

英文編集者：日本人は略語の意味を忘れてしまっていることが多いので，論文それ自体にも，説明なしの使用は避けるべきです．WHOは何の略だかわかりますか．

Junior technologist: Last time, you said that we shouldn't use abbreviations in titles. Are there any exceptions? For example, what about WHO, SLE, and HPF?

English editor: One reason that Japanese writers should avoid abbreviations even in the paper itself, unless the abbreviation is explained, is because they may forget what the abbreviation means. Do you know what each letter in 'WHO' stands for?