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AAS Seeks New Editor in Chief
The American Astronomical Society is conducting a search for the AAS Editor in Chief. The AAS Editor in Chief is responsible for developing and implementing a long-term editorial strategy for the Society’s journals portfolio and ensuring the portfolio’s continued excellence.
AAS Journals Welcome New Scientific Editors
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kat Volk and Dr. Jennifer Hanley as scientific editors for the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). Volk, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, brings expertise in small bodies within our solar system, such as comets, trans-Neptunian objects, and the distant, icy…
Assigning DOIs to data published in the journals
Starting in 2025, we are further enhancing the digital data published in the AAS Journals by giving each contributed dataset or online-only figure a unique digital object identifier (DOI). Improving data publication in the journals For over twenty-five years, authors have provided digital data with their AAS journal publications.…
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
A Black Hole’s Puzzling X-Ray Bursts
A supermassive black hole awakened seven years ago, and it's now behaving in a way astronomers can't explain.
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The Oldest Starlight
Astrobites reports on whether JWST's most extreme high-redshift galaxy candidates aren’t galaxies at all, but the explosive deaths of the very first stars.
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Monthly Roundup: Science of the Sun
Researchers search for the tiniest coronal jets, explore the Sun's behavior from centuries ago, and examine space weather forecasts in this month's Roundup.
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How Galaxies Grow Up
A massive survey of images collected by JWST is shedding light on how galaxies grow and evolve.
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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.
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The AAS Publications Committee works with the AAS Editor in Chief to oversee the policies, editorial personnel, and new initiatives of AAS publishing.