[PRE REVIEW]: stl2sdf: Parallel scalable signed-distance-field generator for arbitrary cartesian grids

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@AkshayPatil1994<!--end-author-handle-- (Akshay Patil) Repository: https://github.com/AkshayPatil1994/stl2sdf.git Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): Version: v1.0.0 Editor: Pending Reviewers: Pending Managing EiC: Kyle Niemeyer

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Software report:

github.com/AlDanial/cloc v 1.90  T=0.01 s (1197.2 files/s, 81479.0 lines/s)
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Commit count by author:

     4  Akshay Patil
     2  github-actions

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Paper file info:

📄 Wordcount for paper.md is 729

✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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License info:

🟡 License found: GNU General Public License v3.0 (Check here for OSI approval)

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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:

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[AkshayPatil1994]

Here is a list of potential reviewers that might fit well

bbrelje zbeekman ctdegroot esclapez

Hope this helps and looking forward to the review comments!

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@AkshayPatil1994 due to the small size, we will perform a scope check first. I will pass along your comments about the usefulness despite the small size.

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@editorialbot query scope

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Submission flagged for editorial review.

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Hello @AkshayPatil1994, unfortunately, the JOSS editorial board has found that this submission does not meet our requirements for substantial scholarly effort due to its small size. This is not a comment about its usefulness, and we recommend that you consider other routes to making your software citeable, such as following GitHub's guide on creating a permanent archive and DOI.

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@editorialbot reject

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Paper rejected.

[AkshayPatil1994]

Thanks, @kyleniemeyer , for your update; I understand that this does not fit the scope of the journal. Nevertheless, thanks for taking the time to review the submission.