[REVIEW]: NcCut: A NetCDF Viewer and Transecting Tool

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Submitting author: @rchartra (Robin Chartrand)
Repository: https://github.com/rchartra/NcCut
Branch with paper.md (empty if default branch):
Version: v1.0.0
Editor: @hugoledoux
Reviewers: @platipodium, @Huite
Archive: 10.5281/zenodo.14862691

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

✅ OK DOIs

- 10.1029/2021JC018075 is OK
- 10.5194/os-17-1421-2021 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.5625933 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.7897029 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.5176030 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.10199 is OK
- 10.5281/zenodo.5869838 is OK

🟡 SKIP DOIs

- No DOI given, and none found for title: Panoply Data Viewer
- No DOI given, and none found for title: Ncview

❌ MISSING DOIs

- None

❌ INVALID DOIs

- None

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Software report:

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Commit count by author:

   284	rchartra
    14	github-actions[bot]

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Paper file info:

📄 Wordcount for paper.md is 1008

✅ The paper includes a Statement of need section

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License info:

🟡 License found: GNU General Public License v3.0 (Check here for OSI approval)

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Review checklist for @platipodium

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General checks

• Repository: Is the source code for this software available at the https://github.com/rchartra/NcCut?
• 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 (@rchartra) 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
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Functionality

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Documentation

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• 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?