Add zipcode metadata required for submission

[rasbt]

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Adds zip code to author data

[Benjamin-Lee]

Actually, does it make sense to have the value be a list of the number itself? And speaking of which, should we represent it as a string? I do know horrible things can happen when you treat zip codes as numbers, though I doubt it will matter here.

[rasbt]

Actually, does it make sense to have the value be a list of the number itself?

I was thinking that if affiliations is a list, then the zip code should probably also be a list. Although we really don't need multiple zip codes for the submission.

I do know horrible things can happen when you treat zip codes as numbers, though I doubt it will matter here.

Yeah, I don't think it matters here. I was thinking of it as just something you would copy and paste into the submission form.

EDIT: Just changed it to a string though, because why not :)

[cgreene]

What about just asking that folks include zipcodes for at least one affiliation on that line? I'm wondering if that's easier or harder.

[fmaguire]

Also worth noting that not all currently listed authors are based in the US (including myself), therefore don't have zipcodes.

[rasbt]

Either way would be fine to me. I think @Benjamin-Lee would just copy & paste the first value into the submission field anyway. I can change it to a single value.

[Benjamin-Lee]

Single value works for me. Let’s just go with that since it reduces the complexity.

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[rasbt]

Good point by @fmaguire

Also worth noting that not all currently listed authors are based in the US (including myself), therefore don't have zipcodes.

for those cases, people could add a "- postalcode: ..." entry? Looking at your submission form, Ben, I think either zip code or postal code would be ok.

[Benjamin-Lee]

Let’s go with “postcode” then. An arbitrary string I can put in the form to make them happy will suffice.

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[rasbt]

Let’s go with “postcode” then. An arbitrary string I can put in the form to make them happy will suffice.

alright, done. And like you said, i think we can be flexible because it's just something you have to copy and paste and doesn't go through computational pipelines