tl;dr This is an attempt to capture a prioritized backlog for JOSS, noting the rough level of difficulty for each item. The intent is that after feedback from @openjournals/joss-editors and @openjournals/dev we'll go ahead and open a bunch of issues to track items here, and manage them in a GitHub Project board.
Author improvements across JOSS, Whedon, Whedon-API
- Whedon should return a better error when it can't git clone: openjournals/whedon#60
- Whedon should check paper structure: openjournals/whedon-api#54
- Help authors pick from a pre-defined list of tags: openjournals#677
- Author dashboard for a paper to show its status: openjournals#514
Reviewer improvements across JOSS, Whedon, Whedon-API
- Managing reviewer workload: openjournals#436
- Automate reviewer suggestions: openjournals/whedon-api#2
- Better acknowledgement of reviewers: openjournals#624
- Show reviewer names on papers (rather than GitHub handles): openjournals#667
Editor improvements across JOSS, Whedon, Whedon-API
- Whedon should help editors identify reviewers: openjournals/whedon-api#2
- Whedon should be able to update the repository address: openjournals/whedon-api#75
- Whedon should be able to add (or remove) a reviewer mid-review: openjournals/whedon-api#65
- Whedon should not allow arbitrary string for reviewer names: openjournals/whedon-api#30
Reader improvements across JOSS, Whedon, Whedon-API
General improvements across JOSS, Whedon, Whedon-API
- JOSS should produce JATS XML for indexers (e.g. PubMed Central) openjournals/whedon#36
- JOSS website should show publication statistics: openjournals#532
- Improved docs on our editorial management policies: openjournals#492