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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
Investigation of the First Radio-Bright Off-Nuclear Tidal Disruption Event
The tidal disruption event AT 2024tvd happened outside the nucleus of its host galaxy, indicating the presence of a wandering or recoiling massive black hole. What can radio observations tell us about this unusual event?
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Kickin’ It into Overdrive with Stellar Escapees
Astrobites reports on the explosive origins of hyper-velocity survivor stars.
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Rapid Recurrent Nova May Be Challenging Perceptions
A recent study finds that a recurrent nova may be powered by a rare Be star–white dwarf binary system, broadening the scope of possible novae origins.
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Researchers Spot a Rare Glowing, Growing Planet
Growing planets need to eat, and astronomers just found one snacking on gas in between the rings of a protoplanetary disk.
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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
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