ASCL tags and finding software in ADS

The ASCL makes it easy to cite the software astro research depends on. Every astronomy journal and many others such as Science and Nature accept ASCL references; ADS shows citations to ASCL entries from nearly 90 journals. Citations to ASCL entries are tracked by ADS, Web of Science, and other indices.

bar chart showing citations to ASCL entries per year as of December 5, 2018, with the 2018 bar labeled with 1,161 citations
Citations to ASCL entries from ADS as of 12/05/2018

ADS makes it easy to search for software in its holdings through the use of the “software” doctype.
Image of the ADS Bumblebee query box with the search term doctype:software in it

ASCL has started tagging NASA software among its entries, allowing you to search ASCL and ADS for this software.
ADS bumblebee query field showing search terms doctype:software keyword:nasa
Screenshot showing entries in ASCL with the NASA keyword

You can find the tags on an entry below the “Discuss” button.Partial screenshot of Kadenza code entry with a red arrow indication the location of the keywords

Citation information and other statistics, such as the number of site links we most recently checked, when we checked them, and how many are healthy, appear on our dashboard, which is updated on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Partial screenshot of dashboard showing 3382 site links (96.77%) are working as of 2018-12-04 03:57:42. Statistics: There are 1833 codes in the ASCL, and 24 submitted. There are 2847 citations to ASCL entries in ADS. 1833 (100.00%) ASCL codes are in ADS. 584 (31.86%) have ADS citations. Bar charts of code additions by year and citations by year
If you have any questions about citing ASCL entries, we’re happy to help! Email editor@ascl.net or tweet to @asclnet.

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