[PRE REVIEW]: SimuPy: A python framework for modeling and simulating dynamical systems

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Submitting author: @sixpearls (Benjamin Margolis) Repository: https://github.com/simupy/simupy Version: v1.0.0 Editor: @cmadan Reviewer: @demotu

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[sixpearls]

In terms of preferred languages and subject area, @moorepants is probably the best suited reviewer. However, we're at the same institution (and we know each other); I don't know what the JOSS policy is for this situation. In general I would trust @moorepants's ability to determine if he could be fair, especially so with the open discussion format. There are also a number of other reviewers who should be able to provide good feedback in addition to @moorepants.

If possible, I would appreciate it if the reviewer would be willing to work with me to get a DOI by Sept 8th so I can reference it in a conference manuscript. That's pretty soon, so I don't expect that to be treated as a hard constraint.

Thanks! Ben

[sixpearls]

I just wanted to check in, @arfon. Would it be appropriate to suggest other reviewers/editors? I see a number of people familiar using Python and MATLAB (this project could be compared to Simulink) for solving ODE's and doing numerical modeling.

[cMadan]

@whedon assign @cmadan as editor

[whedon]

OK, the editor is @cmadan

[cMadan]

@sixpearls, I'm happy to serve as editor for this submission :)

@moorepants, if you think you can objectively review this project (and are otherwise available), I think it's fine to have you as a reviewer here. If not, perhaps @sixpearls can suggest someone else from the list linked in the first comment here.

[moorepants]

I'd prefer if some other reviewers are asked before me. Ben is a graduate student in my department's program and it would be best if there was a bit more conflict of interest gap between us. If no one else can do it, I may have time to do the review.

[sixpearls]

Thanks, @moorepants. I understand the preference!

It looks like @lheagy, @kyleniemeyer, and @katyhuff are all python users who might be familiar with this type of simulation. Perhaps one of you might be willing to review this?

[katyhuff]

@sixpearls : I can probably do this review, but not for a few weeks -- I'm booked solid for a while. Hopefully @lheagy or @kyleniemeyer will agree to review!

[kyleniemeyer]

@cMadan @sixpearls I could also probably review this, but I'd like to recommend finding a reviewer that isn't a JOSS editor... our plates are already pretty full.

[moorepants]

@sixpearls FYI, I found reviewers for my recent submission by looking for similar software on github and then asking the authors of those packages to review.

[lheagy]

@sixpearls, @cMadan: I would be happy to help with the review but I am travelling for the next 4 weeks so I am going to be slower to respond and am likely not the best choice to take point on the review. If you do find someone else to take point, I am happy to be a second reviewer

[sixpearls]

@katyhuff @kyleniemeyer @lheagy thanks for your responses. Appreciate you all taking the time to respond. Thanks for the suggestion about cross-referencing the editorial board list.

From the list, it looks like @arghdos and @mosteo work in related areas and use python. Beyond that, it would start to be at least a little out of field and/or preferred programming language based on the suggested reviewer list. I'm not sure how much that matters.

@moorepants thanks for the suggestion!

@demotu @siboles @stavness @melund @jslee02 @cybanical @chrisdembia would any of you be willing to review my submission to JOSS? I believe you're all familiar with the journal, but the review guidelines are here.

[demotu]

Yes, I can review your submission; the simupy sounds very interesting.

@demotu https://github.com/demotu

- Marcos Duarte http://demotu.org/

On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 1:26 AM, Ben Margolis notifications@github.com wrote:

@katyhuff https://github.com/katyhuff @kyleniemeyer https://github.com/kyleniemeyer @lheagy https://github.com/lheagy thanks for your responses. Appreciate you all taking the time to respond. Thanks for the suggestion about cross-referencing the editorial board list.

From the list, it looks like @arghdos https://github.com/arghdos and @mosteo https://github.com/mosteo work in related areas and use python. Beyond that, it would start to be at least a little out of field and/or preferred programming language based on the suggested reviewer list. I'm not sure how much that matters.

@moorepants https://github.com/moorepants thanks for the suggestion!

@demotu https://github.com/demotu @siboles https://github.com/siboles @stavness https://github.com/stavness @melund https://github.com/melund @jslee02 https://github.com/jslee02 @cybanical https://github.com/cybanical @chrisdembia https://github.com/chrisdembia would any of you be willing to review my submission https://github.com/simupy/simupy to JOSS http://joss.theoj.org/? I believe you're all familiar with the journal, but the review guidelines are here http://joss.theoj.org/about#reviewer_guidelines.

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[cMadan]

@demotu, great! I'll set you as the reviewer then and start the review process.

If anyone else also wants to contribute to the review, please feel free to also make comments in the review issue.

[cMadan]

@whedon assign @demotu as reviewer

[whedon]

OK, the reviewer is @demotu

[cMadan]

@whedon start review

[whedon]

You didn't say the magic word! Try this:

@whedon start review magic-word=bananas

[cMadan]

@whedon start review magic-word=bananas

[whedon]

OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/396. Feel free to close this issue now!