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The AAS Open Access Publishing Model: Open, Transparent, and Fair

As of 2022, all AAS journals are open access. What does our business model look like for the journals now, and why did we choose it?

The AAS Publication Support Fund: Preserving Author Access to the AAS Journals

Ethan Vishniac outlines the AAS Publication Support Fund which provides financial support to authors for the publication of their journal articles.

Response to NASA RFI: NASA Public Access Plan for Increasing Access to the Results of NASA-Supported Research

AAS Publishing staff and editors have contributed a response to NASA’s recent Request for Information on their Public Access Plan for Increasing Access to the Results of NASA-Supported Research. Read AAS’s full response here.

On the Use of Chatbots in Writing Scientific Manuscripts

Ethan Vishniac discusses editorial guidelines for the use of chatbots in preparing manuscripts for submission to the journals of the AAS.

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AAS Nova Research Highlights

Winds of Merged White Dwarfs

When white dwarfs collide, the merger can create a new white dwarf with a strong magnetic field and powerful winds.

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A Possible Shredded Star Disguised as a Gamma-ray Burst

Is GRB 191019A truly a gamma-ray burst, or could it be the first example of an ultra-deep tidal disruption event?

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Featured Image: A Tale of Three Dwarf Galaxies

Compact blue dwarf galaxies share many properties with galaxies in the early universe, giving researchers a way to study distant, ancient galaxies up close.

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AAS Journals Editorial Board

The AAS Editor in Chief, the ApJ Letters Editor, the PSJ Editor, and a team of seven Lead Editors and more than 30 Science Editors manage peer review of its flagship research journals.

AAS Publications Committee

The AAS Publications Committee works with the AAS Editor in Chief to oversee the policies, editorial personnel, and new initiatives of AAS publishing.