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Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS): design and first-year review
Arfon M Smith1, Kyle E Niemeyer2, Daniel S Katz3
1Data Science Mission Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
Peerj Preprints
|July 25, 2020
Summary
The Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS) is a journal that publishes research software articles. It aims to improve software quality and provide credit for software developers, addressing a gap in scientific recognition.
Area of Science:
- Scientific publishing
- Open source software
- Scholarly communication
Background:
- Research software development is crucial but often lacks formal recognition.
- Existing academic publishing models do not adequately reward software contributions.
- There is a need for a dedicated venue to publish and credit research software.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the motivation, design, and progress of the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS).
- To provide a free and open-access journal for research software articles.
- To improve the quality of submitted software and offer credit to developers.
Main Methods:
- Rigorous peer review of software components: functionality, documentation, tests, continuous integration, and license.
- Open submission and review process conducted on GitHub.
- Collaborative and transparent interaction between editors, reviewers, and authors.
Main Results:
- In its first year, JOSS published 111 articles with over 40 more under review.
- JOSS provides Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and Crossref metadata for discoverability.
- Authors retain copyright under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Conclusions:
- JOSS successfully addresses the lack of rewards for software contributions in science.
- The journal's open and rigorous review process enhances research software quality.
- JOSS facilitates credit and citation for research software, integrating it into the scientific merit system.
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