''Astronomy and Computing'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on applications

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History

The importance of astronomical software to generating research results has grown, and indeed, much of modern research depends on software. Though occasionally discussed casually, the idea for a journal devoted to computational methods in astronomy was formally discussed at th
Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems
(ADASS) XX conference in a Birds of a Feather session in 2010, where it was demonstrated that the major astronomy publications are often reluctant to include purely computational articles, though other journals may be more accepting. The publication of computational methods is seen as an important step to bring those who write research software into the academic credit production system. The development of ''Astronomy & Computing'' was presented in 2012 in a poster session at the Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASS) XXII conference, and the journal's first issue was published in February, 2013.

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