Nestle-Aland is a common reference to a modern Greek language version of the New Testament, the Novum Testamentum Graece, named after the scholars who led the critical editing work. The text, edited by the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung at the University of Munster (Germany) is currently in its 27th edition, abbreviated NA27. The NA27 is used as the basis of most contemporary New Testament translations, as well as being the standard for academic work in New Testament studies. It should be noted that the Greek text of the 27th edition is virtually identical to the 4th edition of the United Bible Societies Greek New Testament (abbreviated UBS4).