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In titles or headings Abbreviations are acceptable in headings if they have been defined previously, though it may be preferable to rearrange the wording of headings to avoid starting with abbreviations.

The MLA Style Center If you use an acronym in place of an italicized title, italicize the acronym, as shown in the example below: In his recent book, Ammon Shea recounts his experience reading through the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

Using acronyms/abbreviations in title is very bad practice. Doing it also in abstract and highlights, which are all separate documents used by indexing services, is also bad. Avoid it.

Use abbreviations in headings only if the abbreviations have been previously defined in the text or if they are listed as terms in the dictionary. If an abbreviation has appeared in the abstract as well as the text, define it on first use in both places.

British usage favours omitting the full stop in abbreviations which include the first and last letters of a single word, such as Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr and St; American usage prefers (A) Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr. and St., with full stops. Most other abbreviated titles, however, require a full stop, as shown above.

Abbreviations and acronyms should generally be avoided in table titles or captions. However, if it is necessary to use an acronym or abbreviation in a table title, you can do so, but make sure you explain the abbreviation/acronym in a footnote.

Abbreviate names with a single letter followed by a period. If two successive letters are abbreviated, do not include spaces between the periods. If a person's full name is abbreviated, use only first letters without periods: JFK (John F.