The Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS) is a scheme developed in 1970
by the
American Institute of Physics (AIP) for classifying scientific literature using a hierarchical set of codes.
PACS has been used by over 160 international journals,
[ including the '']Physical Review
''Physical Review'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1893 by Edward Nichols. It publishes original research as well as scientific and literature reviews on all aspects of physics. It is published by the American Physical S ...
'' series since 1975. Since 2016, 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 k ...
introduced the PhySH PhySH, an abbreviation for Physics Subject Headings, is a classification scheme developed by the American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related d ...
(Physics Subject Headings) system instead of PACS.
Discontinuation
AIP has announced that ''PACS 2010'' will be the final version, but it will continue to be available through their website.
Reports on Progress in Physics. 2013. (scroll to the bottom of the page)
In association with Access Innovations, Inc., the AIP has developed a new "AIP Thesaurus",
which it states will enable faster, more accurate and more efficient searches.
See also
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Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC)
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Computing Classification System (CCS)
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PhySH PhySH, an abbreviation for Physics Subject Headings, is a classification scheme developed by the American Physical Society
The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related d ...
(Physics Subject Headings)
References
External links
*https://journals.aps.org/PACS PACS
*https://web.archive.org/web/20070826124822/http://www.aip.org/pacs/Information on PACS
*https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041118/https://publishing.aip.org/publishing/pacs/pacs-2010-regular-editionPACS 2010
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Scientific classification
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