[PRE REVIEW]: Catalyst: a Python JIT compiler for auto-differentiable hybrid quantum programs

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@josh146<!--end-author-handle-- (Joshua Izaac) Repository: https://github.com/PennyLaneAI/catalyst Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): joss-paper Version: v0.3.1 Editor: !--editor-->@danielskatz<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: @pmcao, @otbrown Managing EiC: Daniel S. Katz

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.5281/zenodo.6385575 is OK
- 10.1088/1367-2630/18/2/023023 is OK
- 10.1109/CGO51591.2021.9370308 is OK
- 10.22331/q-2022-03-30-677 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- 10.1103/physreva.104.052402 may be a valid DOI for title: Variational quantum algorithm for molecular geometry optimization
- 10.1103/physreva.99.032331 may be a valid DOI for title: Evaluating analytic gradients on quantum hardware

INVALID DOIs

- None

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[danielskatz]

@josh146 - thanks for your submission. I'll look for an editor next.

While I do so, you could work on the possibly missing DOIs that editorialbot suggests, but note that some may be incorrect. Please feel free to make changes to your .bib file, then use the command @editorialbot check references to check again, and the command @editorialbot generate pdf when the references are right to make a new PDF. editorialbot commands need to be the first entry in a new comment.

Also, please proofread how the references look in the pdf. I see at least one where the authors are not formatted correctly, which can be fixed by protecting a string in the .bib file using {}s.

[danielskatz]

👋 @jarvist - Are you able to edit this submission?

[danielskatz]

@editorialbot invite @jarvist as editor

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Invitation to edit this submission sent!

[josh146]

Thanks @danielskatz! I'll update the DOIs now.

[josh146]

@editorialbot check references

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.5281/zenodo.6385575 is OK
- 10.1088/1367-2630/18/2/023023 is OK
- 10.1103/physreva.104.052402 is OK
- 10.1109/CGO51591.2021.9370308 is OK
- 10.22331/q-2022-03-30-677 is OK
- 10.1103/physreva.99.032331 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- None

[josh146]

@editorialbot generate pdf

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:point_right::page_facing_up: Download article proof :page_facing_up: View article proof on GitHub :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[editorialbot]

Five most similar historical JOSS papers:

Flux: Elegant machine learning with Julia Submitting author: @MikeInnes Handling editor: @Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman (Active) Reviewers: @ysimillides Similarity score: 0.7871

matador: a Python library for analysing, curating and performing high-throughput density-functional theory calculations Submitting author: @ml-evs Handling editor: @jgostick (Active) Reviewers: @mkhorton, @srmnitc Similarity score: 0.7868

WEdiff: A Python and C++ package for automatic differentiation Submitting author: @ctdegroot Handling editor: @arfon (Active) Reviewers: @highlando, @kyleniemeyer Similarity score: 0.7866

dcgp: Differentiable Cartesian Genetic Programming made easy. Submitting author: @darioizzo Handling editor: @VivianePons (Retired) Reviewers: @Ohjeah, @shah314 Similarity score: 0.7828

ChemPy: A package useful for chemistry written in Python Submitting author: @bjodah Handling editor: @kyleniemeyer (Active) Reviewers: @bryanwweber Similarity score: 0.7823

⚠️ Note to editors: If these papers look like they might be a good match, click through to the review issue for that paper and invite one or more of the authors before considering asking the reviewers of these papers to review again for JOSS.

[danielskatz]

Thanks @josh146 - there's still this one...

but otherwise, this looks good now.

[josh146]

@editorialbot check references

[editorialbot]

Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.5281/zenodo.6385575 is OK
- 10.1088/1367-2630/18/2/023023 is OK
- 10.1103/physreva.104.052402 is OK
- 10.1109/CGO51591.2021.9370308 is OK
- 10.22331/q-2022-03-30-677 is OK
- 10.1103/physreva.99.032331 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- None

[josh146]

@editorialbot generate pdf

[editorialbot]

:point_right::page_facing_up: Download article proof :page_facing_up: View article proof on GitHub :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[editorialbot]

Five most similar historical JOSS papers:

matador: a Python library for analysing, curating and performing high-throughput density-functional theory calculations Submitting author: @ml-evs Handling editor: @jgostick (Active) Reviewers: @mkhorton, @srmnitc Similarity score: 0.7895

WEdiff: A Python and C++ package for automatic differentiation Submitting author: @ctdegroot Handling editor: @arfon (Active) Reviewers: @highlando, @kyleniemeyer Similarity score: 0.7892

Flux: Elegant machine learning with Julia Submitting author: @MikeInnes Handling editor: @Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman (Active) Reviewers: @ysimillides Similarity score: 0.7886

Heta compiler: a software tool for the development of large-scale QSP models and compilation into simulation formats Submitting author: @metelkin Handling editor: @fboehm (Active) Reviewers: @martinmodrak, @elimillera Similarity score: 0.7862

dcgp: Differentiable Cartesian Genetic Programming made easy. Submitting author: @darioizzo Handling editor: @VivianePons (Retired) Reviewers: @Ohjeah, @shah314 Similarity score: 0.7860

⚠️ Note to editors: If these papers look like they might be a good match, click through to the review issue for that paper and invite one or more of the authors before considering asking the reviewers of these papers to review again for JOSS.

[josh146]

@editorialbot generate pdf

[editorialbot]

:point_right::page_facing_up: Download article proof :page_facing_up: View article proof on GitHub :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[editorialbot]

Five most similar historical JOSS papers:

matador: a Python library for analysing, curating and performing high-throughput density-functional theory calculations Submitting author: @ml-evs Handling editor: @jgostick (Active) Reviewers: @mkhorton, @srmnitc Similarity score: 0.7895

WEdiff: A Python and C++ package for automatic differentiation Submitting author: @ctdegroot Handling editor: @arfon (Active) Reviewers: @highlando, @kyleniemeyer Similarity score: 0.7892

Flux: Elegant machine learning with Julia Submitting author: @MikeInnes Handling editor: @Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman (Active) Reviewers: @ysimillides Similarity score: 0.7886

Heta compiler: a software tool for the development of large-scale QSP models and compilation into simulation formats Submitting author: @metelkin Handling editor: @fboehm (Active) Reviewers: @martinmodrak, @elimillera Similarity score: 0.7862

dcgp: Differentiable Cartesian Genetic Programming made easy. Submitting author: @darioizzo Handling editor: @VivianePons (Retired) Reviewers: @Ohjeah, @shah314 Similarity score: 0.7860

⚠️ Note to editors: If these papers look like they might be a good match, click through to the review issue for that paper and invite one or more of the authors before considering asking the reviewers of these papers to review again for JOSS.

[josh146]

@editorialbot generate pdf

[editorialbot]

:point_right::page_facing_up: Download article proof :page_facing_up: View article proof on GitHub :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[editorialbot]

Five most similar historical JOSS papers:

matador: a Python library for analysing, curating and performing high-throughput density-functional theory calculations Submitting author: @ml-evs Handling editor: @jgostick (Active) Reviewers: @mkhorton, @srmnitc Similarity score: 0.7895

WEdiff: A Python and C++ package for automatic differentiation Submitting author: @ctdegroot Handling editor: @arfon (Active) Reviewers: @highlando, @kyleniemeyer Similarity score: 0.7892

Flux: Elegant machine learning with Julia Submitting author: @MikeInnes Handling editor: @Kevin-Mattheus-Moerman (Active) Reviewers: @ysimillides Similarity score: 0.7886

Heta compiler: a software tool for the development of large-scale QSP models and compilation into simulation formats Submitting author: @metelkin Handling editor: @fboehm (Active) Reviewers: @martinmodrak, @elimillera Similarity score: 0.7862

dcgp: Differentiable Cartesian Genetic Programming made easy. Submitting author: @darioizzo Handling editor: @VivianePons (Retired) Reviewers: @Ohjeah, @shah314 Similarity score: 0.7860

⚠️ Note to editors: If these papers look like they might be a good match, click through to the review issue for that paper and invite one or more of the authors before considering asking the reviewers of these papers to review again for JOSS.

[danielskatz]

👋 @jarvist - a ping to see if you would be able to edit this, as previously invited

[jarvist]

@editorialbot assign @jarvist as editor

OK! I've been a bit snowed under with teaching, but the autumn-term pressure is starting to lessen.

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Assigned! @jarvist is now the editor

[jarvist]

@josh146 - do you have any suggestions for reviewers? This style of software is really quite specialist. I was wondering if some people from the slightly more general area of quantum computing / quantum information might have a view.

[jarvist]

A gentle poke @josh146

[josh146]

Apologies @jarvist, I have just returned from a vacation :) Potential suggestions for reviewers include Nathan Shammah, Travis Humble, Pranav Gorkhale, or Andrew Litteken.

[josh146]

Just wanted to double check here if there was anything else you needed from me!

[josh146]

Hi @jarvist, happy holidays and new year! Just wanted to follow up here quickly

[josh146]

Hey @danielskatz! Just wondering if there's anything you need from my end to get the review process underway

[danielskatz]

@josh146 - we just need @jarvist to get things going, which I hope will happen soon...

[danielskatz]

👋 @jarvist - are you going to be able to do this? If not, we can try to find another editor

[jarvist]

Yes, should have a bit more time now! Thanks for the suggestions @josh146 .

[danielskatz]

👋 @jarvist - just another ping on this, as it's come up on my list of submissions without an update in a 2-week period...

[josh146]

Hey all, just wanted to do a polite ping on this @danielskatz @jarvist :)

[danielskatz]

👋 @jarvist - are you able to keep working on this?

[josh146]

Hi @danielskatz, we're wondering how best to get this moving?

[danielskatz]

Sorry, I'm not sure what's happened with @jarvist, who hasn't replied to me on slack either. I'll go ahead and take this over and get it started.

[danielskatz]

@editorialbot assign me as editor

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Assigned! @danielskatz is now the editor

[danielskatz]

👋 @nathanshammah, @travishumble, @AndrewLitteken - would a couple of you be willing to review this submission for JOSS? We carry out our checklist-driven reviews here in GitHub issues and follow these guidelines: https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/review_criteria.html

[danielskatz]

Note - I've also asked a couple of people as potential editors off-line

[danielskatz]

Thanks to @pmcao for agreeing to review - I'll add you, but we won't start until get one more reviewer as well