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AAS Journals Again Receive Strong Impact Factors

The American Astronomical Society’s peer-reviewed journals remain among the highest-ranked publications in the astronomical sciences according to several key metrics, including impact factor.

Updates to Manuscript Status Access for Authors

Starting 28 May 2025, all contributing authors on submitted AAS journal manuscripts will have the ability to check on the status of the manuscript within the submission portal.

Research Notes of the AAS Celebrates Its 2,000th Publication

Since 2017, RNAAS has provided a venue for brief research reports, student work, null results, and more. Editor Chris Lintott shares his reflections on a recent RNAAS milestone: 2,000 Notes.

Introducing AASTeX v7.0

AAS publishing is proud to announce the latest release of our popular AASTeX package! Learn more about the new features in AASTeX v7.0 and download the package here.

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AAS Nova Research Highlights

Double Disruption Dilemma: Exploring the Tidal Disruption Events of AT 2022dbl

A recently discovered tidal disruption event has astronomers investigating new ways in which stars may be ripped apart by supermassive black holes.

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Minding the Gaps in Solar Wind Data

A new method for handling data with significant gaps can be applied to extremely sparse datasets, such as Voyager data from the outer heliosphere.

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You Shall Not Pass! Active Galactic Nucleus Jets Through the Interstellar Medium

Astrobites reports on simulations that improve our understanding of how jets from active galactic nuclei interact with the interstellar medium.

The post You Shall Not Pass! Active Galactic Nucleus Jets Through the Interstellar Medium appeared first on AAS Nova.

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.