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Welcome to the pyOpenSci Software Peer Review Guidebook!

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pyOpenSci is a diverse community that supports the open Python tools that drive open science.

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::::{grid-item} :::{card} {octicon}book;1.5em;sd-mr-1 Learn About Software Peer Review :class-card: left-aligned :link: about/intro :link-type: doc

Get a basic overview of our open peer review process for Python scientific open source software. ::: ::::

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We review packages that support scientists creating open science workflows. Learn about the scope of the packages that we review. ::: ::::

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Are you a package author / maintainer? ✨

Learn how to submit a package for peer review with pyOpenSci. ::: ::::

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✨ Our editor guide will walk you through the editorial process. ✨ ::: ::::

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Are you a reviewer? ✨

Click here to read our reviewer guide which will walk you through the review process step-by-step. ::: ::::

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Scientific Community Partnerships ✨

We partner with other scientific communities. Learn about our partnerships with JOSS and Pangeo. ::: ::::

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Why pyOpenSci?

pyOpenSci promotes open and reproducible research through peer-review of scientific Python packages. We also build technical capacity by providing a curated repository of high-quality packages and enabling scientists to write and share their own software. We hope to foster a greater sense of community among scientific Python users so that we can help each other become better programmers and researchers.

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pyOpenSci Peer Review Badge will appear on the README.md file of packages that have been reviewed and vetted by us. :::

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About </about/intro>

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Partnerships <partners/scientific-communities>

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Review Guides <how-to/author-guide>