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A Few Updates to AAS Journal Style
The Journals staff has been hard at work on a complete revamping of the AASTeX code. In tandem with this, the Publications Committee has identified a few key spots in AAS journal style where improvements could be made to better align with community standards and our core values.
Welcome to Kerry Kroffe, AAS Director of Scholarly Publishing
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is pleased to announce that Kerry Kroffe is serving as the Director of Scholarly Publishing for the organization as of 9 September, 2024, following the recent retirement of AAS Chief Publishing Officer Julie Steffen.
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.
Author Resources
AAS Nova Research Highlights
The Galactic Golden Child Cassiopeia A Through the Lens of JWST
Astrobites reports on JWST observations that get up close and personal with the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.
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A Bubbly Origin for Odd Radio Circles
New simulations show how odd radio circles could form when supermassive black hole jets blow bubbles in intergalactic gas.
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Discovery of a Lonely Galactic Hedgehog
The Hedgehog galaxy is one of the most isolated dwarf galaxies known — but despite its serene location, it might not have formed any new stars in the past 100 million years.
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Featured Image: Finding Swirls on Jupiter
Citizen scientists have identified 7,000 swirling vortices on Jupiter, leading to some surprising findings.
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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.