[REVIEW]: Regl-Scatterplot: A Scalable Interactive JavaScript-based Scatter Plot Library

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Submitting author: @flekschas (Fritz Lekschas)
Repository: https://github.com/flekschas/regl-scatterplot
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Version: v1.6.3
Editor: @fabian-s
Reviewers: @Fil, @xiaohk
Archive: 10.5281/zenodo.7796642

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📝 Checklist for @Fil

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Wordcount for paper.md is 851

[fabian-s]

👋🏼 @flekschas @Fil @xiaohk this is the review thread for the paper. All of our communications will happen here from now on.

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.1111/cgf.13971 is OK
- 10.1145/3334480.3381443 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2021.3114820 is OK
- 10.1145/3491102.3502102 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2022.3209378 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2017.2674978 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2011.185 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2016.2599030 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1708.07747 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1802.03426 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1312.6114 is OK
- 10.1080/14786440109462720 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- None

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👉📄 Download article proof 📄 View article proof on GitHub 📄 👈

[xiaohk]

@editorialbot generate my checklist

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@xiaohk I can't do that because you are not a reviewer

[fabian-s]

@editorialbot add @xiaohk as reviewer

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@xiaohk added to the reviewers list!

[fabian-s]

.. should work now, I hope @xiaohk
sorry again! 🙈

[fabian-s]

@editorialbot remove @xioahk as reviewer

[editorialbot]

@xioahk removed from the reviewers list!

[xiaohk]

Review checklist for @xiaohk

Conflict of interest

• I confirm that I have read the JOSS conflict of interest (COI) policy and that: I have no COIs with reviewing this work or that any perceived COIs have been waived by JOSS for the purpose of this review.

Code of Conduct

• I confirm that I read and will adhere to the JOSS code of conduct.

General checks

• Repository: Is the source code for this software available at the https://github.com/flekschas/regl-scatterplot?
• License: Does the repository contain a plain-text LICENSE file with the contents of an OSI approved software license?
• Contribution and authorship: Has the submitting author (@flekschas) made major contributions to the software? Does the full list of paper authors seem appropriate and complete?
• Substantial scholarly effort: Does this submission meet the scope eligibility described in the JOSS guidelines
• Data sharing: If the paper contains original data, data are accessible to the reviewers. If the paper contains no original data, please check this item.
• Reproducibility: If the paper contains original results, results are entirely reproducible by reviewers. If the paper contains no original results, please check this item.
• Human and animal research: If the paper contains original data research on humans subjects or animals, does it comply with JOSS's human participants research policy and/or animal research policy? If the paper contains no such data, please check this item.

Functionality

• Installation: Does installation proceed as outlined in the documentation?
• Functionality: Have the functional claims of the software been confirmed?
• Performance: If there are any performance claims of the software, have they been confirmed? (If there are no claims, please check off this item.)

Documentation

• A statement of need: Do the authors clearly state what problems the software is designed to solve and who the target audience is?
• Installation instructions: Is there a clearly-stated list of dependencies? Ideally these should be handled with an automated package management solution.
• Example usage: Do the authors include examples of how to use the software (ideally to solve real-world analysis problems).
• Functionality documentation: Is the core functionality of the software documented to a satisfactory level (e.g., API method documentation)?
• Automated tests: Are there automated tests or manual steps described so that the functionality of the software can be verified?
• Community guidelines: Are there clear guidelines for third parties wishing to 1) Contribute to the software 2) Report issues or problems with the software 3) Seek support

Software paper

• Summary: Has a clear description of the high-level functionality and purpose of the software for a diverse, non-specialist audience been provided?
• A statement of need: Does the paper have a section titled 'Statement of need' that clearly states what problems the software is designed to solve, who the target audience is, and its relation to other work?
• State of the field: Do the authors describe how this software compares to other commonly-used packages?
• Quality of writing: Is the paper well written (i.e., it does not require editing for structure, language, or writing quality)?
• References: Is the list of references complete, and is everything cited appropriately that should be cited (e.g., papers, datasets, software)? Do references in the text use the proper citation syntax?

[Fil]

Review checklist for @Fil

Conflict of interest

• I confirm that I have read the JOSS conflict of interest (COI) policy and that: I have no COIs with reviewing this work or that any perceived COIs have been waived by JOSS for the purpose of this review.

Code of Conduct

• I confirm that I read and will adhere to the JOSS code of conduct.

General checks

• Repository: Is the source code for this software available at the https://github.com/flekschas/regl-scatterplot?
• License: Does the repository contain a plain-text LICENSE file with the contents of an OSI approved software license?
• Contribution and authorship: Has the submitting author (@flekschas) made major contributions to the software? Does the full list of paper authors seem appropriate and complete?
• Substantial scholarly effort: Does this submission meet the scope eligibility described in the JOSS guidelines
• Data sharing: If the paper contains original data, data are accessible to the reviewers. If the paper contains no original data, please check this item.
• Reproducibility: If the paper contains original results, results are entirely reproducible by reviewers. If the paper contains no original results, please check this item.
• Human and animal research: If the paper contains original data research on humans subjects or animals, does it comply with JOSS's human participants research policy and/or animal research policy? If the paper contains no such data, please check this item.

Functionality

• Installation: Does installation proceed as outlined in the documentation?
• Functionality: Have the functional claims of the software been confirmed?
• Performance: If there are any performance claims of the software, have they been confirmed? (If there are no claims, please check off this item.)

Documentation

• A statement of need: Do the authors clearly state what problems the software is designed to solve and who the target audience is?
• Installation instructions: Is there a clearly-stated list of dependencies? Ideally these should be handled with an automated package management solution.
• Example usage: Do the authors include examples of how to use the software (ideally to solve real-world analysis problems).
• Functionality documentation: Is the core functionality of the software documented to a satisfactory level (e.g., API method documentation)?
• Automated tests: Are there automated tests or manual steps described so that the functionality of the software can be verified?
• Community guidelines: Are there clear guidelines for third parties wishing to 1) Contribute to the software 2) Report issues or problems with the software 3) Seek support

Software paper

• Summary: Has a clear description of the high-level functionality and purpose of the software for a diverse, non-specialist audience been provided?
• A statement of need: Does the paper have a section titled 'Statement of need' that clearly states what problems the software is designed to solve, who the target audience is, and its relation to other work?
• State of the field: Do the authors describe how this software compares to other commonly-used packages?
• Quality of writing: Is the paper well written (i.e., it does not require editing for structure, language, or writing quality)?
• References: Is the list of references complete, and is everything cited appropriately that should be cited (e.g., papers, datasets, software)? Do references in the text use the proper citation syntax?

[xiaohk]

I finished my review. All items on my check list are checked out. I noticed a minor stying issue in the reference list (flekschas/regl-scatterplot#109). I think the paper is ready to be accepted after that issue is resolved. Thanks!

[xiaohk]

Hi @fabian-s, all my issues were addressed in flekschas/regl-scatterplot#110. I think this paper is ready to go!

[fabian-s]

Thank you all for your quick and constructive collaboration on this!

[fabian-s]

@editorialbot check references

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@editorialbot generate pdf

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@editorialbot recommend-accept

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.1111/cgf.13971 is OK
- 10.1145/3334480.3381443 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2021.3114820 is OK
- 10.1145/3491102.3502102 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2022.3209378 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2017.2674978 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2011.185 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2016.2599030 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1708.07747 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1802.03426 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1312.6114 is OK
- 10.1080/14786440109462720 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- 10.1145/3544548.3581268 is INVALID

[fabian-s]

@fabian-s Could you make the editorialbot try it again? I've removed the ISBN numbers from two references, which I suspect might have been incorrect. The authors, title, year, journal, publisher, DOI, etc. should suffice.

thx, that seems to have done the trick 👍

[fabian-s]

EiCs: note that the "invalid" DOI editorialbot complains about is valid but refers to a document that is not yet published / updated in the DOI.org database

[flekschas]

Thanks for rerunning the editorialbot @fabian-s

[danielskatz]

@flekschas - As the next step, I'll be proofreading this shortly and will get back with any needed actions

[danielskatz]

@flekschas - there's a references heading missing - flekschas/regl-scatterplot#115 will fix it

[flekschas]

@danielskatz Thanks for proofreading and putting together the PR! I've merged the it.

[danielskatz]

Also, here are a bunch of changes for the bib to fix casing - flekschas/regl-scatterplot#116

[flekschas]

Merged

[danielskatz]

@editorialbot recommend-accept

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Attempting dry run of processing paper acceptance...

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👋 @openjournals/csism-eics, this paper is ready to be accepted and published.

Check final proof 👉📄 Download article

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Reference check summary (note 'MISSING' DOIs are suggestions that need verification):

OK DOIs

- 10.1111/cgf.13971 is OK
- 10.1145/3334480.3381443 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2021.3114820 is OK
- 10.1145/3491102.3502102 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2022.3209378 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2017.2674978 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2011.185 is OK
- 10.1109/TVCG.2016.2599030 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1708.07747 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1802.03426 is OK
- 10.48550/ARXIV.1312.6114 is OK
- 10.1080/14786440109462720 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- 10.1145/3544548.3581268 is INVALID

[danielskatz]

@editorialbot accept

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Doing it live! Attempting automated processing of paper acceptance...

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  issn: 2475-9066
  issue: 84
  journal: Journal of Open Source Software
  publisher:
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  start: 5275
  title: "Regl-Scatterplot: A Scalable Interactive JavaScript-based
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[flekschas]

Thanks everyone! DOI seems to work fine and the PDF appears on JOSS! 🎉🌈🦄💃👻🤘

[danielskatz]

Congratulations to @flekschas on your publication!

And thanks to @Fil and @xiaohk for reviewing, and to @fabian-s for editing!
We couldn't do this without you

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[xiaohk]

Congrats!! @flekschas 🎉