Quantum Information Classification Scheme© (QICS)

QICS is a new classification scheme developed by the ERA-Pilot WP1 that can be used to identify fields and sub-fields of QIST related topics. QICS are currently in a testing phase in collaboration with the European Journal of Physics D, which will use them to classify QIST related paper accepted in the journal.

The first version of the QICS is provided in different formats:

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General Information

The Quantum Information Classification Scheme© has been elaborated by the ERA-Pilot WP1 with the ambitious goal of producing a classification scheme of QIST related topics that can be widely accepted by the research community. The classification scheme developed so far has been evidently inspired by the APS PACS scheme (the ultimate goal would be to have it compatible with PACS and eventually to join the latter). The scheme is arranged hierarchically, by subdivision of the whole spectrum of subject matter in the QIST areas into segments and then repeating the process of subdivision down to four levels (Categories, Topics, Fields, and Sub-fields). Therefore, as already happens in the APS PACS, similar subjects will be found grouped closely together, with browsing up and down near any entry revealing closely related entries.

As for any other document delivered by the ERA-Pilot WP1, QICS are intended to be a 'living document', open to the community discussion.
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