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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.

Response to NASA RFI: NASA Public Access Plan for Increasing Access to the Results of NASA-Supported Research

AAS Publishing staff and editors have contributed a response to NASA’s recent Request for Information on their Public Access Plan for Increasing Access to the Results of NASA-Supported Research. Read AAS’s full response here.

On the Use of Chatbots in Writing Scientific Manuscripts

Ethan Vishniac discusses editorial guidelines for the use of chatbots in preparing manuscripts for submission to the journals of the AAS.

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AAS Nova Research Highlights

Studying a Guest Star’s Annual Appearances

With T Coronae Borealis expected to rise to naked-eye visibility any day now, recurrent novae are in the news. To learn more about these events, check out today's article about a recurrent nova in a neighboring galaxy.

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Huge Survey vs. Tiny Space Junk

One of the largest surveys of the sky is about to begin. But will tiny bits of space junk doom its carefully laid plans even before the first images are taken?

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Little Red Dots and Big Black Holes

Astrobites reports on a study that estimates how many galaxies with massive black holes are likely to be present in the early universe.

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Featured Image: A Disk Disturbed by Stellar Explosions

Simulations explore how supernovae can shake up and eject gas from a starburst galaxy.

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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.