[PRE REVIEW]: TraitDB: Web application database of phenotypic trait data

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Submitting author: @dleehr (Dan Leehr) Repository: https://github.com/NESCent/TraitDB Version: v0.9.1 Editor: @pjotrp Reviewers: @amoeba

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[arfon]

👋@dleehr - could you take a look at this list of reviewers and identify a few potential candidates? https://bit.ly/joss-reviewers

[dleehr]

Sure - I don't see a lot of overlap between the technologies (Ruby on Rails) and the domain (evolution/trait data) in the reviewers. Considering those and the focus on dataset homogenization, I'd suggest @HadrienG, @dredamonsta1, @amoeba, @krother. Thanks!

[arfon]

Sure - I don't see a lot of overlap between the technologies (Ruby on Rails) and the domain (evolution/trait data) in the reviewers. Considering those and the focus on dataset homogenization, I'd suggest @HadrienG, @dredamonsta1, @amoeba, @krother. Thanks!

Yes, this might be tough :smile:. I know a fair amount about Ruby on Rails and so might be able to help with some of the review aspects there (we may want to assign a different editor in that case).

@HadrienG, @dredamonsta1, @amoeba, @krother - would you be willing to review this submission for JOSS?

[amoeba]

Hey @arfon and @dleehr I'm pretty over-allocated at the moment but could get to this within a two week time period (by Aug 21) if that's workable.

[krother]

I won't be available in the near future, sorry.

[dleehr]

Hey @pjotrp, would you be able to review or suggest someone that could?

[pjotrp]

@whedon assign @pjotrp as editor

[whedon]

OK, the editor is @pjotrp

[pjotrp]

Hi @dleehr, even better I can be the editor ;). Before I look for reviewers I would like you to work a little on the paper. It is too short now. If you check other JOSS papers you can see we like short, but it would be good to add more context, prior art, and future work. Look at one of mine, for example, http://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.00025.

The idea is to put your project in the best possible light so people start using it. Right? People like figures, so a screen shot will help.

[dleehr]

Thanks @pjotrp. I'll let you know after I make those changes.

[pjotrp]

How are we doing?

[pjotrp]

ping!

[dleehr]

Thanks for the reminder, @pjotrp. I haven't had the chance to revisit this yet, perhaps in the next week or so.

[pjotrp]

Ping!

[pjotrp]

@dleehr it should not be too hard. Just make clear who uses the project today and what scientific context it has. Alternatively pull the submission. It has to be worth the effort, right? Also for the reader (take pity on the reader!)

[labarba]

👋 @dleehr — We haven't heard from you in a while. Are you planning on making the improvements requested by @pjotrp soon? Give us a quick status update. Thanks!

[dleehr]

Yes I’ll get it done this week. Apologies for the delay!

[dleehr]

@pjotrp I think the submission is ready for another look. Thank you for your patience and look forward to any feedback you may have.

[pjotrp]

@whedon generate pdf

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Attempting PDF compilation. Reticulating splines etc...

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:point_right: Check article proof :page_facing_up: :point_left:

[pjotrp]

Thanks @dleehr. I am looking for a reviewer.

[pjotrp]

@amoeba would you be able to review in the coming weeks?

[amoeba]

Yes @pjotrp I can have a review in by Feb 7. Would that work?

[pjotrp]

For sure, thanks!

[pjotrp]

@whedon assign @amoeba as reviewer

[whedon]

OK, the reviewer is @amoeba

[pjotrp]

@whedon start review magic-word=bananas

[whedon]

OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/1201. Feel free to close this issue now!