Astronomy and Computing is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the broad area between astronomy, computer science, software development and information technology. The journal aims to publish the work of scientists and (software) engineers in all aspects of astronomical computing, including the collection, analysis, reduction, visualisation, preservation and dissemination of data, and the development of astronomical software and simulations. The journal covers applications of computer science techniques to astronomy, as well as novel applications of information technologies within astronomy.

The journal is open to a broad range of contributions about the use of computing in astronomy. It encourages unsolicited submissions of regular scientific articles, of manuscripts on new software releases and data releases of astronomical surveys, and of "reports on practice" which describe the outcomes (positive and negative) of the practical application of informatics techniques within astronomy research and operations. Authors wishing instead to submit review articles, white papers and target articles, as well as ideas for special issues of the journal are expected to first contact members of the Editorial Board.

In general, manuscripts should make a valuable contribution to the field and should display an appropriate familiarity with previous work in the area and alternative approaches to the same problem. Providing a sustainable link to data or source code is strongly encouraged (and is required in the case of manuscripts on data or software releases, respectively). All manuscripts are subject to peer-review. The journal welcomes contributions on a variety of topics including:
Astroinformatics and analytics
Astrophysical simulations
Astrostatistics and machine learning
Computational infrastructure
Data analysis and statistics
Data curation and preservation
Data management, archives, and virtual observatory
Data mining
Data processing pipelines and automated systems
General computational techniques used for astronomy
Scientific software engineering
Semantics
Visualization

Standard Article
Notes on Practice
Review Paper
White Paper
Target Article
Special Issues

Editor-in-Chief
Robert Mann
Robert Mann
The University of Edinburgh Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Email Robert Mann
Editors
Alberto Accomazzi
Alberto Accomazzi
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, United States Email Alberto Accomazzi
Tamas Budavari
Tamas Budavari
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States Email Tamas Budavari
Jessi Cisewski
Jessi Cisewski
Yale University, New Haven, United States Email Jessi Cisewski
Norman Gray
Norman Gray
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Email Norman Gray
Michelle Kuttel
Michelle Kuttel
University of Cape Town Department of Computer Science, Rondebosch, South AfricaEmail Michelle Kuttel
Joeri van Leeuwen
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, Dwingeloo, Netherlands Email Joeri van Leeuwen
William O'Mullane
William O'Mullane
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Tucson, United States Email William O'Mullane
Stefanie Walch-Gassner
Stefanie Walch-Gassner
University of Cologne, Koln, Germany Email Stefanie Walch-Gassner
Andreas Wicenec
Andreas Wicenec
University of Western Australia, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Crawley, Australia Email Andreas Wicenec
Scientific Advisory Board
Kirk Borne
George Mason University, Fairfax, United States
Sarah Bridle
The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Andrew Connolly
University of Washington, Seattle, United States
André Csillaghy
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Windisch, Switzerland
Daniel Durand
NRC Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics, Victoria, Canada
Christopher Fluke
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Robert Hanisch
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, United States
Andy Lawrence
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Masatoshi Ohishi
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan Astronomy Data Center, Mitaka, Japan
Fabio Pasian
Astronomical Observatory of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
Michèle Peron
European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Raymond Plante
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, United States
Peter Quinn
University of Western Australia, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Crawley, Australia
Arnold Rots
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, United States
Michael Wise
Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, Dwingeloo, Netherlands