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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.

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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.

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Official website: ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/help/actions/bibcode

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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".