Acknowlegment

If SAOImageDS9 contributes to a scientific publication, we ask that authors cite both Fruscione et al. 2026 —to acknowledge the software package and its ongoing development—and the original DS9 reference (W. A. Joye & E. Mandel 2003)—to acknowledge the introduction of DS9 to the astronomical community.

If you are using AASTeX and plan to submit an article to one of the AAS journals, we recommend adding a \software{...} tag to your manuscript that cites DS9 (see the AASTeX guide for more information), e.g.:

\software{SAOImageDS9, Other software}

Authors may also include the following acknowledgment statement:

This research made use of SAOImageDS9, an astronomical imaging and data visualization application developed by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (A. Fruscione et. al 2026, W. A. Joye & E. Mandel 2003).