The AAS goes for Gold | Published by The Open Journal of Astrophysics

Thoughts on the decision of the American Astronomical Society to flip all its journals to "Gold" Open Access.

Yesterday there was a big announcement from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) , namely that all its journals will switch to Open Access from 1st January 2022. This transition will affect the Astronomical Journal (AJ), the Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), Astrophysical Journal Letters (ApJL), and the Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (ApJS). Previously authors were able to opt for Open Access but from next year it will apply to all papers. The positive aspect to this change is that it makes articles published by the AAS freely available to the public and other scientists without…

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