Closed kyleniemeyer closed 6 years ago
I'm not really sure if we should address this or not, but if so, I suggest:
There are a number of challenges related to the culture of science, including in many fields, how it recognizes digital products, provenance and reproducibility, and many sociologic issues, including recognition of individuals outside publications, diversity, etc. JOSS is not trying to directly solve this complete problem, but focuses on a small part, that of recognition of software and software contributors. If we are successful in our part, this will impact the overall culture of science.
I agree with @danielskatz's suggested response.
I did not make a change to the paper, but added this in response to the reviewer:
There are a number of challenges related to the culture of science (in many fields): how it recognizes digital products, provenance and reproducibility, and many sociological issues, including recognition of individuals outside publications, diversity, etc. JOSS is not trying to directly solve this complete problem, but focuses on a small part: recognition of software and software contributors. If we are successful in our part, this will impact the overall culture of science.