16 December 2015
AAS Journals Workshop for Authors & Referees at January Meeting
Julie Steffen American Astronomical Society (AAS)
At the 227th AAS meeting in Kissimmee, Florida, the AAS is offering a two-hour workshop to provide authors and referees — and prospective authors and referees — with crucial information about publishing in the Society's journals, i.e., the Astronomical Journal (AJ), the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements.
The workshop, to be held on Wednesday, 6 January 2016, consists of identical two-hour morning and afternoon sessions and a buffet lunch in between with additional demonstrations.
Please join us for the morning session and lunch, or lunch and the afternoon session, in St. George 104 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Here's the agenda:
| Morning Session | Topic & Speaker |
|---|---|
| 10:00 am – 10:05 am | Introductions Julie Steffen |
| 10:05 am – 10:35 am | Changes at AAS Journals; How to Be a Successful AAS Author Ethan Vishniac |
| 10:35 am – 11:00 am | The Peer Review Process Butler Burton |
| 11:00 am – 11:15 am | AAS Nova: Sharing AAS Authors’ Research with the Broader Community Susanna Kohler |
| 11:15 am – 11:30 am | Fixing Software and Instrumentation Publishing: New Paper Styles in AAS Journals Chris Lintott |
| 11:30 am – 11:45 am | Making Article Writing Easier with the New AASTeX v6.0 Greg Schwarz |
| 11:45 am – 12:00 pm | Bringing JavaScript and Interactivity to Your AAS Journal Figures Gus Muench |
| Lunch Session | Topic & Speaker |
| 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Unified Astronomy Thesaurus Katie Frey |
| 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm | AAS/ADS ORCID Integration Tool Alberto Accomazzi |
| 12:30 pm – 12:45 pm | WorldWide Telescope and Video Abstracts Josh Peek |
| 12:45 pm – 01:00 pm | Arizona Astronomical Data Hub (AADH) Bryan Heidorn |
| Afternoon Session | Topic & Speaker |
| 01:00 pm – 01:05 pm | Introductions Julie Steffen |
| 01:05 pm – 01:35 pm | Changes at AAS Journals; How to Be a Successful AAS Author Ethan Vishniac |
| 01:35 pm – 02:00 pm | The Peer Review Process Butler Burton |
| 02:00 pm – 02:15 pm | AAS Nova: Sharing AAS Authors’ Research with the Broader Community Susanna Kohler |
| 02:15 pm – 02:30 pm | Fixing Software and Instrumentation Publishing: New Paper Styles in AAS Journals Chris Lintott |
| 02:30 pm – 02:45 pm | Making Article Writing Easier with the New AASTeX v6.0 Greg Schwarz |
| 02:45 pm – 03:00 pm | Bringing JavaScript and Interactivity to Your AAS Journal Figures Gus Muench |