[PRE REVIEW]: xCDAT: A Python package for simple climate data analysis on structured grids

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@tomvothecoder<!--end-author-handle-- (Tom Vo) Repository: https://github.com/xCDAT/xcdat Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): docs/420-joss-paper Version: v0.6.1 Editor: !--editor-->@arfon<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: @brian-rose, @mgrover1 Managing EiC: Kristen Thyng

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

OK DOIs

- 10.5194/gmd-10-4619-2017 is OK
- 10.5334/jors.148 is OK
- 10.5194/egusphere-2023-2720 is OK
- 10.1073/pnas.2209431119 is OK
- 10.1109/ICDMW.2009.64 is OK
- 10.1002/2014EO420002 is OK
- 10.5194/gmd-15-9031-2022 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.2586088 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.10038784 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.8339034 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.10236521 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.8356796 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.7348619 is OK

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INVALID DOIs

- https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003156 is INVALID because of 'https://doi.org/' prefix

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[kthyng]

Hi @tomvothecoder and thanks for your submission! We have a backlog of submissions so I will add this to our waitlist. In the meantime, please suggest 5 reviewers from the database listed above or your own (non-conflicted) extended network. Their github handles are most useful to receive but please don't use "@" to reference them since it will prematurely ping them. Thanks for your patience.

[tomvothecoder]

Hi @kthyng and thank you for the update! I will get back to you soon with 5 possible reviewers.

[tomvothecoder]

In addition to those listed in the comment above, here are some more possible reviewers:

1. Spencer Hill (shill1@ccny.cuny.edu, GitHub: spencerahill)
2. Deepak Cherian (dcherian@ucar.edu, GitHub: dcherian)
3. Max Grover (mgroverwx@gmail.com, GitHub: mgrover1)

[kthyng]

thank you!

[arfon]

@editorialbot assign me as editor

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Assigned! @arfon is now the editor

[arfon]

@brian-rose @bradyrx @NRaillard @spencerahill @dcherian @mgrover1 – :wave: would any of you be willing to review this submission for JOSS? The submission under consideration is xCDAT: A Python package for simple climate data analysis on structured grids

The review process at JOSS is unique: it takes place in a GitHub issue, is open, and author-reviewer-editor conversations are encouraged. You can learn more about the process in these guidelines: https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reviewer_guidelines.html

Based on your experience, and authorship of past JOSS submissions, we think you might be able to provide a great review of this submission. Please let me know if you think you can help us out!

Many thanks Arfon

[brian-rose]

Hi @arfon, yes I would be happy to review this!

[mgrover1]

@arfon I would be happy to review this!

[tomvothecoder]

Thank you @brian-rose and @mgrover1 for your eagerness in reviewing this xCDAT paper!

[arfon]

Amazing, thanks @brian-rose and @mgrover1 !

[arfon]

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@editorialbot add @mgrover1 as reviewer

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OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/6426.