[PRE REVIEW]: xesn: Echo state networks powered by xarray and dask

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@timothyas<!--end-author-handle-- (Timothy Smith) Repository: https://github.com/timothyas/xesn Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): Version: v0.1.4 Editor: !--editor-->@sneakers-the-rat<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: @Arcomano1234, @wiljnich Managing EiC: Chris Vernon

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    39  Timothy Smith
    21  timothyas

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✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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[crvernon]

:wave: @timothyas -There are a few things that you can take care of until I get a topic editor assigned to your submission:

• [ ] fix your paper.md file header. I believe you have an extra tab in front of your ORCID specifications. Once fixed, we should be able to compile from here.
• [ ] Please bring the word count of your paper to around a max of 1000 words. You can reference your documentation if needed from the paper.
• [ ] I don't see a paper.bib file with your bibliography present in your repo

Thanks!

[timothyas]

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[timothyas]

@crvernon thank you for this!

• I think I fixed the tabbing issue in the paper.md header, it looks like editorialbot was able to compile the pdf.
• I am using a bibliography file located within the docs directory of the repo (at docs/references.bib). Will this work, or does it have to be paper.bib in the main directory of the repo?
• I will work on the wordcount, I didn't realize the word limit was strict.

[jromanowska]

Hi, @crvernon, thanks for the invitation, but I need to decline - I'm going away for holidays entire July. See you in August! :wave:

[crvernon]

No problem, thanks @jromanowska!

[crvernon]

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[timothyas]

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@crvernon I was able to reduce the paper length dramatically from what it was, to ~1600 words. Please let me know if this is acceptable for JOSS. Thank you!

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[crvernon]

Thanks @timothyas - we will let the assigned topic editor and reviewers provide feedback before I ask for any further cuts. Thanks for knocking this out quickly!

@editorialbot generate pdf

@crvernon I was able to reduce the paper length dramatically from what it was, to ~1600 words. Please let me know if this is acceptable for JOSS. Thank you!

[sneakers-the-rat]

@editorialbot assign @sneakers-the-rat as editor

yes i would be happy to :)

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Assigned! @sneakers-the-rat is now the editor

[sneakers-the-rat]

It looks like climate modeling is one of the major intended applications - maybe we can find one reviewer who is a climate modeler and maybe the other is a more general neural networks person? Are there any people the authors would like to recommend as reviewers?

Otherwise I see that @SarthakJariwala , @trontrytel , and @Zeitsperre might be a good fit here - are any of y'all interested in reviewing this package?

[timothyas]

Thank you @sneakers-the-rat! I can recommend Troy Arcomano (GitHub username: Arcomano1234) who has extensive experience with Echo State Networks and ML more broadly, applied to weather forecasting. His work is cited in the "Previously existing software" section of our paper.

[sneakers-the-rat]

That sounds perfect, @Arcomano1234 would you be willing to review this package?

[Arcomano1234]

Yes of course!

[Zeitsperre]

Hi there, thanks for thinking of me, but I've been alternating between vacationing and swamped at work for the last few months. Keep me in mind for other similar projects, though!

[timothyas]

Hi @sneakers-the-rat I just wanted to check in on this, is there anything that I can do to help move this review along? Thanks!

[timothyas]

Hello @sneakers-the-rat @crvernon or anyone, is there anything I can do to help move this review along? This paper has been sitting for a few months now.

Thank you!

[crvernon]

@timothyas let me reach out to @sneakers-the-rat internally and see if I can make contact. If not, I will reassign this to another editor and we will get it moving. Thanks!

[crvernon]

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[timothyas]

Thank you @crvernon!

[sneakers-the-rat]

apologies for the delay, i was out of work for a bit and the return has been rocky. let's get this show on the road

[sneakers-the-rat]

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[sneakers-the-rat]

Searching in the db for a few more reviewers, I see @pitmonticone @wiljnich / @wiljnichepa and @bradyrx having previously volunteered as reviewers and having expertise in predictive modeling/climate/physical modeling - would any of you be willing to review this work?

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[wiljnich]

@sneakers-the-rat I am available and willing to review.

[sneakers-the-rat]

Fabulous! that's the two reviewers we need. since it's been a few months, can i have confirmation from @Arcomano1234 that he is still willing to review here? then let's start the review :)

[Arcomano1234]

Yes, I am more than happy to still review. I have a preliminary review and I have tried playing around with the code the last few months.

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OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/7286.