[PRE REVIEW]: ExcelToShiny: An R Package for Automating Shiny Dashboard Creation from Excel Templates

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Submitting author: !--author-handle-->@lilyclements<!--end-author-handle-- (Lily Clements) Repository: https://github.com/IDEMSInternational/ExcelToShiny Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch): Version: v0.1.0 Editor: !--editor-->@skanwal<!--end-editor-- Reviewers: Pending Managing EiC: Chris Vernon

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- No DOI given, and none found for title: Business Dashboards Decoded: Visualizing Success i...
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- No DOI given, and none found for title: Developing a complex R Shiny app – the good, the b...
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:warning: An error happened when generating the pdf. Author (Lily Clements) is missing affiliation.

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Paper file info:

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✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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⚠️ An error happened when generating the pdf. Author (Lily Clements) is missing affiliation.

I believe I have now fixed this, apologies and thank you for flagging it.

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@editorialbot generate pdf

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:wave: @lilyclements - I am going to run this through scope review with our larger editorial board to ensure that it meets our requirements for substantial scholarly effort. I will be back in touch ASAP with a decision. Thank you!

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Submission flagged for editorial review.

[crvernon]

@lilyclements I am going to move forward with this one. I'll get you an editor assigned ASAP.

[crvernon]

@editorialbot invite @mbobra as editor

:wave: @mbobra - are you able to take this one on as editor?

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Invitation to edit this submission sent!

[mbobra]

👋 @crvernon Thank you for the invite and I'm definitely happy to edit a submission -- this one is not the right fit for me, though, because I don't know Excel or R. My apologies!

[crvernon]

No problem @mbobra, thank you for the quick reply!

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@editorialbot invite @skanwal as editor

👋 @skanwal - are you able to take this one on as editor?

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Invitation to edit this submission sent!

[crvernon]

Just following up...

👋 @skanwal - are you able to take this one on as editor?

[skanwal]

Hello Chris - yes, happy to take this one on.

[crvernon]

@editorialbot assign @skanwal as editor

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Assigned! @skanwal is now the editor

[skanwal]

Hello @pdiakumis - are you able to review this paper?