Würzburg 2018 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik

EP 7: Publishing in Astronomy and Astrophysics

EP 7.1: Hauptvortrag

Mittwoch, 21. März 2018, 15:00–15:30, BSZ - Pabel HS

Publishing in Astronomy & Astrophysics — •Hardi Peter — MPI for Solar System Research, Göttingen

The peer-reviewed journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, or short A&A, was founded in 1968 replacing a number of smaller national journals in the then rapidly expanding European astronomy community. Soon A&A became one of the leading publications in its field. Today several of the 13 sections of A&A are available in full open access, including the A&A Letters, and all sections become freely accessible 12 months after publication. Besides the regular refereeing process to ensure scientific quality, A&A offers services during the paper writing process and the post-acceptance phase, namely a latex-based collaborative writing studio and language editing. In this overview, I will present the journal from the point of view of authors and referees and will also give some short introduction to the work of the editors and the publisher. This will include the scientific fields covered by A&A, the editing and refereeing process and the policy concerning ethical issues and data availability. This presentation will aim to serve as an initial publishing guideline to young astronomers preparing (one of) their first publication(s) and to stimulate discussions on topics that could be of interest to young and advanced researchers.