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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.…
AAS Publication Support Fund Process Change
In response to feedback from authors, AAS journals will now adjudicate requests for publication support when a manuscript is submitted, rather than waiting until a manuscript is accepted as was done previously. Under the new processing workflow, the Editor in Chief will review requests within one week of the submission…
Editorial on New Authorship Contribution Section
In this editorial published in the Bulletin of the AAS, AAS Journals Editor in Chief Ethan Vishniac describes the role of the new Authorship Contribution Section in AAS journal articles.
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.
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
Selections from 2025: The Nine-Ringed Bullseye Galaxy
Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution.
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Selections from 2025: The Formation of Massive Stars
Researchers used an airborne telescope to find out more about the origins of massive stars in our galaxy.
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Selections from 2025: A New Way to Combine Ground-Based Images
With immense amounts of data headed our way from ground-based facilities like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, new methods are needed to rapidly and effectively process high-resolution images.
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Selections from 2025: The Sun Changed Course in 2008
During the exceptionally deep solar minimum of 2008, researchers thought the Sun might be entering a prolonged period of low solar activity — but the Sun had other plans.
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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.