[PRE REVIEW]: SpecpolFlow: a new software package for spectropolarimetry using Python

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Submitting author: @folsomcp (Colin Folsom)
Repository: https://github.com/folsomcp/specpolFlow
Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch):
Version: v0.4.3
Editor: Pending
Reviewers: Pending
Managing EiC: Warrick Ball

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Commit count by author:

   208	Colin Folsom
   126	veropetit
    65	christierba
    43	pjstanley1
    33	TaliNatan
    29	Tali Natan
    15	bzaire
    10	shaqsead16
     6	Aaron Moore
     4	Christi Erba
     3	Bonnie Zaire
     3	folsomcp

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Paper file info:

📄 Wordcount for paper.md is 1755

✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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License info:

🟡 License found: GNU General Public License v2.0 (Check here for OSI approval)

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

✅ OK DOIs

- 10.1093/mnras/291.4.658 is OK
- 10.1051/0004-6361/201015429 is OK
- 10.1017/S1743921314007017 is OK
- 10.12942/lrsp-2012-1 is OK
- 10.1146/annurev-astro-082708-101833 is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/stw2743 is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/sty2895 is OK
- 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03271.x is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/stx3021 is OK
- 10.1007/s11214-015-0152-0 is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/stu1663 is OK
- 10.1088/0031-8949/90/5/054005 is OK
- 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20091.x is OK
- 10.48550/arXiv.2401.09722 is OK
- 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13946.x is OK
- 10.1093/mnras/stae1955 is OK

🟡 SKIP DOIs

- No DOI given, and none found for title: Stellar magnetism
- No DOI given, and none found for title: Line formation in an unresolved magnetic element: ...
- No DOI given, and none found for title: Atomic energy levels - The rare-Earth elements
- No DOI given, and none found for title: Chemical abundances of very young intermediate mas...

❌ MISSING DOIs

- None

❌ INVALID DOIs

- 10.1007/978-1-4020-2415-3 is INVALID

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@folsomcp — Thanks for your submission! All the suitable JOSS editors are currently working at capacity so I'm going to "waitlist" this review until an editor with the relevant expertise is available to take it on. Thanks for your patience!

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Note also that the paper is a bit long. Our docs say

The paper should be between 250-1000 words. Authors submitting papers significantly longer than 1000 words may be asked to reduce the length of their paper.

The "Overview of SpecpolFlow" in particular can probably be pared down somewhat. Please try to get the word count closer to 1000 words while we wait for an editor to pick this up. Thanks!