diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5419597820b..6859bda7d64 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Note that this project **does not** adhere to [Semantic Versioning](http://semve
 - We reintroduced missing default keybindings for new entries. [#7346](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7346) [#7439](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7439)
 - Lists of available fields are now sorted alphabetically. [#7716](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7716)
 - We moved the select/collapse buttons in the unlinked files dialog into a context menu. [#7383](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7383)
+- We fixed an issue where journal abbreviations containing curly braces were not recognized  [#7773](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/7773)
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/JournalEditorViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/JournalEditorViewModel.java
index e07401b91e2..aeafdde2992 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/JournalEditorViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/JournalEditorViewModel.java
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ public void toggleAbbreviation() {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (journalAbbreviationRepository.isKnownName(text.get())) {
-            Optional<String> nextAbbreviation = journalAbbreviationRepository.getNextAbbreviation(text.get());
+        // Ignore brackets when matching abbreviations.
+        final String name = StringUtil.ignoreCurlyBracket(text.get());
+
+        if (journalAbbreviationRepository.isKnownName(name)) {
+            Optional<String> nextAbbreviation = journalAbbreviationRepository.getNextAbbreviation(name);
 
             if (nextAbbreviation.isPresent()) {
                 text.set(nextAbbreviation.get());