[REVIEW]: NEoST: A Python package for nested sampling of the neutron star equation of state

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Submitting author: @drannawatts (Anna Watts)
Repository: https://github.com/xpsi-group/neost
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Version: v0.9.1
Editor: @adonath
Reviewers: @chaitanyaafle, @tddesjardins
Archive: Pending

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Checklists

📝 Checklist for @chaitanyaafle

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Software report:

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Wordcount for paper.md is 891

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

OK DOIs

- 10.3847/2041-8213/ac0a81 is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ab481c is OK
- 10.21105/joss.04977 is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ab451a is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ab822f is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ac089a is OK
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.103051 is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/stz654 is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ac03b8 is OK
- 10.3847/2041-8213/ac089b is OK
- 10.1103/PhysRevX.9.011001 is OK
- 10.1016/j.physrep.2015.12.005 is OK
- 10.1146/annurev-nucl-102313-025446 is OK
- 10.1016/j.ppnp.2020.103770 is OK
- 10.1103/PhysRev.55.364 is OK
- 10.1103/PhysRev.55.374 is OK
- 10.1051/0004-6361/201322971 is OK
- 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14548.x is OK
- 10.1109/MCSE.2007.53 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.1202077 is OK
- 10.1109/MCSE.2007.55 is OK
- 10.1016/j.jpdc.2007.09.005 is OK
- 10.1109/99.660313 is OK
- 10.1109/MCSE.2010.118 is OK
- 10.1109/MCSE.2011.37 is OK
- 10.1109/MCSE.2007.58 is OK
- 10.21105/joss.03021 is OK
- 10.21105/joss.00024 is OK

MISSING DOIs

- None

INVALID DOIs

- None

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[adonath]

@drannawatts @ziatdinovmax @chaitanyaafl this is the review thread for the paper. All of our communications will happen here from now on. Thanks again for the submission and for agreeing to review!

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[chaitanyaafle]

Review checklist for @chaitanyaafle

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

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General checks

• Repository: Is the source code for this software available at the https://github.com/xpsi-group/neost?
• License: Does the repository contain a plain-text LICENSE or COPYING file with the contents of an OSI approved software license?
• Contribution and authorship: Has the submitting author (@drannawatts) 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

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• 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?

[adonath]

@editorialbot remove @ziatdinovmax from reviewers

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@ziatdinovmax removed from the reviewers list!

[drannawatts]

Just checking in on this (since we're about to submit a new NICER results EoS paper using NEoST). If there's anything you need from us please let us know!

[adonath]

Thanks @drannawatts for checking in. I'm currently looking for a second reviewer to replace @ziatdinovmax. Meanwhile @chaitanyaafle please proceed with your review and aim to finish within the next ~2 weeks.

[adonath]

@editorialbot add @tddesjardins as reviewer

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@tddesjardins added to the reviewers list!

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@tddesjardins You can find some more instructions for the review process here: #6003 (comment) and here: https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reviewer_guidelines.html