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bibcode

Also known as refcode

The bibcode (also known as the refcode) is a compact identifier used by several astronomical data systems to uniquely specify literature references.

AI overview

A bibcode is a short code that astronomers use to uniquely identify scientific papers and research articles in their databases. It acts like a standardized filing system that makes it easy for researchers to locate, organize, and cite the exact same sources without confusion.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Vinony's link graph records 174,609 inbound references to bibcode, and connects out to digital object identifier, International Standard Book Number and International Standard Serial Number.

Vinony files it under Computational astronomy, Electronic documents and Identifiers.

Vinony links it to 64 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: persistent identifier
Subclass of: unique identifier
Official website: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/help/actions/bibcode

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topic has template: Template:Bibcode
identifies: creative work

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections

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Adoption
Format
Examples
See also
Notes
References

The bibcode (also known as the refcode) is a compact identifier used by several astronomical data systems to uniquely specify literature references.

== Adoption == The Bibliographic Reference Code (refcode) was originally developed to be used in SIMBAD and the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED), but it became a de facto standard and is now used more widely, for example, by the NASA Astrophysics Data System, which coined and prefers the term "bibcode".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “bibcode” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.