The Physical Society of Japan (JPS; 日本物理学会 in Japanese) is the organisation of physicists in
Japan
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. There are about 16,000 members, including university professors, researchers as well as educators, and engineers.
The origins of the JPS go back to the establishment of the Tokyo Mathematical Society in 1877, as the first society in natural science in Japan. After being renamed twice, as Tokyo Mathematical and Physical Society in 1884 and as Physico-Mathematical Society of Japan in 1919, it eventually separated into two in 1946, and the Physical Society of Japan was formed. Takeo Shimizu (清水武雄), a contributor to the improvements to the
Wilson cloud chamber and the last President of the Physico-Mathematical Society, was also the first president of JPS.
Purpose
The primary purposes of the JPS are to publish research reports of its members and to provide its members with facilities relating to physics.
Reciprocal agreements
The JPS has established reciprocal agreements with seven physical societies such as the
American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of ...
,
German Physical Society
The German Physical Society (German: , DPG) is the oldest organisation of physicists. As of 2022, the DPG's worldwide membership is cited as 52,220, making it one of the largest national physics societies in the world. The DPG's membership peaked ...
,
Mexican Physical Society and
Korean Physical Society
The Korean Physical Society is a non-profit scientific society created to provide a forum for academic exchange among scholars and researchers in the field of Physics.
The organization, was founded in Busan in 1952 during the Korean War. In 2020 ...
so that the members of one society can participate in the activities of the other on an equal partner basis.
Publications
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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan''
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Progress of Theoretical Physics
''Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Physical Society of Japan. It was established as ''Progress of Theoretical Physics'' in July ...
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See also
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Applied Physics Express
''Applied Physics Express'' or ''APEX'' is a scientific journal publishing letters, with usually no more than three pages per (concise) article. The main purpose is to rapidly publish original, timely, and novel research papers in applied physi ...
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Japan Society of Applied Physics
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Optical Review
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Optical Society of Japan
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Mathematical Society of Japan
External links The Physical Society of Japan
References
Scientific societies based in Japan
Physics organizations
1877 establishments in Japan
Scientific organizations established in 1877
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