Joss-reviews: [PRE REVIEW]: DeGAUSS: Decentralized Geomarker Assessment for Multi-Site Studies

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Submitting author: @cole-brokamp (Cole Brokamp)
Repository: https://github.com/cole-brokamp/DeGAUSS
Version: v0.2
Editor: @pjotrp
Reviewers: @vsoch, @george-githinji

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[arfon]

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[cole-brokamp]

Based on the list of existing JOSS reviewers, I feel that @nuest @jhollist @vsoch @sgrieve would all make great reviewers.

[sgrieve]

This looks like really interesting work! Unfortunately I'm not familiar enough with R to review this adequately.

[vsoch]

I am doing a trip followed by a cross country move starting next week, so I can't review imminently, but I'd be available at the end of July or early August!

I don't think R as a predominant language is totally necessary because the actual executable to review would be a container. For everyone in this thread, here is a direct link to the repo to help decide if you would be a suitable reviewer --> https://github.com/cole-brokamp/DeGAUSS. If you look at the README, interaction with the application is via docker commands.

@arfon is there a tag for container / Docker? I think many more that are familiar with containers (and perhaps not having the primary language as the executables inside) would still be able to provide some level of review. As long as one of the reviewers has more familiarity, I think it might be ok :L)

[cole-brokamp]

@vsoch makes a good point. In fact, this software is designed for users that don’t use R at all. Most of the end users hardly have any experience with command line programming at all.

[arfon]

@arfon is there a tag for container / Docker? I think many more that are familiar with containers (and perhaps not having the primary language as the executables inside) would still be able to provide some level of review. As long as one of the reviewers has more familiarity, I think it might be ok :L)

We don't label submissions as such yet but I can definitely see the argument for doing so...

[cole-brokamp]

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Attempting PDF compilation. Reticulating splines etc...

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[pjotrp]

This is an interesting method for sure. I can be an editor if @vsoch is happy to review. There is no hurry.

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[pjotrp]

@george-githinji are you Ok to review?

[george-githinji]

I have some immediate deadlines and I will only have a proper look from mid next week. If you get a second reviewer that will be great. Thanks.

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[pjotrp]

@arfon hmm. So I would like @vsoch and @george-githinji as reviewers. Is that the case now?

[arfon]

@arfon hmm. So I would like @vsoch and @george-githinji as reviewers. Is that the case now?

Yep, looks to be. You can always refresh the page and look at the top of the issue thread:

[pjotrp]

@arfon Got it. I was looking at the github assignees...

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[whedon]

OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/812. Feel free to close this issue now!