Astrophysics Source Code Library

TLDR

The Astrophysics Source Code Library, founded in 1999, is a free online registry of astrophysics codes hosted on the Astronomy Picture of the Day forum and accessible at ascl.net, providing a growing, comprehensive listing of codes used in refereed journal publications. The ASCL currently catalogs over 500 citable codes indexed by ADS, and its editors demonstrated the resource at ADASS, encouraging community submissions and usage.

Abstract

The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL), founded in 1999, is a free on-line registry for source codes of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists. The library is housed on the discussion forum for Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) and can be accessed at http://ascl.net. The ASCL has a comprehensive listing that covers a significant number of the astrophysics source codes used to generate results published in or submitted to refereed journals and continues to grow. The ASCL currently has entries for over 500 codes; its records are citable and are indexed by ADS. The editors of the ASCL and members of its Advisory Committee were on hand at a demonstration table in the ADASS poster room to present the ASCL, accept code submissions, show how the ASCL is starting to be used by the astrophysics community, and take questions on and suggestions for improving the resource.