Joss-reviews: [PRE REVIEW]: greta: simple and scalable statistical modelling in R

[whedon]

Submitting author: @goldingn (Nick Golding)
Repository: https://github.com/greta-dev/greta
Version: 0.3.0
Editor: @terrytangyuan
Reviewers: @lionel68 @joethorley

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[whedon]

Attempting PDF compilation. Reticulating splines etc...

[whedon]

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

[kyleniemeyer]

Hi @usethedata, do you have the bandwidth to edit this submission?

[goldingn]

Here's a list of potential reviewers from the reviewer list:

• becarioprecario
• mdogucu
• Volkerschmid
• lionel68
• joethorley
• fabian-s

[goldingn]

The paper is deliberately a bit longer than most JOSS manuscripts - including a code example over two pages. I thought I might as well make it an interesting read. Happy to discuss cutting it down if that's an issue.

[goldingn]

I suggested @usethedata for his statistical background. @terrytangyuan might also be interested in editing, given the TensorFlow angle.

[terrytangyuan]

Yes, I would definitely be interested in editing this if @usethedata is not available.

[kyleniemeyer]

@terrytangyuan it's all yours!

[kyleniemeyer]

@whedon assign @terrytangyuan as editor

[whedon]

OK, the editor is @terrytangyuan

[kyleniemeyer]

@goldingn regarding the length, I don't think it is an issue. We don't publish articles with research results, but longer articles that describe the software and provide examples are fine (just not required).

[goldingn]

@kyleniemeyer ah that's great, thanks!

[terrytangyuan]

👋 @becarioprecario @mdogucu @Volkerschmid @lionel68 @joethorley @fabian-s If you are interested in reviewing this submission, please let us know here!

[joethorley]

@terrytangyuan I would like to review

[lionel68]

@terrytangyuan same here, would also be happy to review this manuscript.

[terrytangyuan]

@whedon assign @lionel68 @joethorley as reviewer

[whedon]

OK, the reviewer is @lionel68 @joethorley

[terrytangyuan]

@whedon start review

[whedon]

OK, I've started the review over in https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/1601. Feel free to close this issue now!

[terrytangyuan]

Thanks everyone! Let’s head over to https://github.com/openjournals/joss-reviews/issues/1601 for review.