The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) is an online registry of scientist-written software used in astronomy or astrophysics research.
[1] Entries in the ASCL are indexed by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and Web of Science's Data Citation Index and because each code is assigned a unique ascl ID, software can be cited in a journal paper even when there is no citable paper describing the code.
Web of Science and ADS indexing makes research software more discoverable.
Entries in the ASCL include the name, description, author of the code, ascl ID, and either a link to a download site for the software or an attached archive file for the software so the code can be downloaded directly from the ASCL.
[2] Peter Teuben, University of Maryland, Chair Bruce Berriman, California Institute of Technology Jessica Mink, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Robert J. Nemiroff, Michigan Technological University Rein Warmels, European Southern Observatory Lior Shamir, Lawrence Technological University Keith Shortridge, Australian Astronomical Observatory John Wallin, Middle Tennessee State University Previous Advisory Committee Members Mark Taylor, University of Bristol, UK (2011–2018) Thomas Robitaille, Freelance (2016) Robert J. Hanisch, National Institute of Standards and Technology (2011–2015)[9] Editor: Alice Allen Associate Editor: Kim DuPrie Assistant Editor: Catherine Gosmeyer Designer/Developer: Judy Schmidt[9]